7When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable:


In Context

4 But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him away.

5 Then he asked them, "If one of you has a son or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull him out?"

6 And they had nothing to say.

7 When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable:

8 "When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited.

9 If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, 'Give this man your seat.' Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place.

Luke 14:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:7And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:7And he spoke a parable also to them that were invited, marking how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:7And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:7And he spoke a parable to those that were invited, remarking how they chose out the first places, saying to them,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:7And he spake a parable unto those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:7And he put forth a parable to those who were invited, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying to them,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:7He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:7And he spake a simile unto those called, marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying unto them,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:7And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying to them.