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Luke 14:9
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.
Luke 14:9 · Webster Bible
Luke 14:9 in other translations
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.
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.
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.
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In context
6 And they could not answer him again to these things.
7 And he put forth a parable to those who were invited, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying to them,
8 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;
9 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.
10 But when thou art invited, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that invited thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honor in the presence of them that sit at table with thee.
11 For whoever exalteth himself shall be abased, and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
12 Then said he also to him that invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor [thy] rich neighbors; lest they also invite thee again, and a recompense be made thee.
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