Luke 14:7

The Parable of the Wedding Feast

7 Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed 1how they chose the places of honor, saying to them,

Luke 14:7 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 14:7

And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden,
&c.] To the dinner at the Pharisee's house, particularly the lawyers, or Scribes and Pharisees:

when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms;
the uppermost places at the table, which these men loved, coveted, and sought after; (See Gill on Matthew 23:6)

saying unto them;
as follows.

Luke 14:7 In-Context

5 And he said to them, "Which of you, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?"
6 And they could not reply to these things.
7 Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them,
8 "When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest someone more distinguished than you be invited by him,
9 and he who invited you both will come and say to you, 'Give your place to this person,' and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place.

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