Luke 14:11

Luke 14:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
• New International Version (NIV)For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
• New King James Version (NKJV)For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Context of Luke 14:11

9and he who invited thee and him come and say to thee, Give place to this [man], and then thou begin with shame to take the last place. 10But when thou hast been invited, go and put thyself down in the last place, that when he who has invited thee comes, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honour before all that are lying at table with thee; for every one that exalts himself shall be abased, and he that abases himself shall be exalted. 12And he said also to him that had invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsfolk, nor rich neighbours, lest it may be they also should invite thee in return, and a recompense be made thee. 13But when thou makest a feast, call poor, crippled, lame, blind:

Luke 14:11 word by word

ὅτι πᾶς ὁ ὑψῶν ἑαυτὸν ταπεινωθήσεται, καὶ ὁ ταπεινῶν ἑαυτὸν ὑψωθήσεται.¶Read the interlinear

• exaltsὑψόωhupsoō · to lift upG5312

Cross-references for Luke 14:11

• Luke 1:51He has wrought strength with his arm; he has scattered haughty [ones] in the thought of their heart.
• Luke 18:14I say unto you, This [man] went down to his house justified rather than that [other]. For every one who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.
• 1 Samuel 15:17And Samuel said, Was it not when thou wast little in thine eyes that thou [becamest] the head of the tribes of Israel, and Jehovah anointed thee king over Israel?
• Job 22:29When they are made low, then thou shalt say, Rise up! and he shall save him that is of downcast eyes.
• Job 40:10Deck thyself now with glory and excellency, and clothe thyself with majesty and splendour.
• Psalms 18:27For it is thou that savest the afflicted people; but the haughty eyes wilt thou bring down.
• Psalms 138:6For Jehovah is high; but he looketh upon the lowly, and the proud he knoweth afar off.
• Proverbs 15:33The fear of Jehovah is the discipline of wisdom, and before honour [goeth] humility.
• Proverbs 18:12Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; and before honour [goeth] humility.
• Proverbs 29:23A man's pride bringeth him low; but the humble in spirit shall obtain honour.
• Isaiah 2:11The lofty eyes of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.
• Isaiah 57:15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, and whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy [place], and with him that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
• Matthew 23:12And whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.
• James 4:6But he gives more grace. Wherefore he says, God sets himself against [the] proud, but gives grace to [the] lowly.
• 1 Peter 5:5Likewise [ye] younger, be subject to [the] elder, and all of you bind on humility towards one another; for God sets himself against [the] proud, but to [the] humble gives grace.

Commentaries on Luke 14:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11For whosoever exalteth himself, etc. - This is the unchangeable conduct of God: he is ever abasing the proud, and giving grace, honor, and glory to the humble.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Whosoever exalteth … - This is universal among people, and it is also the way in which God will deal with people. “Men” will perpetually endeavor to bring down those who endeavor to exalt themselves; and it is a part of God‘s regular plan to abase the proud, to bring down the lofty, to raise up those that be bowed down, and show “his” favors to those who are poor and needy.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
• 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 14:11

• Guest
• Humility
• Jesus, the Christ
• Presumption
• Self-Exaltation

In the dictionaries

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

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