Luke 14:7

And he spoke a parable to those who were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the first places; saying to them:

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

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 could not answer him again to these things.

8When thou art bidden by any one to a wedding, recline not in the first place at table, lest one more honorable than thou may have been bidden by him;

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Cross References

Matthew 13:34All these things Jesus spoke to the multitudes in parables; and without a parable he spoke nothing to them;

Mark 12:38And he said to them in his teaching: Beware of the scribes, who love to go about in long robes, and love greetings in the markets,

Luke 20:46Beware of the scribes, who desire to go about in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the first seats in the synagogues, and the first places at feasts;

Philippians 2:3doing nothing through contentiousness or vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each esteeming others 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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