寧可讓人對你說：“請上座！”勝過在你覲見的顯貴面前，被人叫你退下去。

宁可有人说：请你上来，强如在你觐见的王子面前叫你退下。

宁可让人家说“请你上到这里来”，强如在你觐见的贵人面前令你退下。

宁可让人家说“请你上到这里来”，强如在你觐见的贵人面前令你退下。

与其在权贵面前受羞辱，不如等人邀请你坐上座。

宁可让人对你说：“请上座！”胜过在你觐见的显贵面前，被人叫你退下去。

因为让人对你说“上到这里来吧”，好过在你所见的高贵者面前被降卑。

寧可有人說：請你上來，強如在你覲見的王子面前叫你退下。

寧可讓人家說「請你上到這裏來」，強如在你覲見的貴人面前令你退下。

寧可讓人家說「請你上到這裏來」，強如在你覲見的貴人面前令你退下。

與其在權貴面前受羞辱，不如等人邀請你坐上座。

寧可有人對你說：『請上這兒來！』也不可在權貴面前被退下。你的眼看見甚麼，

因為讓人對你說「上到這裡來吧」，好過在你所見的高貴者面前被降卑。

寧有人曰、請爾上升、勿於所覲之君前、令爾下退、

寧有人請上坐、勿於尊者前趨末席。

爾在尊者前、爾在尊者前原文作在爾目所觀之尊者前與其有人令爾退、不如有人謂爾曰、請爾上、

it is better for him to say to you,“ Come up here,” than for him to humiliate you before his nobles. What you have seen with your eyes

Let the king say to you,“ Come up here.” That’s better than for him to shame you in front of his nobles. What you have seen with your own eyes

for it is better to be told,“ Come up here,” than to be put lower in the presence of a noble. What your eyes have seen

It’s better to wait for an invitation to the head table than to be sent away in public disgrace. Just because you’ve seen something,

for it is better for him to say to you,“ Come up here!” than to demote you in plain view of a noble.

For it is better that it be said to you,“ Come up here,” Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of the prince, Whom your eyes have seen.

For it is better that he say to you,“ Come up here,” Than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom your eyes have seen.

For better is it that it be said unto thee, Come up hither, Than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom thine eyes have seen.

for it is better for him to say to you,“ Come up here!” than to demote you in plain view of a noble.

For better[ it is] that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.

for it is better for him to say to you,“ Come up here,” than to put you lower before a prince, whom your eyes have seen.

for it is better that it be said to you,“ Come up here,” than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen.

耶穌看見被邀請的客人選擇高位，就用比喻對他們說：“你被邀請參加婚筵的時候，不要自己坐在高位上，恐怕有比你更尊貴的客人也被請來；那請你又請他的人過來對你說：‘請你讓位給這個人。’那時你就慚愧地退居末位了。你被邀請的時候，要坐在末位上，等請你的人過來對你說：‘朋友，請上座。’那時你在同席的人面前才有光彩。因為凡高抬自己的，必要降卑；自己謙卑的，必要升高。”

照樣，你們青年人要順服年長的。就是你們各人也要彼此以謙卑為裝束，因為“神對抗驕傲的人，賜恩給謙卑的人。”

我告訴你們，這個人回家去，比那個倒算為義了。因為高抬自己的，必要降卑；自己謙卑的，必要升高。”

存謙卑的心與窮乏人在一起，勝過與驕傲人同分戰利品。

這些事以後，我觀看，見天上有一道門開著；並且有我第一次聽見的那個好像號筒的聲音，對我說：“你上這裡來！我要把以後必定發生的事指示你。”