KJV King James Version
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;
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Luke 14:8
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;
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
“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.
WEB World English Bible
“When you are invited by anyone to a marriage feast, don’t sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him,
ASV American Standard Version
When thou art bidden of any man to a marriage feast, sit not down in the chief seat; lest haply a more honorable man than thou be bidden of him,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘When thou mayest be called by any one to marriage-feasts, thou mayest not recline on the first couch, lest a more honourable than thou may have been called by him,
Surrounding context — Luke 14
5 And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?
6 And they could not answer him again to these things.
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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὅτανG3752 · hotanwhen(-ever)κληθῇςG2564 · kaleōto call: callὑπόG5259 · hupoby/under: byτινοςG5100 · tisoneεἰςG1519 · eistowardγάμους,G1062 · gamosweddingμὴG3361 · mēnotκατακλιθῇςG2625 · kataklinōto sitεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπρωτοκλισίαν,G4411 · prōtoklisiaplace of honorμήποτεG3361 · mēnotἐντιμότερόςG1784 · entimosvalued/honoredσουG4771 · suyouᾖG1510 · eimito beκεκλημένοςG2564 · kaleōto call: callὑπ᾽G5259 · hupoby/under: byαὐτοῦ,G846 · autosit/s/he
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