Luke 14:8
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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;“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.
In other translations
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;“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.
Greek words
ὅτανhotanWhenG3752κληθῇςklēthēasyou may be invitedG2564ὑπόhupobyG5259τινοςtinosanyoneG5100εἰςeistoG1519γάμους,gamouswedding feasts,G1062μὴmēnotG3361κατακλιθῇςkataklithēasmay reclineG2625εἰςeisinG1519τὴνtēntheG3588πρωτοκλισίαν,prōtoklisianfirst place,G4411μήποτεmēpoteotherwiseG3361ἐντιμότερόςentimoteros[one] more honorableG1784σουsouthan youG4771ᾖēmay have beenG1510κεκλημένοςkeklēmenosinvitedG2564ὑπ᾽hup᾽byG5259αὐτοῦ,autouhim,G846
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Greek New Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Words marked TR or NA appear in only one of the two main Greek texts.
Related verses
- Proverbs 25:6-76 Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men: 7 For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.6 Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men; 7 for it is better that he says to you, “Come up here!” than that you should be demoted in the presence of the prince. Even what you have seen with your own eyes,
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