Luke 14:9
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,
8 When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
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.
10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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 goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Read in contextProverbs 11:2
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
Read in contextProverbs 3:35
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
Read in contextEsther 6:6–12
So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?
Read in contextEzekiel 28:2–10
Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:
Read in contextDaniel 4:30–34
The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
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