Luke 14:7

And He spake a parable to those that were invited, observing how they chose the chief seats, saying unto them,

1770 John Worsley 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 again to these things.

8When thou art invited by any one to a wedding, do not sit down in the uppermost place, least one more honorable than thou be invited by him;

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Cross References

Matthew 13:34All these things spake Jesus in parables to the multitudes; and at this time He spake nothing to them without a parable:

Mark 12:38And He said unto them as He was teaching them, Beware of the scribes, who love to walk in long robes, and salutations in public-places,

Luke 20:46Beware of the scribes, who affect to walk in long robes, and love salutations in public places, and the chief seats in the Synagogues, and uppermost places at feasts;

Philippians 2:3Do nothing through strife or vain-glory, but in lowliness of mind each esteeming others better than themselves.

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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