Luke 14:7
¶And he put forth a parable to those which were *bidden, when he marked how ithey 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,
Ἔλεγε δὲ πρὸς τοὺς κεκλημένους παραβολήν, ἐπέχων πῶς τὰς πρωτοκλισίας ἐξελέγοντο, λέγων πρὸς αὐτούς,
*:
bidden-invited, asked.
i:
Matthew 23:6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
Luke 20:46 Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;
Luke 11:43 Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
Mark 12:38 ¶And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
3 John 1:9 I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.
*:
rooms-places at the table.