Luke 14:8
“When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, because a person more distinguished than you may have been invited by your host.
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- Prov 25:6-7 : 6 Do not honor yourself before the king, and do not stand in the place of great men; 7 for it is better for him to say to you,“Come up here,” than to put you lower before a prince, whom your eyes have seen.
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- Luke 14:9-179 verses91%
9 So the host who invited both of you will come and say to you,‘Give this man your place.’ Then, ashamed, you will begin to move to the least important place.
10 But when you are invited, go and take the least important place, so that when your host approaches he will say to you,‘Friend, move up here to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who share the meal with you.
11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
12 He said also to the man who had invited him,“When you host a dinner or a banquet, don’t invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors so you can be invited by them in return and get repaid.
13 But when you host an elaborate meal, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.
14 Then you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
15 The Parable of the Great Banquet When one of those at the meal with Jesus heard this, he said to him,“Blessed is everyone who will feast in the kingdom of God!”
16 But Jesus said to him,“A man once gave a great banquet and invited many guests.
17 At the time for the banquet he sent his slave to tell those who had been invited,‘Come, because everything is now ready.’
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7 On Seeking Seats of Honor Then when Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. He said to them,
- Matt 22:8-125 verses75%
8 Then he said to his slaves,‘The wedding is ready, but the ones who had been invited were not worthy.
9 So go into the main streets and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.’
10 And those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all they found, both bad and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
11 But when the king came in to see the wedding guests, he saw a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.
12 And he said to him,‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But he had nothing to say.
- Prov 25:6-83 verses75%
6 Do not honor yourself before the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
7 for it is better for him to say to you,“Come up here,” than to put you lower before a prince, whom your eyes have seen.
8 Do not go out hastily to litigation, or what will you do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame?
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3 do you pay attention to the one who is finely dressed and say,“You sit here in a good place,” and to the poor person,“You stand over there,” or“Sit on the floor”?
- Luke 14:20-245 verses74%
20 Another said,‘I just got married, and I cannot come.’
21 So the slave came back and reported this to his master. Then the master of the household was furious and said to his slave,‘Go out quickly to the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
22 Then the slave said,‘Sir, what you instructed has been done, and there is still room.’
23 So the master said to his slave,‘Go out to the highways and country roads and urge people to come in, so that my house will be filled.
24 For I tell you, not one of those individuals who were invited will taste my banquet!’”
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39 and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
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8 “‘Do not go to a house where people are feasting and sit down to eat and drink with them either.
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6 They love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues
- Luke 22:26-272 verses72%
26 Not so with you; instead the one who is greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like the one who serves.
27 For who is greater, the one who is seated at the table, or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is seated at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.
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1 When you sit down to eat with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you,
- Matt 22:2-43 verses72%
2 “The kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.
3 He sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the banquet, but they would not come.
4 Again he sent other slaves, saying,‘Tell those who have been invited,“Look! The feast I have prepared for you is ready. My oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.”’
- Matt 23:11-122 verses72%
11 The greatest among you will be your servant.
12 And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
- Luke 17:7-82 verses71%
7 “Would any one of you say to your slave who comes in from the field after plowing or shepherding sheep,‘Come at once and sit down for a meal’?
8 Won’t the master instead say to him,‘Get my dinner ready, and make yourself ready to serve me while I eat and drink. Then you may eat and drink’?
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11 I tell you, many will come from the east and west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,
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46 “Beware of the experts in the law. They like walking around in long robes, and they love elaborate greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
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14 I tell you that this man went down to his home justified rather than the Pharisee. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
- Luke 13:29-302 verses69%
29 Then people will come from east and west, and from north and south, and take their places at the banquet table in the kingdom of God.
30 But indeed, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
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6 Fools are placed in many positions of authority, while wealthy men sit in lowly positions.
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16 A person’s gift makes room for him, and leads him before important people.
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30 that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
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10 Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you.
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37 Rebuking the Pharisees and Experts in the Law As he spoke, a Pharisee invited Jesus to have a meal with him, so he went in and took his place at the table.
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43 Woe to you Pharisees! You love the best seats in the synagogues and elaborate greetings in the marketplaces!
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27 If an unbeliever invites you to dinner and you want to go, eat whatever is served without asking questions of conscience.