Then ¹  when Jesus ²  noticed how the guests ³  chose the places of honor, ⁴  he told them a parable. He said to them,

biblegateway Luk 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,

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

Now he told a parable to those who had been invited [when he] noticed how they were choosing for themselves the places of honor, saying to them,

biblegateway Luk 14:7

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

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

bibleoremus Luk 14:7

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

When he noticed how the guests were trying to secure the places of honour, he spoke to them in a parable:

biblegateway Luk 14:7

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

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

biblegateway Luk 14:7

Then ¹  when Jesus ²  noticed how the guests ³  chose the places of honor, ⁴  he told them a parable. He said to them,

¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Grk “those who were invited.”

⁴ tn Or “the best places.” The “places of honor” at the meal would be those closest to the host.