Translations
Modern
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.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And the one having invited you and him, having come, will say to you, ‘Give to this one the place,’ and then you should begin with shame to take the last place.
Latin
Et veniens is, qui te et illum vocavit, dicat tibi: Da huic locum: et tunc incipias cum rubore novissimum locum tenere.
Original
Greek
English
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.
Notes
in humiliation: In first-century Jewish culture, honor was very important. This kind of humiliation would have been almost worse than death.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
Glossary
Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Luke, Gospel of
Topics
Feasts: Rank Guest: Rules for the Conduct of Jesus, the Christ: Dines with a Pharisee on the Sabbath (In Peraea) Parables: Parables of Christ: Men Bidden to a Feast Presumption: Exhibited in Seeking Precedence Presumption: General Scriptures Concerning Pride: General Scriptures Concerning Self-Exaltation: General Scriptures Concerning