Luke 14:9

7 When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:

8 “When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited.

Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place.

10 But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you.

11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place.
KJV
And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
WEB
and he who invited both of you would come and tell you, ‘Make room for this person.’ Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place.
ASV
and he that bade thee and him shall come and say to thee, Give this man place; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest place.
DARBY
and he who invited thee and him come and say to thee, Give place to this [man], and then thou begin with shame to take the last place.
BLB
And the one having invited you and him, having come, will say to you, ‘Give to this one the place,’ and then you should begin with shame to take the last place.
ÅB
og den som innbød deg og ham, skal komme og si til deg: Gi denne mann rom! og du så med skam skal komme til å sitte nederst.
OTB
Verten som inviterte dere begge vil da komme og si: 'Gi plassen din til denne personen,' og du vil bli flau og ta den minst viktige plassen.
B1930
og den som innbød dig og ham, skal komme og si til dig: Gi denne mann rum! og du så med skam skal komme til å sitte nederst.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Proverbs 16:18

    Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

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  • Proverbs 11:2

    When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.

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  • Proverbs 3:35

    The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.

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  • Esther 6:6–12

    Haman entered, and the king asked him, “What should be done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor?” Now Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king be delighted to honor more than me?”

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  • Ezekiel 28:2–10

    “Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.

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  • Daniel 4:30–34

    the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”

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