KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 14:10
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may tell you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.
ASV American Standard Version
But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he that hath bidden thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have glory in the presence of all that sit at meat with thee.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘But, when thou mayest be called, having gone on, recline in the last place, that when he who called thee may come, he may say to thee, Friend, come up higher; then thou shalt have glory before those reclining with thee;
Surrounding context — Luke 14
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;
9 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.
12 Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor [thy] rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
13 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἀλλ᾽G235 · allabutὅτανG3752 · hotanwhen(-ever)κληθῇς,G2564 · kaleōto call: callπορευθεὶςG4198 · poreuōto travelἀνάπεσεG377 · anapiptōto reclineεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἔσχατονG2078 · eschatoslast/leastτόπον,G5117 · toposplaceἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toὅτανG3752 · hotanwhen(-ever)ἔλθῃG2064 · erchomaito come/goὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoκεκληκώςG2564 · kaleōto call: callσε,G4771 · suyouἐρεῖG4483 · rheō, ereōto sayσοι·G4771 · suyouφίλε,G5384 · philosfriendly/friendπροσανάβηθιG4320 · prosanabainōto go upἀνώτερον.G511 · anōteroshigherτότεG5119 · totethenἔσταιG1510 · eimito beσοιG4771 · suyouδόξαG1391 · doxagloryἐνώπιονG1799 · enōpionbeforeπάντωνG3956 · pasallτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoσυνανακειμένωνG4873 · sunanakeimaito dine withσοι.G4771 · suyou
Cross-references
Proverbs 25:6-7Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great [men]:Proverbs 15:33The fear of the LORD [is] the instruction of wisdom; and before honour [is] humility.Isaiah 60:14The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.Revelation 3:9Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.1 Samuel 15:17And Samuel said, When thou [wast] little in thine own sight, [wast] thou not [made] the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel?
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