Luke 14:10 
Context| NET © | But when you are invited, go and take the least important place, so that when your host 1 approaches he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up here to a better place.’ 2 Then you will be honored in the presence of all who share the meal with you. |
| NIV © | But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honoured in the presence of all your fellow guests. |
| NASB © | "But when you are invited, go and recline at the last place, so that when the one who has invited you comes, he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher’; then you will have honor in the sight of all who are at the table with you. |
| NLT © | "Do this instead––sit at the foot of the table. Then when your host sees you, he will come and say, ‘Friend, we have a better place than this for you!’ Then you will be honored in front of all the other guests. |
| MSG © | "When you're invited to dinner, go and sit at the last place. Then when the host comes he may very well say, 'Friend, come up to the front.' That will give the dinner guests something to talk about! |
| BBE © | But when you come, go and take the lowest seat, so that when the giver of the feast comes, he may say to you, Friend, come up higher; and then you will have honour in the eyes of all the others who are there. |
| NRSV © | But when you are invited, go and sit down at the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher’; then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you. |
| NKJV © | "But when you are invited, go and sit down in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, go up higher.’ Then you will have glory in the presence of those who sit at the table with you. |
| KJV | |
| NASB © | <3752> you are invited <2564> , go <4198> and recline <377> at the last <2078> place <5117> , so <2443> that when <3752> the one who has invited <2564> you comes <2064> , he may say <3004> to you, 'Friend <5384> , move <4320> up higher <511> '; then <5119> you will have honor <1391> in the sight <1799> of all <3956> who are at the table with you.<4873> |
| GREEK | |
| NET © [draft] ITL | But <235> when <3752> you are invited <2564> , go <4198> and take <377> the least important <2078> place <5117> , so <2443> that when <3752> your host approaches <2064> he will say <3004> to you <4671> , ‘Friend <5384> , move up <4320> here to a better place <511> .’ Then <5119> you <4671> will be <1510> honored <1391> in the presence <1799> of all <3956> who share the meal <4873> with you .<4671> |
| NET © | But when you are invited, go and take the least important place, so that when your host 1 approaches he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up here to a better place.’ 2 Then you will be honored in the presence of all who share the meal with you. |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Grk “the one who invited you.” 2 tn Grk “Go up higher.” This means to move to a more important place. |
