Luke 14:8

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

`When thou mayest be called by any one to marriage-feasts, thou mayest not recline on the first couch, lest a more honourable than thou may have been called by him,

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  • Prov 25:6-7 : 6 Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not. 7 For better `that' he hath said to thee, `Come thou up hither,' Than `that' he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.

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  • Luke 14:9-17
    9 verses
    91%

    9and 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.

    10`But, when thou mayest be called, having gone on, recline in the last place, that when he who called thee may come, he may say to thee, Friend, come up higher; then thou shalt have glory before those reclining with thee;

    11because every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'

    12And he said also to him who did call him, `When thou mayest make a dinner or a supper, be not calling thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kindred, nor rich neighbours, lest they may also call thee again, and a recompense may come to thee;

    13but when thou mayest make a feast, be calling poor, maimed, lame, blind,

    14and happy thou shalt be, because they have not to recompense thee, for it shall be recompensed to thee in the rising again of the righteous.'

    15And one of those reclining with him, having heard these things, said to him, `Happy `is' he who shall eat bread in the reign of God;'

    16and he said to him, `A certain man made a great supper, and called many,

    17and he sent his servant at the hour of the supper to say to those having been called, Be coming, because now are all things ready.

  • Luke 14:7
    90%

    7And he spake a simile unto those called, marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying unto them,

  • Matt 22:8-12
    5 verses
    75%

    8then saith he to his servants, The marriage-feast indeed is ready, and those called were not worthy,

    9be going, then, on to the cross-ways, and as many as ye may find, call ye to the marriage-feasts.

    10`And those servants, having gone forth to the ways, did gather all, as many as they found, both bad and good, and the marriage-feast apartment was filled with those reclining.

    11`And the king having come in to view those reclining, saw there a man not clothed with clothing of the marriage-feast,

    12and he saith to him, Comrade, how didst thou come in hither, not having clothing of the marriage-feast? and he was speechless.

  • Prov 25:6-8
    3 verses
    75%

    6Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.

    7For better `that' he hath said to thee, `Come thou up hither,' Than `that' he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.

    8Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?

  • Jas 2:3
    74%

    3and ye may look upon him bearing the gay raiment, and may say to him, `Thou -- sit thou here well,' and to the poor man may say, `Thou -- stand thou there, or, Sit thou here under my footstool,' --

  • Luke 14:20-24
    5 verses
    74%

    20and another said, A wife I married, and because of this I am not able to come.

    21`And that servant having come, told to his lord these things, then the master of the house, having been angry, said to his servant, Go forth quickly to the broad places and lanes of the city, and the poor, and maimed, and lame, and blind, bring in hither.

    22`And the servant said, Sir, it hath been done as thou didst command, and still there is room.

    23`And the lord said unto the servant, Go forth to the ways and hedges, and constrain to come in, that my house may be filled;

    24for I say to you, that none of those men who have been called shall taste of my supper.'

  • Mark 12:39
    74%

    39and first seats in the synagogues, and first couches in suppers,

  • Jer 16:8
    73%

    8A house of banqueting thou dost not enter, To sit with them, to eat and to drink,

  • Matt 23:6
    72%

    6they love also the chief couches in the supper, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

  • Luke 22:26-27
    2 verses
    72%

    26but ye `are' not so, but he who is greater among you -- let him be as the younger; and he who is leading, as he who is ministering;

    27for who is greater? he who is reclining (at meat), or he who is ministering? is it not he who is reclining (at meat)? and I -- I am in your midst as he who is ministering.

  • Prov 23:1
    72%

    1When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which `is' before thee,

  • Matt 22:2-4
    3 verses
    72%

    2`The reign of the heavens was likened to a man, a king, who made marriage-feasts for his son,

    3and he sent forth his servants to call those having been called to the marriage-feasts, and they were not willing to come.

    4`Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Say to those who have been called: Lo, my dinner I prepared, my oxen and the fatlings have been killed, and all things `are' ready, come ye to the marriage-feasts;

  • Matt 23:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11And the greater of you shall be your ministrant,

    12and whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

  • Luke 17:7-8
    2 verses
    71%

    7`But, who is he of you -- having a servant ploughing or feeding -- who, to him having come in out of the field, will say, Having come near, recline at meat?

    8but will not `rather' say to him, Prepare what I may sup, and having girded thyself about, minister to me, till I eat and drink, and after these things thou shalt eat and drink?

  • Matt 8:11
    69%

    11and I say to you, that many from east and west shall come and recline (at meat) with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the reign of the heavens,

  • Luke 20:46
    69%

    46`Take heed of the scribes, who are wishing to walk in long robes, and are loving salutations in the markets, and first seats in the synagogues, and first couches in the suppers,

  • Luke 18:14
    69%

    14I say to you, this one went down declared righteous, to his house, rather than that one: for every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'

  • Luke 13:29-30
    2 verses
    69%

    29and they shall come from east and west, and from north and south, and shall recline in the reign of God,

    30and lo, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.'

  • Eccl 10:6
    68%

    6He hath set the fool in many high places, And the rich in a low place do sit.

  • Prov 18:16
    68%

    16The gift of a man maketh room for him, And before the great it leadeth him.

  • Luke 22:30
    68%

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

  • Jas 4:10
    67%

    10be made low before the Lord, and He shall exalt you.

  • Luke 11:37
    67%

    37And in `his' speaking, a certain Pharisee was asking him that he might dine with him, and having gone in, he reclined (at meat),

  • Luke 11:43
    67%

    43`Wo to you, the Pharisees, because ye love the first seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the market-places.

  • 1 Cor 10:27
    67%

    27and if any one of the unbelieving do call you, and ye wish to go, all that is set before you eat, nothing inquiring, because of the conscience;