Luke 14:9
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New International Version (©1984)
If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, 'Give this man your seat.' Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place.

New Living Translation (©2007)
The host will come and say, 'Give this person your seat.' Then you will be embarrassed, and you will have to take whatever seat is left at the foot of the table!

English Standard Version (©2001)
and he who invited you both will come and say to you, ‘Give your place to this person,’ and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
and he who invited you both will come and say to you, 'Give your place to this man,' and then in disgrace you proceed to occupy the last place.

International Standard Version (©2008)
Then the host who invited both of you would come to you and say, 'Give this person your place.' In disgrace, you would have to take the place of least honor.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Then your host would say to you, 'Give this person your place.' Embarrassed, you would have to take the place of least honor.

King James Bible
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.

American King James Version
And he that bade you and him come and say to you, Give this man place; and you begin with shame to take the lowest room.

American Standard Version
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.

Bible in Basic English
And then the giver of the feast will come to you and say, Give your place to this man; and you, with shame, will have to take the lowest seat.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he that invited thee and him, come and say to thee, Give this man place: and then thou begin with shame to take the lowest place.

Darby Bible Translation
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.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he that invited thee and him, shall come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.

Weymouth New Testament
and the man who invited you both will come and will say to you, 'Make room for this guest,' and then you, ashamed, will move to the lowest place.

World English Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
and he who did call thee and him having come shall say to thee, Give to this one place, and then thou mayest begin with shame to occupy the last place.

Geneva Study Bible

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.

People's New Testament

14:7-11 Put forth a parable. In this case a spiritual meaning lies under the social instruction.

Chose out the chief rooms. The places of honor at the table. Certain seats were considered the most honorable. The Savior's instruction insists upon humility. The spiritual lesson is that one must not, like Diotrephes, seek the pre-eminence (see 3Jo 1:9), but be content to work in lowly places, from whence he can be invited higher if his merits so demand.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

9. the lowest-not a lower merely [Bengel].

with shame-"To be lowest is only ignominious to him who affects the highest" [Bengel].

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

14:7-14 Even in the common actions of life, Christ marks what we do, not only in our religious assemblies, but at our tables. We see in many cases, that a man's pride will bring him low, and before honour is humility. Our Saviour here teaches, that works of charity are better than works of show. But our Lord did not mean that a proud and unbelieving liberality should be rewarded, but that his precept of doing good to the poor and afflicted should be observed from love to him.


Luke 3:8 "Therefore bear fruits in keeping with repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father,' for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children to Abraham. (NASB ©1995)

Ashamed Bade Begin Disgrace Feast Giver Guest Host Humiliated Invited Lowest Mayest Move Occupy Proceed Room Shame


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.

and thou. Es 6:6-12 Pr 3:35 11:2 16:18 Eze 28:2-10 Da 4:30-34

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