Luke 14:7

When He noticed how the guests were picking out the best places, He told them the following story:

Luke 11:43

A curse on you Pharisees, because you like to have the front seats in synagogues, and to be greeted with honor in public places!

Matthew 23:6

and they like the places of honor at feasts and the front seats in synagogues,

Matthew 13:34

Jesus told the crowds all this in stories, and without a story He told them nothing,

Mark 12:38-39

And in His teaching He continued to say: "Beware of the scribes who like to go about in long robes, to be saluted with honor in public places,

"Beware of the scribes who like to go about in long robes and love to be saluted with honor in public places, to be seated in the front seats in the synagogues, and to occupy the places of honor at banquets --

Acts 8:18-19

So when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was conferred by the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money,

Philippians 2:3

Stop acting from motives of selfish strife or petty ambition, but in humility practice treating one another as your superiors.

3 John 1:9

I have written briefly to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to be first among them, refuses to listen to me.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Luke 14:7

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

Put

Matthew 13:34

They

3 John 1:9

General references

Matthew 23:6

Luke 9:46

Acts 8:19

Bible References

Put

Jesus told the crowds all this in stories, and without a story He told them nothing,

They

A curse on you Pharisees, because you like to have the front seats in synagogues, and to be greeted with honor in public places!

and they like the places of honor at feasts and the front seats in synagogues,

And in His teaching He continued to say: "Beware of the scribes who like to go about in long robes, to be saluted with honor in public places,

So when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was conferred by the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money,

Stop acting from motives of selfish strife or petty ambition, but in humility practice treating one another as your superiors.

I have written briefly to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to be first among them, refuses to listen to me.

General references

and they like the places of honor at feasts and the front seats in synagogues,

Now a controversy sprang up among them as to which of them might be the greatest.

and said, "Give me this power too, that when I lay my hands on anyone he may receive the Holy Spirit."