American King James Version
"When you are bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honorable man than you be bidden of him; "
— Luke 14:8, American 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;”
“When thou art bidden of any man to a marriage feast, sit not down in the chief seat; lest haply a more honorable man than thou be bidden of him, ”
“"When you are invited by anyone to a marriage feast, don't sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him,”
““When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, because a person more distinguished than you may have been invited by your host.”
“When thou art invited to a wedding, sit not down in the first place, lest perhaps one more honourable than thou be invited by him:”
“When you get a request to come to a feast, do not take the best seat, for a more important man than you may be coming,”
“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;”
And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?
And they could not answer him again to these things. ¶
And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying to them,
When you are bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honorable man than you be bidden of him;
And he that bade you and him come and say to you, Give this man place; and you begin with shame to take the lowest room.
But when you are bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade you comes, he may say to you, Friend, go up higher: then shall you have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with you.
For whoever exalts himself shall be abased; and he that humbles himself shall be exalted. ¶