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,
NKJV: So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the best places, saying to them:
ESV: Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to 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.