Luke 14:7
“And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,”
And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?
And they could not answer him again to these things.
And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
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;
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.
Cross-References
“Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.”
“For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.”
“But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;”
“Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;”
“And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,”