Luke 14:7
“And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Luke 14:7 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Observing that the guests were choosing the best places for themselves, Jesus told them this parable —
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Er sprach aber zu den Eingeladenen ein Gleichnis, indem er bemerkte, wie sie die ersten Plätze wählten, und sagte zu ihnen:
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y observando cómo escogían los primeros asientos á la mesa, propuso una parábola á los convidados, diciéndoles:
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E vendo como os convidados escolhiam os primeiros assentos, disse-lhes uma parábola:
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Quando Jesus observou como aqueles que haviam sido convidados para uma festa escolhiam os assentos de honra, contou-lhes uma parábola, dizendo:
📖 Luke 14:7 in Context
5And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?
6And they could not answer him again to these things.
7And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
8When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
9And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
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