Luke 14:7

Luke 14:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
• New International Version (NIV)When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable:
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them,
• New King James Version (NKJV)So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the best places, saying to them:

Context of Luke 14:7

5And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?” 6And they were unable to answer these questions. When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable: 8“When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited. 9Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place.

Luke 14:7 word by word

Ἔλεγεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς κεκλημένους παραβολὴν ἐπέχων πῶς τὰς πρωτοκλισίας ἐξελέγοντο, λέγων πρὸς αὐτούς·Read the interlinear

• When Jesus noticedἐπέχωepechō · to hold fast/outG1907
• howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the guestsκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• choseἐκλέγωeklegomai · to selectG1586
• places of honorπρωτοκλισίαprōtoklisia · place of honorG4411
• ·δέde · thenG1161
• He toldεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• He toldπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• He toldλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• a parableπαραβολήparabolē · parableG3850

Cross-references for Luke 14:7

• Judges 14:12“Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.
• Proverbs 8:1Does not wisdom call out, and understanding raise her voice?
• Ezekiel 17:2“Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel
• Matthew 13:34Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.
• Luke 11:43Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.
• Luke 20:46“Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chief seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.
• Matthew 23:6They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,
• Mark 12:38In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces,
• Acts 8:18When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
• Philippians 2:3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
• 3 John 1:9I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.

Commentaries on Luke 14:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7They 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…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7A 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-14Verses 7-14 Even in the common actions of life, Christ marks what we do, not only in our religious assemblies, but at our tables. We see in many cases, that a man's pride will bring him low, and before honour is humility. Our Saviour here teaches, that works of charity are better than works of show. But our Lord did not mean that a proud and unbelieving liberality should be rewarded, but that his precept of doing good to the poor and afflicted should be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7the places of honor: Meals in the ancient world showed social status. A person’s place at the table depended on that status. The food each guest received could also reflect status. These guests were trying to get the places of highest honor.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-117-11. a parable--showing that His design was not so much to inculcate mere politeness or good manners, as underneath this to teach something deeper (Lu 14:11). chief rooms--principal seats, in the middle part of the couch on which they reclined at meals, esteemed the most honorable.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 14:7

• Guest
• Jesus, the Christ
• Presumption
• Self-Exaltation

In the dictionaries

• Banquet
• Compel
• Condition
• Consent
• Consult
• Exalt
• Excuse
• Halt
• Hate
• Parable

Commentaries on Luke 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings