Luke 14:8

Bishops' Bible (1568)

When thou art bydden of any man to a weddyng, syt not downe in the hyest rowme: lest a more honourable man then thou, be bydden of hym,

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  • Prov 25:6-7 : 6 Put not foorth thy selfe in the presence of the king, and preasse not into the place of great men: 7 For better is it, that it be sayde vnto thee, come vp hyther: then thou to be put lower in the presence of the priuce whom thou seest with thyne eyes.

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  • Luke 14:9-17
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    9And he, that bad hym and thee, come, and say to thee, geue this man rowme: & thou then begyn with shame, to take the lowest rowme.

    10But when thou art bydden, go and syt in the lowest rowme, that when he that bad thee cometh, he may say vnto thee, friende syt vp hyer: Then shalt thou haue worshyppe in the presence of them that syt at meate with thee.

    11For whosoeuer exalteth hym selfe, shalbe brought lowe: And he that humbleth hym selfe, shalbe exalted.

    12Then sayde he also to hym that bad hym to meate: When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friendes, nor thy brethren, neither thy kynsemen, nor thy ryche neyghbours, lest they also byd thee agayne, and a recompence be made thee.

    13But when thou makest a feast, call the poore, the feeble, the lame, & the blynde,

    14And thou shalt be happy, for they can not recompence thee: For thou shalt be recompenced at the resurrection of the iust men.

    15When one of them, that sate at meate also, hearde these thynges, he sayde vnto hym: Happy is he that eateth bread in the kyngdome of God.

    16Then sayde he vnto hym. A certayne man ordayned a great supper, and bad many,

    17And sent his seruaunt at supper tyme, to say to them that were bydden, come, for all thynges are nowe redy.

  • 7He put foorth also a similitude to the ghestes, when he marked howe they chose out the chiefe rowmes, and sayde vnto them:

  • Matt 22:8-12
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    8Then sayde he to his seruauntes, the mariage in dede is prepared: But they which were bidden, were not worthy.

    9Go ye therfore out into the hye wayes: and as many as ye fynde, bid them to the mariage.

    10And the seruauntes went out into the hye wayes, and gathered together all, as many as they coulde fynde, both good and bad: and the weddyng was furnished with ghestes.

    11Then the kyng came in, to see the ghestes: and whe he spyed there a man, which had not on a weddyng garmet,

    12He sayde vnto hym: frende, howe camest thou in hyther, not hauyng a weddyng garment? And he was euen speachlesse.

  • Prov 25:6-8
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    6Put not foorth thy selfe in the presence of the king, and preasse not into the place of great men:

    7For better is it, that it be sayde vnto thee, come vp hyther: then thou to be put lower in the presence of the priuce whom thou seest with thyne eyes.

    8Be not hastie to go to lawe: lest haplye thou knowest not what to do when thy neighbour hath confounded thee.

  • 3And ye haue a respect to hym that weareth the gay clothyng, and say vnto hym, sitte thou here in a good place: & say vnto the poore, stande thou there, or sitte here vnder my footestoole:

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    20And another sayde: I haue maryed a wyfe, and therfore I can not come.

    21And the seruaunt returned, & shewed his maister these thynges. Then was the good man of the house displeased, & sayde to his seruaunt: Go out quickly into the brode streates and lanes of the citie, and bryng in hyther the poore, and the feeble, and the halt, and the blynde.

    22And the seruaunt sayde: Lorde, it is done as thou hast commaunded, and yet there is rowme.

    23And the Lorde sayde to the seruaunt: Go out into the hye wayes & hedges, and compell them to come in, that my house may be fylled.

    24For I say vnto you, that none of those men which were bydden, shall taste of my supper.

  • 39And the chiefe seates in the congregations, and the vppermost rowmes at feastes,

  • 8Thou shalt not go into their feast house, to sit downe to eate or drynke with them:

  • 6And loue the vppermost seates at feastes, and to syt in the chiefe place in councels,

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    26But ye shall not be so. But he that is greatest among you, shalbe as the younger, and he that is chiefe, shalbe as he that doth minister.

    27For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meate, or he that serueth? Is not he that sitteth at meate? But I am among you, as he that ministreth.

  • 1When thou sittest to eate with a noble man, consider diligently what is set before thee.

  • Matt 22:2-4
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    2The kyngdome of heauen is lyke vnto a man that was a kyng, which made a mariage for his sonne.

    3And sent foorth his seruauntes, to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they woulde not come.

    4Agayne, he sent foorth other seruauntes, saying: Tell them which are bidden, beholde, I haue prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fatlynges are kylled, and all thynges are redy: come vnto the mariage.

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    11He that is greatest among you, shalbe your seruaunt.

    12But whosoeuer exalteth hym selfe, shalbe brought lowe: And he that humbleth hym selfe, shalbe exalted.

  • Luke 17:7-8
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    7But which of you, hauyng a seruaunt plowyng, or feedyng cattell, woulde say vnto hym by & by when he were come from the fielde, go and syt downe at the table:

    8And woulde not rather say vnto hym, dresse, wherwith I may suppe, & gyrde vp thy selfe, and serue me, tyll I haue eaten and dronken, and afterward eate thou, and drynke thou?

  • 11I say vnto you, that many shall come from the east and west, and shall rest with Abraham, and Isaac, & Iacob, in the kyngdome of heauen.

  • 46Beware of the scribes, whiche wyll go in long robes, and loue greetinges in the markets, and the hyest seates in the synagogues, and the chiefe rowmes at feastes:

  • 14I tell you, this man departed home to his house iustified, rather then the other. For euery one that exalteth hym selfe, shalbe brought lowe: And he that humbleth hym selfe, shalbe exalted.

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    29And they shall come from the east and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall syt downe in the kyngdome of God.

    30And beholde, there are last, which shalbe first: And there are first, which shalbe last.

  • 6in that a foole sitteth in great dignitie, and the riche are set downe beneath.

  • 16A mans gyft maketh an open way, to bryng hym before great men.

  • 30That ye may eate and drynke at my table in my kyngdome, & sit on seates iudgyng the twelue tribes of Israel.

  • 10Humble your selues in the sight of the Lorde, and he shall lyft you vp.

  • 37And as he spake, a certaine pharisee besought hym to dyne with hym: and Iesus went in, & sate downe to meate.

  • 43Wo vnto you pharisees: for ye loue the vppermost seates in ye synagogues, and greetynges in the markettes.

  • 27If any of them which beleue not, byd you to a feast and ye be disposed to go, whatsoeuer is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake.