7And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; saying to them,
8When 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,
9And then the giver of the feast will come to you and say, Give your place to this man; and you, with shame, will have to take the lowest seat.
10But when you come, go and take the lowest seat, so that when the giver of the feast comes, he may say to you, Friend, come up higher; and then you will have honour in the eyes of all the others who are there.
11For every man who gives himself a high place will be put down, but he who takes a low place will be lifted up.
12And he said to the master of the house, When you give a feast, do not send for your friends and your brothers and your family or your neighbours who have wealth, for they may give a feast for you, and so you will get a reward.
