Luke 14:8
When thou shalt be bidden of any man to a wedding, set not thy selfe downe in the chiefest place, lest a more honourable man then thou, be bidden of him,
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- Prov 25:6-7 : 6 Boast not thy selfe before the King, and stand not in the place of great men. 7 For it is better, that it be saide vnto thee, Come vp hither, then thou to be put lower in the presece of the prince whom thine eyes haue seene.
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- Luke 14:9-179 verses91%
9And he that bade both him & thee, come, and say to thee, Giue this man roome, and thou then begin with shame to take the lowest roome.
10But when thou art bidden, goe and sit downe in the lowest roome, that when he that bade thee, cometh, he may say vnto thee, Friende, sit vp hier: then shalt thou haue worship in the presence of them that sit at table with thee.
11For whosoeuer exalteth himselfe, shall be brought lowe, and he that humbleth himselfe, shal be exalted.
12Then said he also to him that had bidden him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friendes, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsemen, nor ye riche neighbours, lest they also bid thee againe, & a recompence be made thee.
13But when thou makest a feast, call ye poore, the maimed, the lame, and the blind,
14And thou shalt be blessed, because they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the iust.
15Nowe when one of them that sate at table, heard these things, he said vnto him, Blessed is he that eateth bread in the kingdome of God.
16Then saide he to him, A certaine man made a great supper, and bade many,
17And sent his seruant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come: for all things are nowe readie.
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7He spake also a parable to the ghestes, when he marked howe they chose out the chiefe roomes, and said vnto them,
- Matt 22:8-125 verses75%
8Then saide hee to his seruants, Truly the wedding is prepared: but they which were bidden, were not worthy.
9Go ye therefore out into the high wayes, and as many as ye finde, bid them to the mariage.
10So those seruantes went out into the hie wayes, and gathered together all that euer they found, both good and bad: so the wedding was furnished with ghestes.
11Then the King came in, to see the ghestes, and sawe there a man which had not on a wedding garment.
12And he sayd vnto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither, and hast not on a wedding garment? And he was speachlesse.
- Prov 25:6-83 verses75%
6Boast not thy selfe before the King, and stand not in the place of great men.
7For it is better, that it be saide vnto thee, Come vp hither, then thou to be put lower in the presece of the prince whom thine eyes haue seene.
8Goe not foorth hastily to strife, least thou know not what to doe in the ende thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
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3And ye haue a respect to him that weareth the gaie clothing; and say vnto him, Sit thou here in a goodly place, and say vnto the poore, Stand thou there, or sit here vnder my footestoole,
- Luke 14:20-245 verses74%
20And another said, I haue maried a wife, and therefore I can not come.
21So that seruaunt returned, and shewed his master these thinges. Then was the good man of the house angrie, and said to his seruant, Goe out quickely into the streetes and lanes of the citie, and bring in hither the poore, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blinde.
22And the seruaunt saide, Lorde, it is done as thou hast commaunded, and yet there is roome.
23Then the master sayd to the seruaunt, Goe out into the hie wayes, and hedges, and compell them to come in, that mine house may bee filled.
24For I say vnto you, that none of those men which were bidden, shall taste of my supper.
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39And the chiefe seates in the Synagogues, and the first roumes at feastes,
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8Thou shalt not also goe into the house of feasting to sit with them to eate and to drinke.
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6And loue the chiefe place at feastes, and to haue the chiefe seates in the assemblies,
- Luke 22:26-272 verses72%
26But yee shall not be so: but let the greatest among you be as the least: and the chiefest as he that serueth.
27For who is greater, he that sitteth at table, or he that serueth? Is not he that sitteth at table? And I am among you as he that serueth.
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1When thou sittest to eate with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee,
- Matt 22:2-43 verses72%
2The kingdome of heauen is like vnto a certaine King which maried his sonne,
3And sent foorth his seruants, to call them that were bidde to the wedding, but they woulde not come.
4Againe hee sent foorth other seruants, saying. Tell them which are bidden, Beholde, I haue prepared my dinner: mine oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all thinges are readie: come vnto the mariage.
- Matt 23:11-122 verses72%
11But he that is greatest among you, let him be your seruant.
12For whosoeuer will exalt himselfe, shall be brought lowe: and whosoeuer will humble himselfe, shalbe exalted.
- Luke 17:7-82 verses71%
7Who is it also of you, that hauing a seruant plowing or feeding cattell, woulde say vnto him by and by, when hee were come from the fielde, Goe, and sit downe at table?
8And woulde not rather say to him, Dresse wherewith I may suppe, and girde thy selfe, and serue mee, till I haue eaten and drunken, and afterward eate thou, and drinke thou?
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11But I say vnto you, that many shall come from the East and West, and shall sit downe with Abraham, and Isaac, and Iacob, in the kingdome of heauen.
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46Beware of the Scribes, which willingly go in long robes, and loue salutations in the markets, and the hiest seates in the assemblies, and the chiefe roomes at feastes:
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14I tell you, this man departed to his house iustified, rather then the other: for euery man that exalteth himselfe, shall be brought lowe, and he that humbleth himselfe, shalbe exalted.
- Luke 13:29-302 verses69%
29Then shall come many from the East, and from the West, and from the North, and from the South, and shall sit at Table in the kingdome of God.
30And beholde, there are last, which shalbe first, and there are first, which shalbe last.
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6Follie is set in great excellencie, and the riche set in the lowe place.
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16A mans gift enlargeth him, and leadeth him before great men.
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30That ye may eate, and drinke at my table in my kingdome, and sit on seates, and iudge the twelue tribes of Israel.
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10Cast downe your selues before the Lord, and he will lift you vp.
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37And as hee spake, a certaine Pharise besought him to dine with him: and hee went in, and sate downe at table.
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43Wo be to you, Pharises: for ye loue the vppermost seats in the Synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
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27If any of them which beleeue not, call you to a feast, and if ye wil go, whatsoeuer is set before you, eate, asking no question for conscience sake.