Verse 7

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

Referenced Verses

• Luke 11:43 : 43 Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues, and the greetings in the marketplaces.
• Matt 23:6 : 6 and love the place of honor at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,
• 3 John 1:9 : 9 I wrote to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, doesn't accept what we say.
• Mark 12:38-39 : 38 In his teaching he said to them, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and to get greetings in the marketplaces, 39 and the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts:
• Luke 20:46 : 46 "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts;
• Acts 8:18-19 : 18 Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money, 19 saying, "Give me also this power, that whoever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit."
• Phil 2:3 : 3 doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;
• Judg 14:12 : 12 Samson said to them, "Let me tell you a riddle now. If you can declare it to me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing;
• Prov 8:1 : 1 Doesn't wisdom cry out? Doesn't understanding raise her voice?
• Ezek 17:2 : 2 Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;
• Matt 13:34 : 34 Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the multitudes; and without a parable, he didn't speak to them,