Luke 14:9

Luke 14:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And 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.
• New International Version (NIV)If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and he who invited you both will come and say to you, 'Give your place to this person,' and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and he who invited you and him come and say to you, ‘Give place to this man,’ and then you begin with shame to take the lowest place.

Context of Luke 14:9

7Then when Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. He said to them, 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. 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. 10But 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. 11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Luke 14:9 word by word

καὶ ἐλθὼν ὁ σὲ καὶ αὐτὸν καλέσας ἐρεῖ σοι· δὸς τούτῳ τόπον. καὶ τότε ἄρξῃ μετὰ αἰσχύνης τὸν ἔσχατον τόπον κατέχειν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• that badeκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• sayἐρῶereō · to sayG2046
• Giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• this manοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• placeτόποςtopos · placeG5117
• thouἄρχομαιarchomai · to rule/beginG756
• ·τότεtote · thenG5119
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• shameαἰσχύνηaischunē · shameG152
• to takeκατέχωkatechō · to hold back/fastG2722
• the lowestἔσχατοςeschatos · last/leastG2078

Cross-references for Luke 14:9

• Esther 6:6So Haman came in, and the king said to him, “What should be done for the man whom the king wishes to honor?” Haman thought to himself, “Who is it that the king would want to honor more than me?”
• Proverbs 3:35The wise inherit honor, but he holds fools up to public contempt.
• Proverbs 11:2When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
• Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
• Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘Your heart is proud and you said, “I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods, in the heart of the seas” – yet you are a man and not a god, though you think you are godlike.
• Daniel 4:30The king uttered these words: “Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence by my own mighty strength and for my majestic honor?”

Commentaries on Luke 14:9

• 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. 9in humiliation: In first-century Jewish culture, honor was very important. This kind of humiliation would have been almost worse than death.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 14:9

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

In the dictionaries

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

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