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Luke 9-16 (Translated) (view source)
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|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;
|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;
|"When a man invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the best seat because another man may deserve it more.
|"When a man invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the best seat because another man may deserve it more,
|Retention of masculine pronoun helps retain notion of chivalry here.
|Retention of masculine pronoun helps retain notion of chivalry here.
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|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.
|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.
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|and the man who invited the two of you will come and say, 'this is ''this'' man's seat,' and you will have to take the worst seat.
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|But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
|But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
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|But if you are asked, sit at the worst seat, so that the man who invited you may come and tell you, 'My friend, you should take a better seat!' Then you will enjoy the company of those who dine with you.
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|For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
|For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
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|Because anyone who is pretentious will be humiliated, but the humble will be elevated and praised."
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|Pretentious seems to capture the idea of "exalting oneself."
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