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Luke 14:8 KJV
Luke · chapter 14 · verse 8
When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;Luke 14:8 · King James Version
Luke 14:8 in context
6And they could not answer him again to these things.
7And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
8When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
9And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
10But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
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Key words (Strong's)
- weddinggamosa wedding or marriage festival, a wedding banquet, a wedding feast, marriage, matrimonyG1062 →
- biddenkaleōto call, to call aloud, utter in a loud voice, to invite, to callG2564 →
- roomprōtoklisiathe first reclining place, the chief place at table, the relative rank of the several…G4411 →
- lestmēpotethat... not, lest, whether perhaps, whether or not, in no way, perhapsG3379 →
- sitkataklinōin the NT in reference to eating, to make to recline, to reclineG2625 →
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Our Lord Jesus here sets us an example of profitable edifying discourse at our tables, when we are in company with our friends. We find that when he had none but his disciples, who were his own family, with him at his table, his discourse with them was good, and to the use of edifying;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-14