Luke 14:7 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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

English ASV

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

English Amplified

Then He began telling an allegory to the ones having been called, noticing how they were choosing the first couches [fig., places of honor], saying to them,

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Now He told a parable to those who were invited, [when] He noticed how they were selecting the places of honor, saying to them,

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

He told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they would choose the best places for themselves:

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And he spoke a parable to those that were invited, remarking how they chose out the first places, saying to them,

English EASY 2024

Jesus watched how people chose the best places to sit at the meal. So he told this story to the people who were sitting there:

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Then Jesus noticed that some of the guests were choosing the best places to sit. So he told this story:

Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Jesus noticed how some of the guests were choosing the best places, so he told this parable to all of them:

English God's Word - GW 1995

Then Jesus noticed how the guests always chose the places of honor. So he used this illustration when he spoke to them:

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noticed how they would choose the best places for themselves:

English KJV 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.

English LSB

And He was telling a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they were picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them,

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

When He marked how they chose the seats of honor, He told a parable to those who were invited, saying to them,

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

And He began speaking a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them,

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

He told a parable to those who had been invited, noticing how they were choosing the places of honor at the table.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Jesus noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table. So he told them a story.

English NIV

When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable:

English NKJ 1982

So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the best places, saying to them:

English NLT

When Jesus noticed that all who had come to the dinner were trying to sit near the head of the table, he gave them this advice:

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

When Jesus noticed how the guests for the meal were all vying for the seats of honor, he shared this story with the guests around the table:

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he marked how they chose the places of honor, saying to them,

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

When he noticed that all who came to the dinner were trying to sit near the head of the table, he gave them this advice:

English Tyndale 1537

He put forth(told) a similitude to the guests, when he marked how they pressed to the highest rooms,(chose the hyest seats) and said unto them:

Luke 14:7 — Compare Translations