Luke 14: 1, 7 - 11
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One sabbath when he went to dine at the house of a ruler who belonged to the Pharisees, they were watching him.
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| 7
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Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he marked how they chose the places of honor, saying to them,
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| 8
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"When you are invited by any one to a marriage feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest a more eminent man than you be invited by him;
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and he who invited you both will come and say to you, `Give place to this man,' and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place.
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| 10
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But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes he may say to you, `Friend, go up higher'; then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you.
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| 11
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For every one who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
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