Ἔλεγεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς κεκλημένους παραβολήν, ἐπέχων πῶς τὰς πρωτοκλισίας ἐξελέγοντο, λέγων πρὸς αὐτούς·

Elegen de pros tous keklemenous parabolen, epekhon pos tas protoklisias exelegonto, legon pros autous*

dicebat autem et ad invitatos parabolam intendens quomodo primos accubitus eligerent dicens ad illos

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

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

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

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 who were bidden, when He marked how they chose out the chief places, 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,

And he told a parable to those who were invited there when he saw those who chose the places of the best seats.

And he spoke a parable to those that were invited, remarking how they chose out the first places, saying 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 spake a parable unto those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,

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

Then Jesus noticed how the guests always chose the places of honor. So he used this illustration when he spoke to them:

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

When Jesus noticed how the guests were choosing the places of honor, he told them a parable.

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

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

When Jesus noticed that all who had come to the dinner were trying to sit in the seats of honor near the head of the table, he gave them this advice:

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

Then, when He noticed that the invited guests chose the best seats, He used this as an illustration and said to them,

He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,

Jesus watched how people chose the best places to sit at the meal. So he told this story to those who were sitting there:

And he spake a simile unto those called, marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying unto them,

Jesus had been watching those who were asked to come to supper. They were all trying to get the important seats. He told them a picture-story, saying,

He also spoke a parable to the guests when He noted how they selected the chief seats at the table, and said to them,

Then He noticed how the guests were jockeying for places of honor at the dinner, so He gave them advice.

When he noticed that all who came to the dinner were trying to sit near the head of the table, he gave them this advice:

When he noticed how the guests were securing places of honor, he told them a parable:

And He was telling a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they were picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them,

And observing how they chose the first seats at the table, he put forth a parable to those who were invited, saying unto 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 were invited, [when] He noticed how they were selecting the places of honor, saying to them,

When Jesus noticed that some of the guests were choosing the best places to sit, he told this story:

He went on to tell a story to the guests around the table. Noticing how each had tried to elbow into the place of honor, he said, “When someone invites you to dinner, don’t take the place of honor. Somebody more important than you might have been invited by the host. Then he’ll come and call out in front of everybody, ‘You’re in the wrong place. The place of honor belongs to this man.’ Embarrassed, you’ll have to make your way to the very last table, the only place left.

When he noticed how they were selecting the places of honor, he told the invited guests a parable.

He began speaking · a parable to those who had been invited when he noticed how they were seeking out the places of honor. He said to them,

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

He put forth a similitude to the guests, when he observed how they sought out the seats of honour, and said to them,

Jesus noticed how some of the guests were choosing the best places, so he told this parable to all of them:

He said also a parable to men bidden to a feast, and he beheld how they chose the first sitting places, and said to them, [Forsooth he said also a parable to men bidden to a feast, beholding how they chose the first sitting places, saying to them,]

He noticed how the guests chose the best seats, and told them this parable.

Jesus saw how the guests had tried to take the best seats. So he told them:

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

Then he gave a little word of advice to the guests when he noticed how they were choosing the best seats.

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

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

When Jesus noticed how the guests sought out the best seats at the table, he told them a parable.

Now Jesus began telling a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been selecting the places of honor at the table, saying to them,

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

He told a parable to those who had been invited, noticing how they were choosing the places of honor at the table.

Now He began telling 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 Jesus noticed that some of the guests were choosing the ·best places [places of honor] to sit [C seats were assigned according to social status], he told this ·story [parable]:

Yeshua began telling a parable to those who had been invited, when He noticed how they were choosing the seats of honor. He said to them,

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

Jesus noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table. So he told them a story.

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

When Yeshua noticed how the guests were choosing for themselves the best seats at the table, he told them this parable:

Jesus told a story to the people who were asked to eat at the house. He saw that they chose to sit at the best places.

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

And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach began speaking a mashal to the seudah (banquet supper) invitees, when he noticed how they had been picking out the rashei hamoshavot (chief seats) at the tish, saying to them,

Then Yeshua noticed how the guests always chose the places of honor. So he used this illustration when he spoke to them:

When He marked how they chose the seats of honor, He told a parable to those who were invited, saying to them,

Then Jesus noticed that some of the guests were choosing the best places to sit. So he told this story:

Then Jesus noticed that some of the guests were choosing the best places to sit. So Jesus told this story:

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,

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

And He was speaking a parable to the ones having been invited, fixing-His-attention-on how they were choosing the places-of-honor, saying to them—