Berean Standard Bible
““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.”
Jesus is at a Pharisee's dinner and notices how guests choose the best seats. He tells a parable about weddings to teach them a lesson on humility.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
“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.
World English Bible (WEB)
“When you are invited by anyone to a marriage feast, don’t sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him,
King James Version (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;
American Standard Version (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,
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
When you get a request to come to a feast, do not take the best seat, for a more important man than you may be coming,
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
'When you may be called by any one to marriage-feasts, you may not recline on the first couch, lest a more honourable than you may have been called by him,
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Cuando fueres convidado de alguno á bodas, no te sientes en el primer lugar, no sea que otro más honrado que tú esté por él convidado,
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
―Cuando alguien te invite a una fiesta de bodas, no te sientes en el lugar de honor, porque si llega algún invitado más importante que tú,
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