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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;
Luke 14:8 · King James Version

In other versions

  • 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,

    ASV

  • When you get a request to come to a feast, do not take the best seat, for a more important man than you may be coming,

    BBE

  • When thou art invited by any one to a wedding, do not lay thyself down in the first place at table, lest perhaps a more honourable than thou be invited by him,

    DBY

  • "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,

    WEB

  • `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,

    YLT

  • When you are bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than you be bidden of him;

    ENG

  • When thou art invited by any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room, lest a more honorable man than thou be invited by him;

    WBT

  • “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.

    BSB

In context

6And they could not answer him again to these things.

7And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them.

8When 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;

9And 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.

10But 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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