Luke 14:7

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:

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  • Luke 11:43 : 43 Wo vnto you pharisees: for ye loue the vppermost seates in ye synagogues, and greetynges in the markettes.
  • Matt 23:6 : 6 And loue the vppermost seates at feastes, and to syt in the chiefe place in councels,
  • 3 John 1:9 : 9 I wrote vnto the Churche: but Diotrephes which loueth to haue the preeminence among the, receaueth vs not.
  • Mark 12:38-39 : 38 And he sayde vnto them in his doctrine, beware of the scribes, whiche desire to go in long clothyng, and salutations in the market places, 39 And the chiefe seates in the congregations, and the vppermost rowmes at feastes,
  • Luke 20:46 : 46 Beware of the scribes, whiche wyll go in long robes, and loue greetinges in the markets, and the hyest seates in the synagogues, and the chiefe rowmes at feastes:
  • Acts 8:18-19 : 18 And when Simon sawe, that thorow laying on of the apostles handes, ye holy ghost was geuen, he offred the money, 19 Saying: Geue me also this power, that on whomsoeuer I put the hands, he may receaue the holy ghost.
  • Phil 2:3 : 3 Let nothyng be done through stryfe or vayne glorie, but in mekenesse of mynde euery man esteeme one ye other better then hym selfe.
  • Judg 14:12 : 12 And Samson sayd vnto them, I will nowe put foorth a riddle vnto you: & yf you can declare it me within seuen dayes of the feast, and finde it out, I will geue you thirtie sheetes, & thirtie chaunge of garmentes:
  • Prov 8:1 : 1 Doth not wysdome crye? doth not vnderstanding put foorth her voyce?
  • Ezek 17:2 : 2 Thou sonne of man, put foorth a parable, & speake a prouerbe vnto the house of Israel,
  • Matt 13:34 : 34 All these thynges spake Iesus vnto the people in parables: and without a parable spake he not vnto them.

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  • Luke 14:8-18
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    8When thou art bydden of any man to a weddyng, syt not downe in the hyest rowme: lest a more honourable man then thou, be bydden of hym,

    9And he, that bad hym and thee, come, and say to thee, geue this man rowme: & thou then begyn with shame, to take the lowest rowme.

    10But when thou art bydden, go and syt in the lowest rowme, that when he that bad thee cometh, he may say vnto thee, friende syt vp hyer: Then shalt thou haue worshyppe in the presence of them that syt at meate with thee.

    11For whosoeuer exalteth hym selfe, shalbe brought lowe: And he that humbleth hym selfe, shalbe exalted.

    12Then sayde he also to hym that bad hym to meate: When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friendes, nor thy brethren, neither thy kynsemen, nor thy ryche neyghbours, lest they also byd thee agayne, and a recompence be made thee.

    13But when thou makest a feast, call the poore, the feeble, the lame, & the blynde,

    14And thou shalt be happy, for they can not recompence thee: For thou shalt be recompenced at the resurrection of the iust men.

    15When one of them, that sate at meate also, hearde these thynges, he sayde vnto hym: Happy is he that eateth bread in the kyngdome of God.

    16Then sayde he vnto hym. A certayne man ordayned a great supper, and bad many,

    17And sent his seruaunt at supper tyme, to say to them that were bydden, come, for all thynges are nowe redy.

    18And they all at once began to make excuse. The first sayde vnto hym: I haue bought a farme, & I must needes go & see it, I pray thee haue me excused.

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    20And another sayde: I haue maryed a wyfe, and therfore I can not come.

    21And the seruaunt returned, & shewed his maister these thynges. Then was the good man of the house displeased, & sayde to his seruaunt: Go out quickly into the brode streates and lanes of the citie, and bryng in hyther the poore, and the feeble, and the halt, and the blynde.

    22And the seruaunt sayde: Lorde, it is done as thou hast commaunded, and yet there is rowme.

    23And the Lorde sayde to the seruaunt: Go out into the hye wayes & hedges, and compell them to come in, that my house may be fylled.

    24For I say vnto you, that none of those men which were bydden, shall taste of my supper.

    25There went a great companie with hym: and he returned, and sayde vnto them,

  • Matt 22:1-5
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    1And Iesus aunswered, and spake vnto them againe by parables, and sayde:

    2The kyngdome of heauen is lyke vnto a man that was a kyng, which made a mariage for his sonne.

    3And sent foorth his seruauntes, to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they woulde not come.

    4Agayne, he sent foorth other seruauntes, saying: Tell them which are bidden, beholde, I haue prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fatlynges are kylled, and all thynges are redy: come vnto the mariage.

    5But they made lyght of it, and went their wayes, one to his farme, another to his marchaundize:

  • Matt 22:8-12
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    8Then sayde he to his seruauntes, the mariage in dede is prepared: But they which were bidden, were not worthy.

    9Go ye therfore out into the hye wayes: and as many as ye fynde, bid them to the mariage.

    10And the seruauntes went out into the hye wayes, and gathered together all, as many as they coulde fynde, both good and bad: and the weddyng was furnished with ghestes.

    11Then the kyng came in, to see the ghestes: and whe he spyed there a man, which had not on a weddyng garmet,

    12He sayde vnto hym: frende, howe camest thou in hyther, not hauyng a weddyng garment? And he was euen speachlesse.

  • 39And the chiefe seates in the congregations, and the vppermost rowmes at feastes,

  • 6And loue the vppermost seates at feastes, and to syt in the chiefe place in councels,

  • 27For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meate, or he that serueth? Is not he that sitteth at meate? But I am among you, as he that ministreth.

  • Luke 17:7-8
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    7But which of you, hauyng a seruaunt plowyng, or feedyng cattell, woulde say vnto hym by & by when he were come from the fielde, go and syt downe at the table:

    8And woulde not rather say vnto hym, dresse, wherwith I may suppe, & gyrde vp thy selfe, and serue me, tyll I haue eaten and dronken, and afterward eate thou, and drynke thou?

  • 14For many be called, but fewe are chosen.

  • 3And ye haue a respect to hym that weareth the gay clothyng, and say vnto hym, sitte thou here in a good place: & say vnto the poore, stande thou there, or sitte here vnder my footestoole:

  • 37And as he spake, a certaine pharisee besought hym to dyne with hym: and Iesus went in, & sate downe to meate.

  • 6And they coulde not aunswere hym agayne to these thynges.

  • 36And one of the pharisees desired hym, that he woulde eate with hym. And he went into the pharisees house, and sate downe to meate.

  • 1And it came to passe, that he went into the house of one of ye chiefe pharisees, to eate bread on the Sabboth day, & they watched hym.

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    29And they shall come from the east and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall syt downe in the kyngdome of God.

    30And beholde, there are last, which shalbe first: And there are first, which shalbe last.

  • 16So the last, shalbe the first, & the first shalbe last: For many be called, but fewe be chosen.

  • 46Beware of the scribes, whiche wyll go in long robes, and loue greetinges in the markets, and the hyest seates in the synagogues, and the chiefe rowmes at feastes:

  • 9They sayde vnto hym: Where wylt thou that we prepare?

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    14And whyther soeuer he goeth in, say ye to the good man of the house, the maister sayth: Where is the ghest chaumber, where I shall eate the Pasouer with my disciples?

    15And he wyll shewe you a large vpper chaumber, paued and prepared: there make redy for vs.

  • 3But he put foorth this parable vnto them, saying:

  • 8And he sayth vnto them: drawe out nowe, and beare vnto the gouernour of feast. And they bare it.

  • 7For better is it, that it be sayde vnto thee, come vp hyther: then thou to be put lower in the presence of the priuce whom thou seest with thyne eyes.

  • 37Happy are those seruauntes, who the Lorde, when he commeth, shall fynde wakyng. Ueryly I say vnto you, that he shall girde him selfe, and make them to syt downe to meate, and wyll come foorth, and minister vnto them.

  • 17And when he came into the house, away from the people, his disciples asked hym of the similitude.