Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them,
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.
Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.
and they love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues
“Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts,
And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces and have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts,
I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority.
Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money, saying, “Give me this power also, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
“Son of man, propound a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;
All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable.
Does not wisdom call? Does not understanding raise her voice?
And Samson said to them, “Let me now put a riddle to you. If you can tell me what it is, within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothes,
Unless otherwise indicated, all content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Contact me: openbibleinfo (at) gmail.com.