Luke 14:7

7 Jesus noticed how some of the guests were choosing the best places, so he told this parable to all of 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 Then he said to them, "If any one of you had a child or an ox that happened to fall in a well on a Sabbath, would you not pull it out at once on the Sabbath itself?"

6 But they were not able to answer him about this.

7 Jesus noticed how some of the guests were choosing the best places, so he told this parable to all of them:

8 "When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the best place. It could happen that someone more important than you has been invited,

9 and your host, who invited both of you, would have to come and say to you, "Let him have this place.' Then you would be embarrassed and have to sit in the lowest place.