Luke 14:7

Then he also told a parable, to those who were invited, noticing how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them:

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In The King James Version

And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,

In Context

6And they were unable to respond to him about these things.

8“When you are invited to a wedding, do not sit down in the first place, lest perhaps someone more honored than yourself may have been invited by him.

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Cross References

Judges 14:12And Samson said to them: “I will propose to you a problem, which, if you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty shirts and the same number of tunics.

Proverbs 25:7For it is better that it should be said to you, “Ascend to here,” than that you should be humbled before the prince.

Matthew 13:34All these things Jesus spoke in parables to the crowds. And he did not speak to them apart from parables,

Mark 12:38And he said to them in his doctrine: “Beware of the scribes, who prefer to walk in long robes and to be greeted in the marketplace,

Luke 20:46“Be cautious of the scribes, who choose to walk in long robes, and who love greetings in the marketplace, and the first chairs in the synagogues, and the first places at table during feasts,

Philippians 2:3Let nothing be done by contention, nor in vain glory. Instead, in humility, let each of you esteem others to be better than himself.

Matthew Henry on Luke 14:2-7

A Man Cured of the Dropsy. 1 And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him. 2 And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy. 3 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? 4 And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go; 5 And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will… Read the whole commentary →

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