Luke 14:9 - Tree of Life Version Then the one who invited both of you will come to you and say, ‘Give up this seat.’ And with shame, you would proceed to take the lowest seat. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he who invited both of you will come to you and say, Let this man have the place [you have taken]. Then, with humiliation and a guilty sense of impropriety, you will begin to take the lowest place. American Standard Version (1901) and he that bade thee and him shall come and say to thee, Give this man place; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest place. Common English Bible The host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give your seat to this other person.’ Embarrassed, you will take your seat in the least important place. Catholic Public Domain Version And then he who called both you and him, approaching, may say to you, 'Give this place to him.' And then you would begin, with shame, to take the last place. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he that invited thee and him, come and say to thee, Give this man place: and then thou begin with shame to take the lowest place. |
When Yeshua said these things, all His opponents were put to shame; but the whole crowd was rejoicing at all the glorious things done by Him.
Therefore produce fruits worthy of repentance; and don’t even begin to say among yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father’! For I tell you that from these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.