Luke 14:7

So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the places of honor, saying to them:

English Majority Text (NT)

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 not able to answer Him regarding these things. 1 Taking the Lowly Place

8“Whenever you are invited by someone to a wedding celebration, do not sit down in the place of honor, lest one more honorable than you be invited by him;

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Cross References

Matthew 13:34Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds, and without a parable He did not speak to them,

Mark 12:38Then He said to them in His teaching, “Take heed of the scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and like greetings in the marketplaces,

Luke 20:46“Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk about in long robes, and love greetings in the market places, and the first seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at dinners,

Philippians 2:3doing nothing according to selfish ambition or conceit, but with humility, regarding one another as being better than yourselves.

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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