Luke 14:9
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.
KJV
καὶ ἐλθὼν ὁ σὲ καὶ αὐτὸν καλέσας ἐρεῖ σοι· δὸς τούτῳ τόπον, καὶ τότε ἄρξῃ μετὰ αἰσχύνης τὸν ἔσχατον τόπον κατέχειν.
Greek NT
Et veniens is, qui te et illum vocavit, dicat tibi : Da huic locum : et tunc incipias cum rubore novissimum locum tenere.
Vulgate
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.
ASV
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.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Prov 3:35 — The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
- Prov 11:2 — When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
- Prov 16:18 — Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.