NASB
"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 14:7, NASB
“And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,”
“And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them, ”
“He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,”
“On Seeking Seats of Honor Then when Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. He said to them,”
“And he spoke a parable also to them that were invited, marking how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them:”
“And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; 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,”
But they kept silent. And He took hold of him and healed him, and sent him away.
And He said to them, "Which one of you will have a son or an ox fall into a well, and will not immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?"
And they could make no reply to this.
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,
"When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for someone more distinguished than you may have been invited by him,
and he who invited you both will come and say to you, 'Give your place to this man,' and then in disgrace you proceed to occupy the last place.
"But when you are invited, go and recline at the last place, so that when the one who has invited you comes, he may say to you, 'Friend, move up higher'; then you will have honor in the sight of all who are at the table with you.