Luke 14:8
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;
Luke 14:8 in other translations
| BSB | “When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited. |
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| WEB | “When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, don’t sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him, |
| ASV | 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, |
| YLT | ‘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, |
| DARBY | 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, |
| BBE | 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, |
| 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; |
What does Luke 14:8 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 14:7-11
7-11. a parable--showing that His design was not so much to inculcate mere politeness or good manners, as underneath this to teach something deeper (Lu 14:11). chief rooms--principal seats, in the middle part of the couch on which they reclined at meals, esteemed the most honorable.
Barnes' Notes
Verse 8. Art bidden. Art invited.
To a wedding. A wedding was commonly attended with a feast or banquet.
The highest room. The seat at the table nearest the head.
A more honourable man. A more aged man, or a man of higher rank. It is to be remarked that our Saviour did not consider the courtesies of life to be beneath his notice. His chief design here was, no doubt, to reprove the pride and ambition of the Pharisees; but, in doing it, he teaches us that religion does not violate the courtesies of life. It does not teach us to be rude, forward, pert, assuming, and despising the proprieties of refined intercourse. It teaches humility and kindness, and a desire to make all happy, and a willingness to occupy our appropriate situation and rank in life; and this is true politeness, for true politeness is a desire to make all others happy, and a readiness to do whatever is necessary to make them so. They have utterly mistaken the nature of religion who suppose that because they are professed Christians, they must be rude and uncivil, and violate all the distinctions in society. The example and precepts of Jesus Christ were utterly unlike such conduct. He teaches us to be kind, and to treat men according to their rank and character. Comp. Mt 22:21; Rom 13:7; 1Pet 2:17.
(d) "When thou art" Prov 25:6,7
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 14:7-14
Even in the common actions of life, Christ marks what we do, not only in our religious assemblies, but at our tables. We see in many cases, that a man's pride will bring him low, and before honour is humility. Our Saviour here teaches, that works of charity are better than works of show. But our Lord did not mean that a proud and unbelieving liberality should be rewarded, but that his precept of doing good to the…
Luke 14:8 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 14:8
- Proverbs 25:6-7
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men: For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
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Pr 25:6,7
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Context
- Luke 14:7
And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
- Luke 14:8
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;
- Luke 14:9
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.
Luke 14:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Cuando fueres convidado de alguno á bodas, no te sientes en el primer lugar, no sea que otro más honrado que tú esté por él convidado, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Quand tu seras convié par quelqu’un à des noces, ne te mets pas à table à la première place, de peur qu’un plus honorable que toi ne soit convié par lui, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wenn du von jemandem zur Hochzeit geladen wirst, so lege dich nicht auf den ersten Platz, damit nicht etwa ein Geehrterer als du von ihm geladen sei, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cum invitatus fueris ad nuptias, non discumbas in primo loco, ne forte honoratior te sit invitatus ab illo. |