New Testament · SCRIPTURE
Luke 14:11
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For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
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For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
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For everyone exalting himself will be humbled, and the [one] humbling himself will be exalted.”
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Luke 14
9 Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place.
10 But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you.
11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
12 Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.
13 But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,
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