8'When thou mayest be called by any one to marriage-feasts, thou mayest not recline on the first couch, lest a more honourable than thou may have been called by him,


In Context

5 and answering them he said, 'Of which of you shall an ass or ox fall into a pit, and he will not immediately draw it up on the sabbath-day?'

6 and they were not able to answer him again unto these things.

7 And he spake a simile unto those called, marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying unto them,

8 'When thou mayest be called by any one to marriage-feasts, thou mayest not recline on the first couch, lest a more honourable than thou may have been called by him,

9 and 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.

10 'But, when thou mayest be called, having gone on, recline in the last place, that when he who called thee may come, he may say to thee, Friend, come up higher; then thou shalt have glory before those reclining with thee;

Luke 14:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:8When 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;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:8"When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:8When thou art invited to a wedding, sit not down in the first place, lest perhaps one more honourable than thou be invited by him:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:8When 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,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:8When thou art invited by any one to a wedding, do not lay thyself down in the first place at table, lest perhaps a more honourable than thou be invited by him,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:8When thou art bidden of any man to a marriage feast, sit not down in the chief seat; lest haply a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:8When 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;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:8|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,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:8When 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;