Luke 14:8

When you may be called by any one to a marriage feast, do not sit down upon the first couch; lest one more worthy than thee may have been called by him,

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Summary

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;

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Bible References

General references

Matthew 23:6
and they love the first couch at the suppers, and the first seats in the synagogues,
Luke 9:46
And a dispute came in among them, as to which one of them might be the greater.
Acts 8:19
Give me this power, that on whomsoever I may lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.