Parallel Verses
Moffatt New Testament
"When anyone invites you to a marriage-banquet," he said, "never lie down in the best place, in case a more distinguished guest than yourself has been invited;
New American Standard Bible
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;
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, don't sit down at the place of honor in case someone more important than you was invited by the host.
A Conservative Version
When thou are invited by any man to wedding festivities, do not sit down in the chief place, lest there may be a more honorable man than thou who was invited by him.
American Standard Version
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,
Amplified
An Understandable Version
"When somebody invites you to a wedding reception, do not recline at the head of the table [Note: See Matt. 23:6], for maybe someone more honorable than you has been invited by the host.
Anderson New Testament
When you are invited by any one to a wedding, do not recline in the first place, lest a more honorable man than you may have been invited by him;
Bible in Basic English
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,
Common New Testament
"When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest one more distinguished than you be invited by him;
Daniel Mace New Testament
when any one invites you to a wedding, don't put yourself in the highest seat: for fear some person of greater distinction should be a guest,
Darby Translation
When 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,
Godbey New Testament
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,
Goodspeed New Testament
"When someone invites you to a wedding supper, do not take the best place, for someone more distinguished than you are may have been invited,
John Wesley New Testament
saying to them, When thou art invited by any man to a marriage-feast, sit not down in the highest place, lest a more honourable man than thou be invited by him,
Julia Smith Translation
When thou art called to the nuptials, thou shouldest not recline in the first place at table; lest a more honourable than thou be called by him:
King James 2000
When you are bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest place; lest a more honorable man than you be bidden of him;
Lexham Expanded Bible
"When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not recline at the table in the place of honor, lest [someone] more distinguished than you has been invited by him,
Modern King James verseion
When you are invited by anyone to a wedding, do not recline in the chief seat, lest a more honorable man than you may be invited by him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"When thou art bidden to a wedding of any man, sit not down in the highest room, lest a more honorable man than thou be bidden of him,
Montgomery New Testament
"When you are invited by any one to a marriage-feast, do not sit down in the best seat, lest a guest more distinguished than yourself has been invited, and your host come to you and say,
NET Bible
"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.
New Heart English Bible
"When you are invited by anyone to a marriage feast, do not sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him,
Noyes New Testament
When thou art invited by any one to a wedding, do not take the highest place, lest one more honorable than thou may have been invited by him;
Sawyer New Testament
When you are invited by any one to a wedding, do not sit down in the first place, lest at some time a more honorable man than you should have been invited by him,
The Emphasized Bible
Whensoever thou hast been invited by anyone unto a marriage feast, do not recline on the first couch; lest once, a more honourable than thou, have been invited by him,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
When thou art invited of any person to a marriage entertainment, recline not on the principal couch; lest a more honourable personage than thyself be invited by him;
Twentieth Century New Testament
"When you are invited by any one to a wedding banquet, do not seat yourself in the best place, for fear that some one of higher rank should have been invited by your host;
Webster
When 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;
Weymouth New Testament
"When any one invites you to a wedding banquet, do not take the best seat, lest perhaps some more honoured guest than you may have been asked,
Williams New Testament
"When you are invited by anyone to a wedding supper, never take the best place, for someone of greater distinction than you may have been invited,
World English Bible
"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,
Worrell New Testament
"When you are bidden by any one to a marriage feast, sit not on the first seat, lest possibly a more honorable man than you may have been invited by him;
Worsley New Testament
When thou art invited by any one to a wedding, do not sit down in the uppermost place, least one more honorable than thou be invited by him;
Youngs Literal Translation
'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,
Themes
Entertainments » Forwardness to take chief seats at, condemned
Fellowship, with God » With Christ » Social
Guest » Rules for the conduct of
Guests » Advices to » Not to seek social pre-eminence
Jesus Christ » History of » Dines with a pharisee on the sabbath (in peraea)
Parables » Parables of Christ » Men bidden to a feast
Presumption » Exhibited in » Seeking precedence
Social functions » Advices to guests » Not to seek social pre-eminence
Social life » Guests advices to » Not to seek social pre-eminence
Topics
Interlinear
Hupo
ὑπό
Hupo
Usage: 188
Tis
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mepote
Entimos
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 14:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Guests At The Wedding Feast
7 He also told a parable to the guests, when he observed how they picked out the best places. 8 "When anyone invites you to a marriage-banquet," he said, "never lie down in the best place, in case a more distinguished guest than yourself has been invited; 9 then the host will tell you, 'Make room for him,' and you will proceed in shame to take the lowest place.