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Contemporary English Version

Luke 14:11

If you put yourself above others, you will be put down. But if you humble yourself, you will be honored.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Guest;   Humility;   Jesus, the Christ;   Presumption;   Self-Exaltation;   Thompson Chain Reference - God's;   Humble, Promises to;   Promises, Divine;   The Topic Concordance - Abasement;   Exaltation;   Humbleness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Humility;   Parables;   Presumption;   Punishment of the Wicked, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Parable;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ethics;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Christ, Christology;   Exaltation;   Humility;   Wealth;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Hospitality;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Banquet;   Family;   Humility;   Luke, Gospel of;   Proverbs, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Kingdom of God;   Matthew, Gospel According to;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Ambition;   Discourse;   Exaltation (2);   Love (2);   Meals;   Perfection (of Jesus);   Pride (2);   Quotations (2);   Retribution (2);   Reward;   Unity (2);  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abase;   Ethics of Jesus;   Exalt;   Humility;   Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2);   Meals;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Akiba ben Joseph;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
King James Version (1611)
For whosoeuer exalteth himselfe, shalbe abased: and hee that humbleth himselfe, shalbe exalted.
King James Version
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
English Standard Version
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
New American Standard Bible
"For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted."
New Century Version
All who make themselves great will be made humble, but those who make themselves humble will be made great."
Amplified Bible
"For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled [before others], and he who habitually humbles himself (keeps a realistic self-view) will be exalted."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
Legacy Standard Bible
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
Berean Standard Bible
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted."
Complete Jewish Bible
Because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but everyone who humbles himself will be exalted."
Darby Translation
for every one that exalts himself shall be abased, and he that abases himself shall be exalted.
Easy-to-Read Version
Everyone who makes themselves important will be made humble. But everyone who makes themselves humble will be made important."
Geneva Bible (1587)
For whosoeuer exalteth himselfe, shall be brought lowe, and he that humbleth himselfe, shal be exalted.
George Lamsa Translation
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled; and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Good News Translation
For those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made great."
Lexham English Bible
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted."
Literal Translation
For everyone exalting himself will be humbled, and the one humbling himself will be exalted.
American Standard Version
For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Bible in Basic English
For every man who gives himself a high place will be put down, but he who takes a low place will be lifted up.
Hebrew Names Version
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted."
International Standard Version
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the person who humbles himself will be exalted."Job 1:22:29; Psalm 18:27; Proverbs 29:23; Matthew 23:12; Luke 18:14; James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
For every one who exalteth himself shall be humbled; and every one who humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Murdock Translation
For, every one that exalteth himself, will be humbled: and every one that humbleth himself, will be exalted.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For whosoeuer exalteth hym selfe, shalbe brought lowe: And he that humbleth hym selfe, shalbe exalted.
English Revised Version
For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
World English Bible
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Weymouth's New Testament
For whoever uplifts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be uplifted.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For ech that enhaunsith hym, schal be lowid; and he that meketh hym, schal be hiyed.
Update Bible Version
For everyone that exalts himself shall be humbled; and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.
Webster's Bible Translation
For whoever exalteth himself shall be abased, and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
New English Translation
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted."
New King James Version
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
New Living Translation
For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted."
New Life Bible
Whoever makes himself look more important than he is will find out how little he is worth. Whoever does not try to honor himself will be made important."
New Revised Standard
For all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Because, everyone who exalteth himself, shall be abased; and, he that abaseth himself, shall be exalted?
Douay-Rheims Bible
Because every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled: and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Revised Standard Version
For every one who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For whosoever exalteth him sylfe shalbe brought lowe. And he yt hubleth him sylfe shalbe exalted
Young's Literal Translation
because every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For who so euer exalteth himself, shalbe brought lowe: and he yt humbleth himself, shalbe exalted.
Mace New Testament (1729)
for he that exalteth himself, shall be humbled, and he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted.
Simplified Cowboy Version
A wannabe who tries to pass himself off as a top hand will be humiliated, but the top hand who doesn't mind sitting outside will be given a place of honor."

Contextual Overview

7 Jesus saw how the guests had tried to take the best seats. So he told them: 8 When you are invited to a wedding feast, don't sit in the best place. Someone more important may have been invited. 9 Then the one who invited you will come and say, "Give your place to this other guest!" You will be embarrassed and will have to sit in the worst place. 10 When you are invited to be a guest, go and sit in the worst place. Then the one who invited you may come and say, "My friend, take a better seat!" You will then be honored in front of all the other guests. 11 If you put yourself above others, you will be put down. But if you humble yourself, you will be honored. 12 Then Jesus said to the man who had invited him: When you give a dinner or a banquet, don't invite your friends and family and relatives and rich neighbors. If you do, they will invite you in return, and you will be paid back. 13 When you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. 14 They cannot pay you back. But God will bless you and reward you when his people rise from death.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

whosoever: Luke 1:51, Luke 18:14, 1 Samuel 15:17, Job 22:29, Job 40:10-12, Psalms 18:27, Psalms 138:6, Proverbs 15:33, Proverbs 18:12, Proverbs 29:23, Isaiah 2:11, Isaiah 2:17, Isaiah 57:15, Matthew 23:12, James 4:6, 1 Peter 5:5

Reciprocal: Genesis 32:4 - my lord Genesis 33:3 - bowed Leviticus 26:41 - humbled Ruth 3:9 - Ruth 1 Samuel 9:21 - my family 1 Samuel 10:22 - hid 1 Kings 1:5 - exalted 2 Kings 5:11 - Naaman 2 Kings 14:13 - took Amaziah 2 Chronicles 25:23 - took Amaziah 2 Chronicles 30:11 - humbled themselves Esther 6:10 - Make haste Psalms 37:34 - exalt Psalms 119:21 - rebuked Proverbs 12:9 - despised Proverbs 25:14 - boasteth Isaiah 2:12 - upon Isaiah 10:33 - and the haughty Jeremiah 48:29 - his loftiness Ezekiel 28:17 - heart Daniel 4:30 - Is not Hosea 13:1 - Ephraim Matthew 11:23 - which art Matthew 18:4 - humble Matthew 20:12 - equal Mark 9:35 - If Mark 10:43 - whosoever Luke 9:48 - he that John 9:34 - and dost James 4:10 - he 1 Peter 5:6 - Humble

Cross-References

Genesis 14:16
and Abram went after them. He brought back his nephew Lot, together with Lot's possessions and the women and everyone else who had been captured.
Genesis 14:21
The king of Sodom said to Abram, "All I want are my people. You can keep everything else."
Deuteronomy 28:31
Your cattle will be killed while you watch, but you won't get to eat any of the meat. Your donkeys and sheep will be stolen from you, and no one will be around to force your enemies to give them back.
Deuteronomy 28:35
and the Lord will punish you from head to toe with boils that never heal.
Deuteronomy 28:51
They will take your cattle, sheep, goats, grain, wine, and olive oil, then leave you to starve.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For whosoever exalteth himself,.... Either in the above way, or any other, shall be abased, humbled and mortified:

and he that humbleth himself; behaves in an humble and modest manner,

shall be exalted; :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Whosoever exalteth ... - This is universal among people, and it is also the way in which God will deal with people. “Men” will perpetually endeavor to bring down those who endeavor to exalt themselves; and it is a part of God’s regular plan to abase the proud, to bring down the lofty, to raise up those that be bowed down, and show “his” favors to those who are poor and needy.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 14:11. For whosoever exalteth himself, &c.] This is the unchangeable conduct of God: he is ever abasing the proud, and giving grace, honour, and glory to the humble.


 
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