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Greek Texts ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 14:8 Greek NT: Nestle 1904Ὅταν κληθῇς ὑπό τινος εἰς γάμους, μὴ κατακλιθῇς εἰς τὴν πρωτοκλισίαν, μή ποτε ἐντιμότερός σου ᾖ κεκλημένος ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ, ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 14:8 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort 1881 ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 14:8 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants] ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 14:8 Greek NT: RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005 ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 14:8 Greek NT: Greek Orthodox Church ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 14:8 Greek NT: Tischendorf 8th Edition ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 14:8 Greek NT: Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894 ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 14:8 Greek NT: Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550 ὅταν κληθῇς ὑπό τινος εἰς γάμους, μὴ κατακλιθῇς εἰς τὴν πρωτοκλισίαν, μήποτε ἐντιμότερος σου ᾖ κεκλημένος ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ, KJV with Strong's When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding sit not down in the highest room lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him Luke 14:8 Hebrew Bible Luke 14:8 Aramaic NT: Peshitta Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for someone more distinguished than you may have been invited by him, King James Bible When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him; Holman Christian Standard Bible "When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, don't recline at the best place, because a more distinguished person than you may have been invited by your host. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge When. That there were among the Jews of these times many disputes about seats at banquets, we learn both from Josephus and the Rabbis; nor were these matters unattended to by the Greeks and Romans. Similar admonitions to this of our Lord, also occur in the Rabbinical writers. Rabbi Akiba said, Go two or three seats lower than the place that belongs to thee, and sit there till they say unto to thee, Go up higher; but do not take the uppermost seat, lest they say unto thee, Come down: for it is better they should say unto thee, Go up, go up than they should say, Go down, go down. Proverbs 25:6,7 Put not forth yourself in the presence of the king, and stand not … Links Luke 14:8 • Luke 14:8 NIV • Luke 14:8 NLT • Luke 14:8 ESV • Luke 14:8 NASB • Luke 14:8 KJV • Luke 14:8 Bible Apps • Luke 14:8 Biblia Paralela • Luke 14:8 Chinese Bible • Luke 14:8 French Bible • Luke 14:8 German Bible • Bible Hub |