Parallel Verses
Moffatt New Testament
He also told a parable to the guests, when he observed how they picked out the best places.
New American Standard Bible
And He began speaking a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how
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,
Holman Bible
He told a parable
International Standard Version
When Jesus noticed how the guests were choosing the places of honor, he told them a parable.
A Conservative Version
And he spoke a parable to those who were invited when he noticed how they chose out the chief places, 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,
Amplified
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,
An Understandable Version
Then Jesus told a parable to those who had been invited [i.e., the dinner guests at the Pharisee's house. See verse 1], because He noticed how they were choosing places of honor [at the dinner table]. [So], He said to them,
Anderson New Testament
And he spoke a parable to those who had been invited, when he observed how they were choosing the first places at table; and he said to 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,
Common New Testament
So he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noted how they chose the places of honor, saying to them:
Daniel Mace New Testament
Afterwards observing how eager the guests were for the first places, he gave them this instruction:
Darby Translation
And he spoke a parable to those that were invited, remarking how they chose out the first places, saying to them,
Godbey New Testament
And He spoke a parable to those whom He had called, warning them that they should not choose the first couches; saying to them,
Goodspeed New Testament
He noticed that the guests picked out the best places, and he gave them this illustration:
John Wesley New Testament
And he spake a parable to them that were invited, when he marked how they chose the chief seats,
Julia Smith Translation
And he spake a parable to the called, fixing his attention how they chose out the first places at table; saying to them,
King James 2000
And he put forth a parable to those who were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief places; saying unto them,
Lexham Expanded 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,
Modern King James verseion
And He put forth a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose out the chief places, saying to them,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He put forth a similitude to the guests, when he marked how they pressed to the highest rooms, and said unto them,
Montgomery New Testament
He told a parable to the guests when he noticed how they began choosing the best seats. He said to them.
NET Bible
Then when Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. He said to them,
New Heart English Bible
He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,
Noyes New Testament
And he spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he observed how they chose out the highest places at the table, saying to them,
Sawyer New Testament
And he spoke a parable to the invited, when he observed how they selected the first places at the table; saying to them,
The Emphasized Bible
And he went on to speak, unto the invited, a parable, - observing how, the first couches, they were choosing; saying unto them -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Then he spake to those who were invited, a parable, when he observed how they chose the principal seats; saying unto them,
Twentieth Century New Testament
Observing that the guests were choosing the best places for themselves, Jesus told them this parable--
Webster
And he put forth a parable to those who were invited, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying to them,
Weymouth New Testament
Then, when He noticed that the invited guests chose the best seats, He used this as an illustration and said to them,
Williams New Testament
When He noticed how the guests were picking out the best places, He told them the following story:
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,
Worrell New Testament
And He spake a parable to those who were bidden, when He observed how they were choosing out the first seats; saying to them,
Worsley New Testament
And He spake a parable to those that were invited, observing how they chose the chief seats, saying unto them,
Youngs Literal Translation
And he spake a simile unto those called, marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying unto them,
Themes
Entertainments » Forwardness to take chief seats at, condemned
Guest » Rules for the conduct of
Jesus Christ » History of » Dines with a pharisee on the sabbath (in peraea)
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 14:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Guests At The Wedding Feast
6 This they could not dispute. 7 He also told a parable to the guests, when he observed how they picked out the best places. 8 "When anyone invites you to a marriage-banquet," he said, "never lie down in the best place, in case a more distinguished guest than yourself has been invited;
Phrases
Cross References
Luke 11:43
Woe to you Pharisees! you love the front bench in the synagogues and salutations in the marketplaces.
Matthew 23:6
they are fond of the best places at banquets and the front seats in the synagogues;
Matthew 13:34
Jesus said all this to the crowds in parables; he never spoke to them except in a parable ??35 to fulfil what had been said by the prophet, I will open my mouth in parables, I will speak out what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.
Mark 12:38-39
And in the course of his teaching he said, "Beware of the scribes! They like to walk about in long robes, to get saluted in the marketplaces,
Luke 20:46
"Beware of the scribes! They like to walk about in long robes, they are fond of getting saluted in the market-places, of securing the front seats in the synagogues and the best places at banquets;
Acts 8:18-19
Now Simon noticed that the holy Spirit was conferred by the laying on of the apostles' hands; so he brought them money,
Philippians 2:3
never acting for private ends or from vanity, but humbly considering each other the better man,
3 John 1:9
I have written to the church; only, Diotrephes, who likes to take the lead among them, repudiates me.