# Luke 14.7

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 5. And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a well, and will not straightway draw him up on a sabbath day?</span> 6. <span class="rl-speech">And they could not answer again unto these things.</span>
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> **7. And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, <span class="rl-speech">when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,</span>**
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> 8. <span class="rl-speech">When thou art bidden of any man to a marriage feast, sit not down in the chief seat; lest haply a more honorable man than thou be bidden of him,</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">and he that bade thee and him shall come and say to thee, Give this man place; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest place.</span> (Luke 14:5-9, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 5. He answered them, <span class="rl-speech">“Which of you, if your son or an ox fell into a well, wouldn’t immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?”</span> 6. They couldn’t answer him regarding these things.
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> **7. He spoke a parable to those who were invited, <span class="rl-speech">when he noticed how they chose the best seats,</span> and said to them,**
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> 8. <span class="rl-speech">“When you are invited by anyone to a marriage feast, don’t sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him,</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">and he who invited both of you would come and tell you, ‘Make room for this person.’ Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place.</span> (Luke 14:5-9, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 5. And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day? 6. And they could not answer him again to these things.
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> **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,**
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> 8. When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him; 9. And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room. (Luke 14:5-9, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 5. and answering them he said, <span class="rl-speech">'Of which of you shall an ass or ox fall into a pit, and he will not immediately draw it up on the sabbath-day?'</span> 6. and they were not able to answer him again unto these things.
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> **7. And he spake a simile unto those called, <span class="rl-speech">marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying unto them,</span>**
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> 8. <span class="rl-speech">'When thou mayest be called by any one to marriage-feasts, thou mayest not recline on the first couch, lest a more honourable than thou may have been called by him,</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">and he who did call thee and him having come shall say to thee, Give to this one place, and then thou mayest begin with shame to occupy the last place.</span> (Luke 14:5-9, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from the Hospitality-Stranger Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-hospitality-stranger-convergence/), via [Luke 14.7-14](/codex/luke-14-7-14/)

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 14.3-35](/codex/luke-14-3-35/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.