Luke 14:7

WEB

⁷He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,

KJV

⁷¶ And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,

BSB

⁷When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:

FBV

⁷So he told a story to the guests, noticing how they'd chosen to sit in places of honor.

Extra References

Philippians 2:3

³doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

Luke 11:43

⁴³Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.

Matthew 23:6

⁶and love the place of honor at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,

Luke 20:46

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

³⁸In his teaching he said to them, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and to get greetings in the marketplaces, ³⁹and to get the best seats in the synagogues and the best places at feasts,

3 John 1:9

⁹I wrote to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, doesn’t accept what we say.

Acts 8:18-19

¹⁸Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money, ¹⁹saying, “Give me also this power, that whomever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”

Ezekiel 17:2

²“Son of man, tell a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;

Proverbs 8:1

¹Doesn’t wisdom cry out? Doesn’t understanding raise her voice?

Matthew 13:34

³⁴Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the multitudes; and without a parable, he didn’t speak to them,