Verse 7

When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them this parable:

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  • Luke 11:43 : 43 Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the seats of honor in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.
  • Matt 23:6 : 6 They love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues,
  • 3 John 1:9 : 9 I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, does not acknowledge us.
  • Mark 12:38-39 : 38 As he taught them, he said, 'Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and enjoy greetings in the marketplaces, 39 and the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets.
  • Luke 20:46 : 46 'Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, love respectful greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and places of honor at banquets.
  • Acts 8:18-19 : 18 When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money. 19 He said, 'Give me this authority too, so that everyone I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.'
  • Phil 2:3 : 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.
  • Judg 14:12 : 12 Samson said to them, 'Let me now pose a riddle to you. If you can tell me the answer within the seven days of the feast and solve it, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothing.
  • Prov 8:1 : 1 Does not wisdom call out? And does not understanding raise her voice?
  • Ezek 17:2 : 2 Son of man, pose a riddle and tell a parable to the house of Israel.
  • Matt 13:34 : 34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not say anything to them without using a parable.