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Luke 14:7

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

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Luke 14:7 in other translations

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

Luke 14:7 · American Standard Version

Luke 14:7 in context

  1. 5He answered them, “Which of you, if your son or an ox fell into a well, wouldn’t immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?”
  2. 6They couldn’t answer him regarding these things.
  3. 7He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,
  4. 8“When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, don’t sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him,
  5. 9and he who invited both of you would come and tell you, ‘Make room for this person.’ Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place.