Luke 14:7 Meaning and Explanation
“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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Read Full Chapter →Noticing how the guests pick out the places of honor for themselves, Jesus tells them a parable.
What Does Luke 14:7 Mean?
The watched one has been watching. As the guests took their places, Jesus marked how they maneuvered for the chief seats — the couches nearest the host, where rank and favor were on display. What he sees at this table he answers with a story about another.
Jesus reads the small scramble for seats as a window into the heart, for the appetite to be seen as important hides comfortably in religious rooms. He does not shame anyone by name; he tells a parable and lets each hearer find himself in it. That is his gentleness: correction offered as a story the proud can still walk into willingly.
Luke 14:7 in the Original Language
protoklisia (πρωτοκλισία), 'chief rooms' -- the foremost couches at a banquet, the seats of highest honor.
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What does Luke 14:7 mean?
Noticing how the guests pick out the places of honor for themselves, Jesus tells them a parable.