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Wednesday, August 6th, 2025
the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
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Good News Translation
Luke 14:7
Jesus noticed how some of the guests were choosing the best places, so he told this parable to all of them:
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Christian Standard Bible®
He told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they would choose the best places for themselves:
He told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they would choose the best places for themselves:
King James Version (1611)
And he put foorth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked howe they chose out the chiefe roumes, saying vnto them,
And he put foorth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked howe they chose out the chiefe roumes, saying vnto them,
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.
And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them.
English Standard Version
Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them,
Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them,
New American Standard Bible
Now He began telling a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them,
Now He began telling a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them,
New Century Version
When Jesus noticed that some of the guests were choosing the best places to sit, he told this story:
When Jesus noticed that some of the guests were choosing the best places to sit, he told this story:
Amplified Bible
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,
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,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And He began speaking a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them,
And He began speaking a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them,
Legacy Standard Bible
And He was telling a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they were picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them,
And He was telling a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they were picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them,
Berean Standard Bible
When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:
When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:
Contemporary English Version
Jesus saw how the guests had tried to take the best seats. So he told them:
Jesus saw how the guests had tried to take the best seats. So he told them:
Complete Jewish Bible
When Yeshua noticed how the guests were choosing for themselves the best seats at the table, he told them this parable:
When Yeshua noticed how the guests were choosing for themselves the best seats at the table, he told them this parable:
Darby Translation
And he spoke a parable to those that were invited, remarking how they chose out the first places, saying to them,
And he spoke a parable to those that were invited, remarking how they chose out the first places, saying to them,
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Jesus noticed that some of the guests were choosing the best places to sit. So he told this story:
Then Jesus noticed that some of the guests were choosing the best places to sit. So he told this story:
Geneva Bible (1587)
He spake also a parable to the ghestes, when he marked howe they chose out the chiefe roomes, and said vnto them,
He spake also a parable to the ghestes, when he marked howe they chose out the chiefe roomes, and said vnto them,
George Lamsa Translation
And he spoke a parable to those who were invited there, because he saw them choosing places among the front seats.
And he spoke a parable to those who were invited there, because he saw them choosing places among the front seats.
Lexham English 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,
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,
Literal Translation
And He spoke a parable to those who had been invited, noting how they were choosing out the chief seats, saying to them,
And He spoke a parable to those who had been invited, noting how they were choosing out the chief seats, 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,
And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto 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,
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,
Hebrew Names Version
He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,
He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,
International Standard Version
When Jesushe">[fn] noticed how the guests were choosing the places of honor, he told them a parable.
When Jesushe">[fn] noticed how the guests were choosing the places of honor, he told them a parable.
Etheridge Translation
And he spoke a parable to them who had been invited there, forasmuch as he had observed them, that they chose the chief places of reclining:
And he spoke a parable to them who had been invited there, forasmuch as he had observed them, that they chose the chief places of reclining:
Murdock Translation
And he spoke a similitude to the guests that were present, as he noticed how they chose places on the highest couches.
And he spoke a similitude to the guests that were present, as he noticed how they chose places on the highest couches.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
He put foorth also a similitude to the ghestes, when he marked howe they chose out the chiefe rowmes, and sayde vnto them:
He put foorth also a similitude to the ghestes, when he marked howe they chose out the chiefe rowmes, and sayde vnto them:
English Revised Version
And he spake a parable unto those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,
And he spake a parable unto those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,
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,
He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he spake a parable to them that were invited, when he marked how they chose the chief seats,
And he spake a parable to them that were invited, when he marked how they chose the chief seats,
Weymouth's New Testament
Then, when He noticed that the invited guests chose the best seats, He used this as an illustration and said to them,
Then, when He noticed that the invited guests chose the best seats, He used this as an illustration and said to them,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He seide also a parable to men bodun to a feeste, and biheld hou thei chesen the first sittyng placis, and seide to hem,
He seide also a parable to men bodun to a feeste, and biheld hou thei chesen the first sittyng placis, and seide to hem,
Update Bible Version
And he spoke a parable to those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying to them,
And he spoke a parable to those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying to them,
Webster's Bible Translation
And he put forth a parable to those who were invited, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying to them,
And he put forth a parable to those who were invited, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying to them,
New English Translation
Then when Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. He said to them,
Then when Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. He said to them,
New King James Version
So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the best places, saying to them:
So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the best places, saying to them:
New Living Translation
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:
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:
New Life Bible
Jesus had been watching those who were asked to come to supper. They were all trying to get the important seats. He told them a picture-story, saying,
Jesus had been watching those who were asked to come to supper. They were all trying to get the important seats. He told them a picture-story, saying,
New Revised Standard
When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable.
When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he went on to speak, unto the invited, a parable, - observing how, the first couches, they were choosing; saying unto them -
And he went on to speak, unto the invited, a parable, - observing how, the first couches, they were choosing; saying unto them -
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he spoke a parable also to them that were invited, marking how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them:
And he spoke a parable also to them that were invited, marking how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them:
Revised Standard Version
Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he marked how they chose the places of honor, saying to them,
Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he marked how they chose the places of honor, saying to them,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
He put forthe a similitude to ye gestes whe he marked how they preased to the hyest roumes and sayd vnto the:
He put forthe a similitude to ye gestes whe he marked how they preased to the hyest roumes and sayd vnto the:
Young's Literal Translation
And he spake a simile unto those called, marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying unto them,
And he spake a simile unto those called, marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying unto them,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he tolde a symilitude vnto ye gestes, wha he marked how they chose the hyest seates, & sayde vnto the:
And he tolde a symilitude vnto ye gestes, wha he marked how they chose the hyest seates, & sayde vnto the:
Mace New Testament (1729)
Afterwards observing how eager the guests were for the first places, he gave them this instruction:
Afterwards observing how eager the guests were for the first places, he gave them this instruction:
THE MESSAGE
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, "When someone invites you to dinner, don't take the place of honor. Somebody more important than you might have been invited by the host. Then he'll come and call out in front of everybody, ‘You're in the wrong place. The place of honor belongs to this man.' Red-faced, you'll have to make your way to the very last table, the only place left.
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, "When someone invites you to dinner, don't take the place of honor. Somebody more important than you might have been invited by the host. Then he'll come and call out in front of everybody, ‘You're in the wrong place. The place of honor belongs to this man.' Red-faced, you'll have to make your way to the very last table, the only place left.
Simplified Cowboy Version
As people were sitting down to eat, Jesus noticed how everyone was trying to get the best spots near the head of the table. Jesus said,
As people were sitting down to eat, Jesus noticed how everyone was trying to get the best spots near the head of the table. Jesus said,
Contextual Overview
7 Jesus noticed how some of the guests were choosing the best places, so he told this parable to all of them: 8 "When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the best place. It could happen that someone more important than you has been invited, 9 and your host, who invited both of you, would have to come and say to you, ‘Let him have this place.' Then you would be embarrassed and have to sit in the lowest place. 10 Instead, when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that your host will come to you and say, ‘Come on up, my friend, to a better place.' This will bring you honor in the presence of all the other guests. 11 For those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made great." 12 Then Jesus said to his host, "When you give a lunch or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or your rich neighbors—for they will invite you back, and in this way you will be paid for what you did. 13 When you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind; 14 and you will be blessed, because they are not able to pay you back. God will repay you on the day the good people rise from death."
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
put: Judges 14:12, Proverbs 8:1, Ezekiel 17:2, Matthew 13:34
they: Luke 11:43, Luke 20:46, Matthew 23:6, Mark 12:38, Mark 12:39, Acts 8:18, Acts 8:19, Philippians 2:3, 3 John 1:9
Reciprocal: Matthew 20:26 - it Luke 9:46 - General
Cross-References
Genesis 14:1
Four kings, Amraphel of Babylonia, Arioch of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer of Elam, and Tidal of Goiim,
Four kings, Amraphel of Babylonia, Arioch of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer of Elam, and Tidal of Goiim,
Genesis 14:8
Then the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela drew up their armies for battle in Siddim Valley and fought
Then the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela drew up their armies for battle in Siddim Valley and fought
Genesis 14:12
Lot, Abram's nephew, was living in Sodom, so they took him and all his possessions.
Lot, Abram's nephew, was living in Sodom, so they took him and all his possessions.
Genesis 14:16
and got back all the loot that had been taken. He also brought back his nephew Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the other prisoners.
and got back all the loot that had been taken. He also brought back his nephew Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the other prisoners.
Genesis 16:14
That is why people call the well between Kadesh and Bered "The Well of the Living One Who Sees Me."
That is why people call the well between Kadesh and Bered "The Well of the Living One Who Sees Me."
Genesis 20:1
Abraham moved from Mamre to the southern part of Canaan and lived between Kadesh and Shur. Later, while he was living in Gerar,
Abraham moved from Mamre to the southern part of Canaan and lived between Kadesh and Shur. Later, while he was living in Gerar,
Genesis 36:16
Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These were all descendants of Esau's wife Adah.
Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These were all descendants of Esau's wife Adah.
Numbers 13:26
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Numbers 14:43
When you face the Amalekites and the Canaanites, you will die in battle; the Lord will not be with you, because you have refused to follow him."
When you face the Amalekites and the Canaanites, you will die in battle; the Lord will not be with you, because you have refused to follow him."
Numbers 14:45
Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived there attacked and defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hormah.
Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived there attacked and defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hormah.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden,.... 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; :-
saying unto them; as follows.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
A parable - The word parable, here, means rather a “precept, an injunction.” He gave a “rule or precept” about the proper manner of attending a feast, or about the humility which ought to be manifested on such occasions.
That were bidden - That were invited by the Pharisee. It seems that he had invited his friends to dine with him on that day.
When he marked - When he observed or saw.
Chief rooms - The word “rooms” here does not express the meaning of the original. It does not mean “apartments,” but “the higher places” at the table; those which were nearest the head of the table and to him who had invited them. See the notes at Matthew 23:6. That this was the common character of the Pharisees appears from Matthew 23:6.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Luke 14:7. They chose out the chief rooms — When custom and law have regulated and settled places in public assemblies, a man who is obliged to attend may take the place which belongs to him, without injury to himself or to others: when nothing of this nature is settled, the law of humility, and the love of order, are the only judges of what is proper. To take the highest place when it is not our due is public vanity: obstinately to refuse it when offered is another instance of the same vice; though private and concealed. Humility takes as much care to avoid the ostentation of an affected refusal, as the open seeking of a superior place. See Quesnel. In this parable our Lord only repeats advices which the rabbins had given to their pupils, but were too proud to conform to themselves. Rabbi Akiba said, Go two or three seats lower than the place that belongs to thee, and sit there till they say unto thee, Go up higher; but do not take the uppermost seat, lest they say unto thee, Come down: for it is better that they should say unto thee, Go up, go up; than that they should say, Come down, come down. See Schoettgen.
