Luke 14:8

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'When you are invited to a wedding feast, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited by the host.'

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  • Prov 25:6-7 : 6 Do not exalt yourself in the king's presence or stand in the place of the great. 7 For it is better to be told, 'Come up here,' than to be humiliated in the presence of a nobleman whom your eyes have seen.

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  • Luke 14:9-17
    9 verses
    91%

    9'Then the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this person your seat.’ And humiliated, you will have to take the least important place.'

    10'But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests.'

    11'For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.'

    12Then Jesus said to the one who had invited him, 'When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers, your relatives, or your rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you back, and you will be repaid.'

    13But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.

    14And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.

    15When one of those reclining at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, 'Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.'

    16Jesus replied, 'A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.'

    17At the time of the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’

  • Luke 14:7
    90%

    7When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them this parable:

  • Matt 22:8-12
    5 verses
    75%

    8Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding banquet is ready, but those invited were not worthy.'

    9Go therefore to the main roads, and invite everyone you find to the wedding feast.

    10So those servants went out into the roads and gathered all they found, both good and bad. The wedding hall was filled with guests.

    11But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.

    12He said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' The man was speechless.

  • Prov 25:6-8
    3 verses
    75%

    6Do not exalt yourself in the king's presence or stand in the place of the great.

    7For it is better to be told, 'Come up here,' than to be humiliated in the presence of a nobleman whom your eyes have seen.

    8Do not go hastily to court, lest you do something in the end that leaves you humiliated when your neighbor puts you to shame.

  • Jas 2:3
    74%

    3If you show special attention to the one wearing fine clothing and say, 'Here is a good seat for you,' but tell the poor man, 'You stand there,' or 'Sit here by my footstool,'

  • Luke 14:20-24
    5 verses
    74%

    20Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I cannot come.’

    21The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

    22‘Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’

    23Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.’

    24I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.

  • Mark 12:39
    74%

    39and the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets.

  • Jer 16:8
    73%

    8Do not enter a house where feasting is taking place to sit with them, to eat and drink.

  • Matt 23:6
    72%

    6They love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues,

  • Luke 22:26-27
    2 verses
    72%

    26But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.

    27For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But I am among you as the one who serves.

  • Prov 23:1
    72%

    1When you sit down to dine with a ruler, carefully consider what is before you.

  • Matt 22:2-4
    3 verses
    72%

    2The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.

    3He sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the wedding, but they refused to come.

    4Again, he sent other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited: Look, I have prepared my banquet; my oxen and fattened animals have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.'

  • Matt 23:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11The greatest among you will be your servant.

    12Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

  • Luke 17:7-8
    2 verses
    71%

    7Which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?

    8Instead, won't he say to him, ‘Prepare my dinner, make yourself ready and serve me while I eat and drink; after that, you may eat and drink’?

  • Matt 8:11
    69%

    11I tell you, many will come from the east and the west and will recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

  • Luke 20:46
    69%

    46'Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, love respectful greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and places of honor at banquets.

  • Luke 18:14
    69%

    14'I tell you that this man went home justified before God rather than the other. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.'

  • Luke 13:29-30
    2 verses
    69%

    29People will come from the east, west, north, and south, and they will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God.

    30Indeed, some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.

  • Eccl 10:6
    68%

    6Foolishness is set in high places, while the rich sit in lowly positions.

  • Prov 18:16
    68%

    16A person's gift opens doors for him and brings him into the presence of the great.

  • Luke 22:30
    68%

    30so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

  • Jas 4:10
    67%

    10Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

  • Luke 11:37
    67%

    37While Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.

  • Luke 11:43
    67%

    43Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the seats of honor in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

  • 1 Cor 10:27
    67%

    27If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat whatever is placed before you without raising questions of conscience.