Luke 14:7

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Ἔλεγεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς κεκλημένους παραβολήν, ἐπέχων πῶς τὰς πρωτοκλισίας ἐξελέγοντο· λέγων πρὸς αὐτούς,

Transliteration

He elegen de pros the keklēmenous parabolēn, epechōn pōs the prōtoklisias exelegonto; legōn pros them,

Grammar Details

• *elegen*: imperfect, 3rd singular, active - was saying/telling [continuous]
• *de*: postpositive particle - and/but/now
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - to/toward
• *keklēmenous*: perfect participle, passive, accusative, masculine, plural - [those] having been invited/called
• *parabolēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - parable/comparison
• *epechōn*: present participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - noticing/paying attention to
• *pōs*: interrogative adverb - how
• *prōtoklisias*: accusative, feminine, plural - chief seats/places of honor
• *exelegonto*: imperfect, 3rd plural, middle - were choosing for themselves [continuous]
• *legōn*: present participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - saying

Word Meanings

• *elegen*: was saying/was telling/was speaking
• *keklēmenous*: those having been invited/the guests/those called
• *parabolēn*: parable/comparison/illustration
• *epechōn*: noticing/paying attention to/observing
• *prōtoklisias*: chief seats/places of honor/best places
• *exelegonto*: were choosing for themselves/were selecting/were picking out

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he put forth a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best places; saying to them,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  He put forthe a similitude to ye gestes whe he marked how they preased to the hyest roumes and sayd vnto the:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he tolde a symilitude vnto ye gestes, wha he marked how they chose the hyest seates, & sayde vnto the:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  He spake also a parable to the ghestes, when he marked howe they chose out the chiefe roomes, and said vnto them,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  He put foorth also a similitude to the ghestes, when he marked howe they chose out the chiefe rowmes, and sayde vnto them:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he spake a simile unto those called, marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying unto them,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; saying to them,

• World English Bible (2000)

  He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  On Seeking Seats of Honor Then when Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. He said to them,

Referenced Verses

• 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.