Luke 14:8

Luke 14:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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;
• New International Version (NIV)“When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest someone more distinguished than you be invited by him,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the best place, lest one more honorable than you be invited by him;

Context of Luke 14:8

6And they were unable to reply to this. 7Now Jesus began telling a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been selecting the places of honor at the table, saying to them, “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down [to eat] at the place of honor, since a more distinguished person than you may have been invited by the host, 9and he who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this man your place,’ and then, in disgrace you proceed to take the last place. 10But when you are invited, go and sit down [to eat] at the last place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher’; and then you will be honored in the presence of all who are at the table with you.

Luke 14:8 word by word

ὅταν κληθῇς ὑπό τινος εἰς γάμους, μὴ κατακλιθῇς εἰς τὴν πρωτοκλισίαν, μήποτε ἐντιμότερός σου ᾖ κεκλημένος ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• thou art biddenκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• ofὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• anyτιςtis · oneG5100
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• a weddingγάμοςgamos · weddingG1062
• sitκατακλίνωkataklinō · to sitG2625
• notμήmē · notG3361
• the highest roomὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the highest roomπρωτοκλισίαprōtoklisia · place of honorG4411
• lestμήποτεmēpote mē pote · lestG3379
• a more honourable manἔντιμοςentimos · valued/honoredG1784
• than thouσύsu · youG4771
• beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Luke 14:8

• Proverbs 25:6Do not be boastfully ambitious and claim honor in the presence of the king, And do not stand in the place of great men;

Commentaries on Luke 14:8

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Art bidden - Are invited. To a wedding - A wedding was commonly attended with a feast or banquet. The highest room - The seat at the table nearest the head. A more honourable man - A more aged man, or a man of higher rank. It is to be remarked that our Saviour did not consider the courtesies of life to be beneath his notice. His chief design here was, no doubt, to reprove the pride and ambition of the Pharisees; but, in doing it, he teaches us that…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-14Verses 7-14 Even in the common actions of life, Christ marks what we do, not only in our religious assemblies, but at our tables. We see in many cases, that a man's pride will bring him low, and before honour is humility. Our Saviour here teaches, that works of charity are better than works of show. But our Lord did not mean that a proud and unbelieving liberality should be rewarded, but that his precept of doing good to the poor and afflicted should be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The response of Jesus comments on a teaching found in Proverbs 25:6–7. In that passage, wisdom warns people not to take places of honor for themselves. Instead, they should wait to be invited to a higher place. When Jesus gave his response, he applied this wisdom to his own time. He taught that people should not seek honor for themselves. Instead, they should be humble and allow God or others to honor them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-117-11. a parable--showing that His design was not so much to inculcate mere politeness or good manners, as underneath this to teach something deeper (Lu 14:11). chief rooms--principal seats, in the middle part of the couch on which they reclined at meals, esteemed the most honorable.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 14:8

• Feasts
• Guest
• Jesus, the Christ
• Presumption
• Pride
• Self-Exaltation

In the dictionaries

• Compel
• Condition
• Consent
• Consult
• Entertain
• Exalt
• Excuse
• Halt
• Hate
• Worship

Commentaries on Luke 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings