Better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” than for you to be humiliated before a nobleman. What your eyes have seen,
Luke 14:7 - Tree of Life Version Yeshua began telling a parable to those who had been invited, when He noticed how they were choosing the seats of honor. He said to them, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now He told a parable to those who were invited, [when] He noticed how they were selecting the places of honor, saying to them, American Standard Version (1901) And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them, Common English Bible When Jesus noticed how the guests sought out the best seats at the table, he told them a parable. Catholic Public Domain Version Then he also told a parable, to those who were invited, noticing how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he spoke a parable also to them that were invited, marking how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them: |
Better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” than for you to be humiliated before a nobleman. What your eyes have seen,
“Son of man, propose a riddle and tell a parable to the house of Israel.”
All these things Yeshua spoke to the crowds in parables. And apart from a parable, He wasn’t speaking to them,
They love the place of honor at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,
Woe to you Pharisees, for you love the best seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.
“Beware of the Torah scholars, who like to walk around in long robes. They love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and places of honor at feasts.
Do nothing out of selfishness or conceit, but with humility consider others as more important than yourselves,
I wrote something to Messiah’s community, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, doesn’t welcome us.
Then Samson said to them, “Let me now propose a riddle to you. If you can indeed solve it for me during the seven days of the banquet, and figure it out, then I will give you 30 linen garments and 30 changes of clothes;