Luke 14:8

14:8 “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, ¹  do not take ²  the place of honor, because a person more distinguished than you may have been invited by your host. ³ 

Luke 20:46

20:46 “Beware ⁴  of the experts in the law. ⁵  They ⁶  like walking around in long robes, and they love elaborate greetings ⁷  in the marketplaces and the best seats ⁸  in the synagogues ⁹  and the places of honor at banquets.

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¹ tn Or “banquet.” This may not refer only to a wedding feast, because this term can have broader sense (note the usage in Esth 2:18; 9:22 LXX). However, this difference does not affect the point of the parable.

² tn Grk “do not recline in the place of honor.” 1st century middle eastern meals were not eaten while sitting at a table, but while reclining on one’s side on the floor with the head closest to the low table and the feet farthest away.

³ tn Grk “by him”; the referent (the host) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Or “Be on guard against.” This is a present imperative and indicates that pride is something to constantly be on the watch against.

⁵ tn Or “of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

⁶ tn Grk “who,” continuing the sentence begun by the prior phrase.

⁷ sn There is later Jewish material in the Talmud that spells out such greetings in detail. See D. L. Bock, Luke (BECNT), 2:1642; H. Windisch, TDNT 1:498.

⁸ sn See Luke 14:1-14.

⁹ sn See the note on synagogues in 4:15.