Luke 14:8
“When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited.
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ASV
When thou art bidden of any man to a marriage feast, sit not down in the chief seat; lest haply a more honorable man than thou be bidden of him,
KJV
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;
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὅταν | hotan | When | G3752 → |
| κληθῇς | klēthēas | you may be invited | G2564 → |
| ὑπό | hupo | by | G5259 → |
| τινος | tinos | anyone | G5100 → |
| εἰς | eis | to | G1519 → |
| γάμους, | gamous | wedding feasts, | G1062 → |
| μὴ | mē | not | G3361 → |
| κατακλιθῇς | kataklithēas | may recline | G2625 → |
| εἰς | eis | in | G1519 → |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 → |
| πρωτοκλισίαν, | prōtoklisian | first place, | G4411 → |
| μήποτε | mēpote | otherwise | G3361 →G4218 → |
| ἐντιμότερός | entimoteros | [one] more honorable | G1784 → |
| σου | sou | than you | G4771 → |
| ᾖ | ē | may have been | G1510 → |
| κεκλημένος | keklēmenos | invited | G2564 → |
| ὑπ᾽ | hup᾽ | by | G5259 → |
| αὐτοῦ, | autou | him, | G846 → |
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