Luke 14:7

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

Luke 14:7 in Other Translations

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,

7 Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them,

7 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:

7 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,

7 He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noticed how they would choose the best places for themselves:

Luke 14:7 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 14:7

And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden,
&c.] 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; (See Gill on Matthew 23:6)

saying unto them;
as follows.

Luke 14:7 In-Context

5 Then he asked them, “If one of you has a childor an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull it 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 person your seat.’ Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place.

Cross References

• 1. S Luke 11:43