9and 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.


In Context

6 They couldn't answer him regarding these things.

7 He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,

8 |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,

9 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.

10 But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may tell you, 'Friend, move up higher.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.

11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.|

Luke 14:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:9And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:9If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, 'Give this man your seat.' Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:9And he that invited thee and him, come and say to thee, Give this man place: and then thou begin with shame to take the lowest place.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:9and he that bade thee and him shall come and say to thee, Give this man place; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest place.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:9and he who invited thee and him come and say to thee, Give place to this man, and then thou begin with shame to take the last place.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:9and he that bade thee and him shall come and say to thee, Give this man place; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest place.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:9And 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:9and he who did call thee and him having come shall say to thee, Give to this one place, and then thou mayest begin with shame to occupy the last place.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:9And 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.