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

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,

7 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:

7 So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the best places, saying to them:

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

7 And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,

7 And he spoke a parable to those that were invited, remarking how they chose out the first places, saying to them,

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

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

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

7 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,

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

7 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,