Luke 14:9 “Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give th…”

Luke 14:9

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

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.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And he that bade both him and thee, come, and say to thee, Giue this man roome, and thou then begin with shame to take the lowest roome.

Darby 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.

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.

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.

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Cross references

“and thou”

Proverbs 16:18 Proverbs 11:2 Proverbs 3:35 Esther 6:6–12 Ezekiel 28:2–10 Daniel 4:30–34

Proverbs 16:18 · BSB

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Proverbs 11:2 · BSB

When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.

Proverbs 3:35 · BSB

The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.

Esther 6:6–12 · BSB

Haman entered, and the king asked him, “What should be done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor?” Now Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king be delighted to honor more than me?”

Ezekiel 28:2–10 · BSB

“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though yo…

Daniel 4:30–34 · BSB

the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8“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.

10But 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.

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