World English Bible
Luke 14:7
“He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,”
Verse in context — Luke 14
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He answered them, "Which of you, if your son or an ox fell into a well, wouldn't immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?
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They couldn't answer him regarding these things.
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He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,
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When you are invited by anyone to a marriage feast, don't sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him,
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and he who invited both of you would come and tell you, 'Make room for this person.' Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place.
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