Parallel Verses
King James Version
And 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.
New American Standard Bible
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Then the host who invited both of you would come to you and say, "Give this person your place.' In disgrace, you would have to take the place of least honor.
A Conservative Version
And he who invited thee and him, having come, will say to thee, Give place to this man, and then thou will begin with embarrassment to take the last place.
American Standard Version
and 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.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
Then the one who invited both of you will come [over] and say to you, 'Give this man your seat [at the table],' and then you will be embarrassed and have to move to the least important seat.
Anderson New Testament
and he that invited you and him, come and say to you, Give place to this man; and then you shall begin with shame to take the last place.
Bible in Basic English
And then the giver of the feast will come to you and say, Give your place to this man; and you, with shame, will have to take the lowest seat.
Common New Testament
and he who invited you both will come and say to you, 'Give place to this man,' and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and he that invited you both, should come and bid you give place to him; and you should have the disgrace of taking the lowest seat.
Darby Translation
and 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.
Godbey New Testament
and the one having called thee and him, having come in shall say to thee, Give place to him; and then thou shalt with shame begin to take the last place.
Goodspeed New Testament
and your host will come and say to you 'Make room for this man,' and then you will proceed in confusion to take the poorest place.
John Wesley New Testament
And he that invited thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place. And then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest place. But when thou art invited,
Julia Smith Translation
And he having called thee and him, having come, shall say to thee, Give place to this; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take possession of the last place.
King James 2000
And he that bade you and him come and say to you, Give this man your place; and you begin with shame to take the lowest place.
Lexham Expanded Bible
and the one who invited you {both} will come [and] say to you, 'Give the place to this person,' and then with shame you will begin to take the last place.
Modern King James verseion
And he who invited you and him shall come and say to you, Give place to this man; and then you begin with shame to take the last place.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and he that bade both him and thee, come and say to thee, 'Give this man room.' And thou then begin with shame to take the lowest room.
Moffatt New Testament
then the host will tell you, 'Make room for him,' and you will proceed in shame to take the lowest place.
Montgomery New Testament
"'Give place to this man,' and then with mortification you proceed to take the lowest place.
NET Bible
So the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, 'Give this man your place.' Then, ashamed, you will begin to move to the least important place.
New Heart English Bible
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.
Noyes New Testament
and he who invited thee and him come and say to thee, Give place to this man; and then thou wilt begin with shame to take the lowest place.
Sawyer New Testament
and he that invited you and him come and say to you, Give this man a place; and then with shame you take the last place.
The Emphasized Bible
and he that invited both thee and him should come, and say unto thee - Give, unto this one, place! and, then, thou shouldst begin, with shame, the last place, to occupy.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and he that invited thee and him, coming say to thee, Yield this person the place; and so thou shalt begin with shame to go down to the lowest place.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And he who invited you both will come and say to you 'Make room for this man,' and then you will begin in confusion to take the lowest place.
Webster
And 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.
Weymouth New Testament
and the man who invited you both will come and will say to you, 'Make room for this guest,' and then you, ashamed, will move to the lowest place.
Williams New Testament
so that your host may not come and say to you, 'Make room for this man'; and then in embarrassment you will proceed to take and keep the lowest place.
World English Bible
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.
Worrell New Testament
and he who bade you and him, coming, shall say to you, 'Give place to this man;' and then you shall, with shame, begin to occupy the lowest place.
Worsley New Testament
and he who invited thee and him, should come and say to thee, Give place to this person, and then thou begin with shame to take the lowest place.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
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
Interlinear
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 14:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Guests At The Wedding Feast
8 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; 9 And 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. 10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
Names
Cross References
Esther 6:6-12
So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?
Proverbs 3:35
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
Proverbs 11:2
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
Proverbs 16:18
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Ezekiel 28:2-10
Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:
Daniel 4:30-34
The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?