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。

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。

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。

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.

耶稣留意到被邀请的人怎样在那里挑选上座，就对他们讲了一个比喻说：“你被人邀请赴婚宴的时候，不要坐在上座，恐怕有比你更尊贵的人也被邀请，那邀请你们的会来对你说：‘请让座给这一位！’那时候，你就要羞惭地去坐末位了。“你被邀请的时候，要去坐在末位上，好让邀请你的人一旦来，就会对你说：‘朋友，请来上座。’那时候，你就在所有一同坐席的人面前有光彩了。因为每一个自我高举的都会被降卑；而自我降卑的都会被高举。”

同样，你们年轻的，当服从年长的。每个人当彼此以谦卑束腰，因为“神抵挡骄傲的人，赐恩典给谦卑的人。”

我告诉你们：下去回家时已经被称为义的是这个税吏，而不是那个法利赛人。因为每一个自我高举的都会被降卑；而自我降卑的都会被高举。”

灵里降卑、与卑微的人在一起，好过与傲慢者同分战利品。

这些事以后，我观看，看哪，天上有一个敞开的门。我先前所听见的，那如同号角对我说话的声音就说：“你上到这里来！我要把此后必须发生的事指示给你。”