Luke 14:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Luke 14:9 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 14:9 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Esther 6:6Haman entered, and the king asked him, “What should be done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor?” Now Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king be delighted to honor more than me?”
- Proverbs 3:35The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.
- Proverbs 11:2When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.
- Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
- Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.
- Daniel 4:30the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”
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