Luke 14:8

"When-supposing you-may-be-called under of{someone} into weddings, you-should_not_be-laid-down into the first-[re]cline-place, not-whereby more-in-value of{you} may-be-being having-been-called under of{same}

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The 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;

In Context

7Moreover, he-has-been-saying [a] parable toward the having-been-called, holding-upon how they-have-been-choosing the first-[re]cline-places, saying toward same,

9and, come[ing], the call[ing] you and same will-say to{you}, 'Give to{the-same} [the] place,' and then you-may-initiate alongside of{shame} to-be-holding-down the last place.

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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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