for it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen.
Luke 14:7 - Y'all Version Bible Then when he noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable: 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: |
for it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen.
“Son of humanity, pose a riddle, and tell a parable to the house of Israel;
Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables, and he did not speak to them without a parable.
They love the place of honor at banquets, the best seats in the synagogues,
Woe to y’all Pharisees! For y’all love the best seats in the synagogues and the respectful greetings in the marketplaces.
“Y’all must beware of the scribes who like to walk in flowing robes, and who love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.
Y’all must not act out of selfishness or vanity, but in humility, put others ahead of yourselves*,
I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, doesn’t accept us.
Samson said to them, “Now let me tell y’all a riddle. If y’all can tell me the answer within the seven days of the feast, and y’all find it out, then I will give y’all thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing.