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New Century Version
Luke 14:7
When Jesus noticed that some of the guests were choosing the best places to sit, he told this story:
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Christian Standard Bible®
He told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they would choose the best places for themselves:
He told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they would choose the best places for themselves:
King James Version (1611)
And he put foorth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked howe they chose out the chiefe roumes, saying vnto them,
And he put foorth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked howe they chose out the chiefe roumes, saying vnto them,
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.
And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them.
English Standard Version
Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them,
Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them,
New American Standard Bible
Now He began telling a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them,
Now He began telling a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them,
Amplified Bible
Now Jesus began telling a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been selecting the places of honor at the table, saying to them,
Now Jesus began telling a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been selecting the places of honor at the table, saying to them,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And He began speaking a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them,
And He began speaking a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them,
Legacy Standard Bible
And He was telling a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they were picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them,
And He was telling a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they were picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them,
Berean Standard Bible
When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:
When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:
Contemporary English Version
Jesus saw how the guests had tried to take the best seats. So he told them:
Jesus saw how the guests had tried to take the best seats. So he told them:
Complete Jewish Bible
When Yeshua noticed how the guests were choosing for themselves the best seats at the table, he told them this parable:
When Yeshua noticed how the guests were choosing for themselves the best seats at the table, he told them this parable:
Darby Translation
And he spoke a parable to those that were invited, remarking how they chose out the first places, saying to them,
And he spoke a parable to those that were invited, remarking how they chose out the first places, saying to them,
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Jesus noticed that some of the guests were choosing the best places to sit. So he told this story:
Then Jesus noticed that some of the guests were choosing the best places to sit. So he told this story:
Geneva Bible (1587)
He spake also a parable to the ghestes, when he marked howe they chose out the chiefe roomes, and said vnto them,
He spake also a parable to the ghestes, when he marked howe they chose out the chiefe roomes, and said vnto them,
George Lamsa Translation
And he spoke a parable to those who were invited there, because he saw them choosing places among the front seats.
And he spoke a parable to those who were invited there, because he saw them choosing places among the front seats.
Good News Translation
Jesus noticed how some of the guests were choosing the best places, so he told this parable to all of them:
Jesus noticed how some of the guests were choosing the best places, so he told this parable to all of them:
Lexham English Bible
Now he told a parable to those who had been invited when he noticed how they were choosing for themselves the places of honor, saying to them,
Now he told a parable to those who had been invited when he noticed how they were choosing for themselves the places of honor, saying to them,
Literal Translation
And He spoke a parable to those who had been invited, noting how they were choosing out the chief seats, saying to them,
And He spoke a parable to those who had been invited, noting how they were choosing out the chief seats, saying to them,
American Standard Version
And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,
And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,
Bible in Basic English
And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; saying to them,
And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; saying to them,
Hebrew Names Version
He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,
He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,
International Standard Version
When Jesushe">[fn] noticed how the guests were choosing the places of honor, he told them a parable.
When Jesushe">[fn] noticed how the guests were choosing the places of honor, he told them a parable.
Etheridge Translation
And he spoke a parable to them who had been invited there, forasmuch as he had observed them, that they chose the chief places of reclining:
And he spoke a parable to them who had been invited there, forasmuch as he had observed them, that they chose the chief places of reclining:
Murdock Translation
And he spoke a similitude to the guests that were present, as he noticed how they chose places on the highest couches.
And he spoke a similitude to the guests that were present, as he noticed how they chose places on the highest couches.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
He put foorth also a similitude to the ghestes, when he marked howe they chose out the chiefe rowmes, and sayde vnto them:
He put foorth also a similitude to the ghestes, when he marked howe they chose out the chiefe rowmes, and sayde vnto them:
English Revised Version
And he spake a parable unto those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,
And he spake a parable unto those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,
World English Bible
He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,
He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he spake a parable to them that were invited, when he marked how they chose the chief seats,
And he spake a parable to them that were invited, when he marked how they chose the chief seats,
Weymouth's New Testament
Then, when He noticed that the invited guests chose the best seats, He used this as an illustration and said to them,
Then, when He noticed that the invited guests chose the best seats, He used this as an illustration and said to them,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He seide also a parable to men bodun to a feeste, and biheld hou thei chesen the first sittyng placis, and seide to hem,
He seide also a parable to men bodun to a feeste, and biheld hou thei chesen the first sittyng placis, and seide to hem,
Update Bible Version
And he spoke a parable to those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying to them,
And he spoke a parable to those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying to them,
Webster's Bible Translation
And he put forth a parable to those who were invited, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying to them,
And he put forth a parable to those who were invited, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying to them,
New English Translation
Then when Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. He said to them,
Then when Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. He said to them,
New King James Version
So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the best places, saying to them:
So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the best places, saying to them:
New Living Translation
When Jesus noticed that all who had come to the dinner were trying to sit in the seats of honor near the head of the table, he gave them this advice:
When Jesus noticed that all who had come to the dinner were trying to sit in the seats of honor near the head of the table, he gave them this advice:
New Life Bible
Jesus had been watching those who were asked to come to supper. They were all trying to get the important seats. He told them a picture-story, saying,
Jesus had been watching those who were asked to come to supper. They were all trying to get the important seats. He told them a picture-story, saying,
New Revised Standard
When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable.
When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he went on to speak, unto the invited, a parable, - observing how, the first couches, they were choosing; saying unto them -
And he went on to speak, unto the invited, a parable, - observing how, the first couches, they were choosing; saying unto them -
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he spoke a parable also to them that were invited, marking how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them:
And he spoke a parable also to them that were invited, marking how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them:
Revised Standard Version
Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he marked how they chose the places of honor, saying to them,
Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he marked how they chose the places of honor, saying to them,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
He put forthe a similitude to ye gestes whe he marked how they preased to the hyest roumes and sayd vnto the:
He put forthe a similitude to ye gestes whe he marked how they preased to the hyest roumes and sayd vnto the:
Young's Literal Translation
And he spake a simile unto those called, marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying unto them,
And he spake a simile unto those called, marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying unto them,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he tolde a symilitude vnto ye gestes, wha he marked how they chose the hyest seates, & sayde vnto the:
And he tolde a symilitude vnto ye gestes, wha he marked how they chose the hyest seates, & sayde vnto the:
Mace New Testament (1729)
Afterwards observing how eager the guests were for the first places, he gave them this instruction:
Afterwards observing how eager the guests were for the first places, he gave them this instruction:
THE MESSAGE
He went on to tell a story to the guests around the table. Noticing how each had tried to elbow into the place of honor, he said, "When someone invites you to dinner, don't take the place of honor. Somebody more important than you might have been invited by the host. Then he'll come and call out in front of everybody, ‘You're in the wrong place. The place of honor belongs to this man.' Red-faced, you'll have to make your way to the very last table, the only place left.
He went on to tell a story to the guests around the table. Noticing how each had tried to elbow into the place of honor, he said, "When someone invites you to dinner, don't take the place of honor. Somebody more important than you might have been invited by the host. Then he'll come and call out in front of everybody, ‘You're in the wrong place. The place of honor belongs to this man.' Red-faced, you'll have to make your way to the very last table, the only place left.
Simplified Cowboy Version
As people were sitting down to eat, Jesus noticed how everyone was trying to get the best spots near the head of the table. Jesus said,
As people were sitting down to eat, Jesus noticed how everyone was trying to get the best spots near the head of the table. Jesus said,
Contextual Overview
7 When Jesus noticed that some of the guests were choosing the best places to sit, he told this story: 8 "When someone invites you to a wedding feast, don't take the most important seat, because someone more important than you may have been invited. 9 The host, who invited both of you, will come to you and say, ‘Give this person your seat.' Then you will be embarrassed and will have to move to the last place. 10 So when you are invited, go sit in a seat that is not important. When the host comes to you, he may say, ‘Friend, move up here to a more important place.' Then all the other guests will respect you. 11 All who make themselves great will be made humble, but those who make themselves humble will be made great." 12 Then Jesus said to the man who had invited him, "When you give a lunch or a dinner, don't invite only your friends, your family, your other relatives, and your rich neighbors. At another time they will invite you to eat with them, and you will be repaid. 13 Instead, when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. 14 Then you will be blessed, because they have nothing and cannot pay you back. But you will be repaid when the good people rise from the dead."
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
put: Judges 14:12, Proverbs 8:1, Ezekiel 17:2, Matthew 13:34
they: Luke 11:43, Luke 20:46, Matthew 23:6, Mark 12:38, Mark 12:39, Acts 8:18, Acts 8:19, Philippians 2:3, 3 John 1:9
Reciprocal: Matthew 20:26 - it Luke 9:46 - General
Cross-References
Genesis 14:1
Now Amraphel was king of Babylonia, Arioch was king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer was king of Elam, and Tidal was king of Goiim.
Now Amraphel was king of Babylonia, Arioch was king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer was king of Elam, and Tidal was king of Goiim.
Genesis 14:8
At that time the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela went out to fight in the Valley of Siddim. (Bela is called Zoar.)
At that time the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela went out to fight in the Valley of Siddim. (Bela is called Zoar.)
Genesis 14:12
They took Lot, Abram's nephew who was living in Sodom, and everything he owned. Then they left.
They took Lot, Abram's nephew who was living in Sodom, and everything he owned. Then they left.
Genesis 14:16
Then Abram brought back everything the enemy had stolen, the women and the other people, and Lot, and everything Lot owned.
Then Abram brought back everything the enemy had stolen, the women and the other people, and Lot, and everything Lot owned.
Genesis 16:14
So the well there, between Kadesh and Bered, was called Beer Lahai Roi.
So the well there, between Kadesh and Bered, was called Beer Lahai Roi.
Genesis 20:1
Abraham left Hebron and traveled to southern Canaan where he stayed awhile between Kadesh and Shur. When he moved to Gerar,
Abraham left Hebron and traveled to southern Canaan where he stayed awhile between Kadesh and Shur. When he moved to Gerar,
Genesis 36:12
Eliphaz also had a slave woman named Timna, and Timna and Eliphaz gave birth to Amalek. These were Esau's grandsons by his wife Adah.
Eliphaz also had a slave woman named Timna, and Timna and Eliphaz gave birth to Amalek. These were Esau's grandsons by his wife Adah.
Genesis 36:16
Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These were the leaders that came from Eliphaz in the land of Edom. They were the grandsons of Adah.
Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These were the leaders that came from Eliphaz in the land of Edom. They were the grandsons of Adah.
Numbers 13:26
They came back to Moses and Aaron and all the Israelites at Kadesh, in the Desert of Paran. The men reported to them and showed everybody the fruit from the land.
They came back to Moses and Aaron and all the Israelites at Kadesh, in the Desert of Paran. The men reported to them and showed everybody the fruit from the land.
Numbers 14:43
You will run into the Amalekites and Canaanites, who will kill you with swords. You have turned away from the Lord , so the Lord will not be with you."
You will run into the Amalekites and Canaanites, who will kill you with swords. You have turned away from the Lord , so the Lord will not be with you."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden,.... To the dinner at the Pharisee's house, particularly the lawyers, or Scribes and Pharisees:
when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; the uppermost places at the table, which these men loved, coveted, and sought after; :-
saying unto them; as follows.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
A parable - The word parable, here, means rather a “precept, an injunction.” He gave a “rule or precept” about the proper manner of attending a feast, or about the humility which ought to be manifested on such occasions.
That were bidden - That were invited by the Pharisee. It seems that he had invited his friends to dine with him on that day.
When he marked - When he observed or saw.
Chief rooms - The word “rooms” here does not express the meaning of the original. It does not mean “apartments,” but “the higher places” at the table; those which were nearest the head of the table and to him who had invited them. See the notes at Matthew 23:6. That this was the common character of the Pharisees appears from Matthew 23:6.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Luke 14:7. They chose out the chief rooms — When custom and law have regulated and settled places in public assemblies, a man who is obliged to attend may take the place which belongs to him, without injury to himself or to others: when nothing of this nature is settled, the law of humility, and the love of order, are the only judges of what is proper. To take the highest place when it is not our due is public vanity: obstinately to refuse it when offered is another instance of the same vice; though private and concealed. Humility takes as much care to avoid the ostentation of an affected refusal, as the open seeking of a superior place. See Quesnel. In this parable our Lord only repeats advices which the rabbins had given to their pupils, but were too proud to conform to themselves. Rabbi Akiba said, Go two or three seats lower than the place that belongs to thee, and sit there till they say unto thee, Go up higher; but do not take the uppermost seat, lest they say unto thee, Come down: for it is better that they should say unto thee, Go up, go up; than that they should say, Come down, come down. See Schoettgen.
