Luke 14:9
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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.

and thou.

Esther 6:6-12 And when he was come in, he said to him: What ought to be done to the man whom the king is desirous to honour? But Aman thinking in his heart, and supposing that the king would honour no other but himself, . . .

Proverbs 3:35 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend, that you may know prudence.

Proverbs 11:2 The simplicity of the just shall guide them: and the deceitfulness of the wicked shall destroy them.

Proverbs 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction: and the spirit is lifted up before a fall.

Ezekiel 28:2-10 Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre: Thus saith the Lord God: Because thy heart is lifted up, and thou hast said: I am God, and I sit in the chair of God in the heart of the sea: whereas thou art a man, and not God: and hast set thy heart as if it were the heart of God. . . .

Daniel 4:30-34 The same hour the word was fulfilled upon Nabuchodonosor, and he was driven away from among men, and did eat grass, like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven: till his hairs grew like the feathers of eagles, and his nails like birds' claws. . . .

Context
The Parable of the Guests
8When thou art invited to a wedding, sit not down in the first place, lest perhaps one more honourable than thou be invited by him: 9And 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. 10But when thou art invited, go, sit down in the lowest place; that when he who invited thee cometh, he may say to thee: Friend, go up higher. Then shalt thou have glory before them that sit at table with thee.…
Cross References
Luke 3:8
Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of penance: and do not begin to say, We have Abraham for our father. For I say unto you that God is able of these stones, to raise up children to Abraham.

Luke 13:17
And when he said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the things that were gloriously done by him.

Lexicon
Then
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

host who invited
καλέσας (kalesas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2564: (a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name. Akin to the base of keleuo; to 'call'.

both of you
σὲ (se)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

will come
ἐλθὼν (elthōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2064: To come, go.

[and] tell
ἐρεῖ (erei)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2046: Probably a fuller form of rheo; an alternate for epo in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. Speak or say.

you,
σοι (soi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

‘Give
Δὸς (Dos)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.

this man
τούτῳ (toutō)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

[your] seat.’
τόπον (topon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5117: Apparently a primary word; a spot, i.e. Location; figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard.

And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

in
μετὰ (meta)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.

humiliation,
αἰσχύνης (aischynēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 152: Shame, shamefacedness, shameful deeds. From aischunomai; shame or disgrace.

you will have
ἄρξῃ (arxē)
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 756: To begin. Middle voice of archo; to commence.

to take
κατέχειν (katechein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 2722: From kata and echo; to hold down, in various applications.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

last
ἔσχατον (eschaton)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2078: Last, at the last, finally, till the end. A superlative probably from echo; farthest, final.

place.
τόπον (topon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5117: Apparently a primary word; a spot, i.e. Location; figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard.


Additional Translations
Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place.

And the one having invited you and him, having come, will say to you, 'Give your place to this one,' and then with shame you should begin to take the last place.

And he that bade you and him come and say to you, Give this man place; and you begin with shame to take the lowest room.

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.

and 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.

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.

And he that invited thee and him, shall come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.

and the man who invited you both will come and will say to you, 'Make room for this guest,' and then you, ashamed, will move to the lowest place.

and he who invited both of you would come and tell you, 'Make room for this person.' Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place.

and he who did call thee and him having come shall say to thee, Give to this one place, and then thou mayest begin with shame to occupy the last place.
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