Luke 14:9

When that man comes, the man who invited both of you will come to you (sg) and say to you, ‘Let this man take your seat!’ Then you (sg) will have to take the most undesirable seat, and you will be ashamed.

Translation for Translators

In The 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.

In Context

8“When one of you (sg) is invited by someone {someone invites one of you (sg)} to a wedding feast, do not sit in a place where important people sit. Perhaps the man giving the feast has invited a man more important than you (sg).

10Instead, when you are invited { someone invites one of you} to a feast, go and sit in the most undesirable seat. Then when the man who invited everyone comes, he will say to you (sg), ‘Friend, sit in a better seat!’ Then all the people who are eating with you (sg) will see that he is honoring you.

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Cross References

Proverbs 3:35Wise people will be honored {people will honor wise people}, but foolish people will be dishonored/disgraced.

Proverbs 16:18Being proud will ◄lead to your having/cause you to have► disasters; despising others will result in your being ruined.

Daniel 4:30As he looked out over/across the city, he said to those around him, “I have built this great city of Babylon to be the place where I rule! I have built it to display my own power, in order to show people my glory, to show them that I am very great!”

Matthew Henry on Luke 14:8-15

Humility Recommended. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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