Luke 14:7

He told a parable to the guests when he noticed how they began choosing the best seats. He said to them.

Montgomery New Testament

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

6They could not answer this.

8"When you are invited by any one to a marriage-feast, do not sit down in the best seat, lest a guest more distinguished than yourself has been invited, and your host come to you and say,

Read all of Luke 14

Cross References

Matthew 13:34Jesus told all this to the crowd in parables; indeed he never spoke to them except in parables,

Mark 12:38and in his teaching he said. "Look out for the Scribes who like to walk about in long robes, and to receive salutations in the street, and to have prominent places in the synagogues,

Luke 20:46"Beware of the Scribes who like to walk about in long robes, and dote on salutations in the marketplaces, and on securing the front seats in the synagogues and the best places at banquets;

Philippians 2:3Do nothing out of strife, nothing out of vanity, but let each one in true humility consider the others to be of more account 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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Luke 14:7