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


In Context

4 and they were silent, and having taken hold of him, he healed him, and let him go;

5 and answering them he said, 'Of which of you shall an ass or ox fall into a pit, and he will not immediately draw it up on the sabbath-day?'

6 and they were not able to answer him again unto these things.

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

8 'When thou mayest be called by any one to marriage-feasts, thou mayest not recline on the first couch, lest a more honourable than thou may have been called by him,

9 and he who did call thee and him having come shall say to thee, Give to this one place, and then thou mayest begin with shame to occupy the last 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:7When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable:

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 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.