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。

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，

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.

耶穌留意到被邀請的人怎樣在那裡挑選上座，就對他們講了一個比喻說：「你被人邀請赴婚宴的時候，不要坐在上座，恐怕有比你更尊貴的人也被邀請，那邀請你們的會來對你說：『請讓座給這一位！』那時候，你就要羞慚地去坐末位了。「你被邀請的時候，要去坐在末位上，好讓邀請你的人一旦來，就會對你說：『朋友，請來上座。』那時候，你就在所有一同坐席的人面前有光彩了。因為每一個自我高舉的都會被降卑；而自我降卑的都會被高舉。」

同樣，你們年輕的，當服從年長的。每個人當彼此以謙卑束腰，因為「神抵擋驕傲的人，賜恩典給謙卑的人。」

我告訴你們：下去回家時已經被稱為義的是這個稅吏，而不是那個法利賽人。因為每一個自我高舉的都會被降卑；而自我降卑的都會被高舉。」

靈裡降卑、與卑微的人在一起，好過與傲慢者同分戰利品。

這些事以後，我觀看，看哪，天上有一個敞開的門。我先前所聽見的，那如同號角對我說話的聲音就說：「你上到這裡來！我要把此後必須發生的事指示給你。」