Luke 14:9-11

The Voice

⁹ and your host will have to humiliate you publicly by telling you to give your seat to the other guest and to go find an open seat in the back of the room. ¹⁰ Instead, go and sit in the back of the room. Then your host may find you and say, “My friend! Why are you sitting back here? Come up to this table near the front!” Then you will be publicly honored in front of everyone. ¹¹ Listen, if you lift yourself up, you’ll be put down, but if you humble yourself, you’ll be honored.