Luke 14:7

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,

Luke 11:43

Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the respectful greetings in the market places.

Matthew 23:6

They love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues,

Then Samson said to them, “Let me now propound a riddle to you; if you will indeed tell it to me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen wraps and thirty changes of clothes.

Proverbs 8:1

Does not wisdom call,
And understanding lift up her voice?

Ezekiel 17:2

“Son of man, propound a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel,

Matthew 13:34

All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and He did not speak to them without a parable.

Mark 12:38-39

In His teaching He was saying: “Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes, and like respectful greetings in the market places,

Luke 20:46

“Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love respectful greetings in the market places, and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets,

Acts 8:18-19

Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was bestowed through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,

Philippians 2:3

Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves;

3 John 1:9

I wrote something to the church; but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not accept what we say.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Luke 14:7

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

Put

They

3 John 1:9

General references

Matthew 23:6

Luke 9:46

Acts 8:19

Bible References

Put

Does not wisdom call,
And understanding lift up her voice?

“Son of man, propound a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel,

All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and He did not speak to them without a parable.

They

Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the respectful greetings in the market places.

“Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love respectful greetings in the market places, and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets,

They love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues,

In His teaching He was saying: “Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes, and like respectful greetings in the market places,

Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was bestowed through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,

Do nothing from

selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves;

I wrote something to the church; but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not accept what we say.

General references

They love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues,

An argument started among them as to which of them might be the greatest.

saying, “Give this authority to me as well, so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”