Luke 14:7 - New International Version (Anglicised)

⁷ When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honour at the table, he told them this parable:

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ 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

⁷ 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)

⁷ 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

⁷ When Jesus noticed how the guests sought out the best seats at the table, he told them a parable.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ 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

⁷ And he spoke a parable also to them that were invited, marking how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them:

Luke 14:7 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 25:7

it is better for him to say to you, ‘Come up here,’ than for him to humiliate you before his nobles. What you have seen with your eyes

Proverbs 8:1

Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?

Ezekiel 17:2

‘Son of man, set forth an allegory and tell it to the Israelites as a parable.

Matthew 13:34

Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.

Matthew 23:6

they love the place of honour at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;

Luke 11:43

‘Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and respectful greetings in the market-places.

Luke 20:46

‘Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted with respect in the market-places and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honour at banquets.

Philippians 2:3

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,

3 John 1:9

I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not welcome us.

Judges 14:12

‘Let me tell you a riddle,’ Samson said to them. ‘If you can give me the answer within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.