Luke 14:7

Then He told a parable to those who were invited, having observed how they kept trying for the best places, 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 could not answer Him regarding these things.

8“Whenever you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not recline in the place of honor, in case someone more honorable than you has been invited by him;

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Cross References

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

Mark 12:38Then He said to them in His teaching: “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk about in long robes and to get greetings in the market places,

Luke 20:46“Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces, and the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts;

Philippians 2:3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard 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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