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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.

αἰσχύνη
aischune
noun · 6×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δίδωμι
didomi
verb · 414×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καλέω
kaleo
verb · 148×
κατέχω
katecho
verb · 17×
μετά
meta
preposition · 469×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
τόπος
topos
noun · 95×
τότε
tote
adverb · 157×
ἄρχομαι
archomai
verb · 85×
ἐρέω
ereo
verb · 96×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
ἔσχατος
eschatos
adjective · 53×
o
article · 19778×

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.