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

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，

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

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.

Jesus noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table. So he told them a story.He said,“ Suppose someone invites you to a wedding feast. Do not take the place of honor. A person more important than you may have been invited.If so, the host who invited both of you will come to you. He will say,‘ Give this person your seat.’ Then you will be filled with shame. You will have to take the least important place.But when you are invited, take the lowest place. Then your host will come over to you. He will say,‘ Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of all the other guests.All those who lift themselves up will be made humble. And those who make themselves humble will be lifted up.”

In the same way, I’m speaking to you who are younger. Follow the lead of those who are older. All of you, put on a spirit free of pride toward one another. Put it on as if it were your clothes. Do this because Scripture says,“ God opposes those who are proud. But he gives grace to those who are humble.”( Proverbs 3:34)

“ I tell you, the tax collector went home accepted by God. But not the Pharisee. All those who lift themselves up will be made humble. And those who make themselves humble will be lifted up.”

Suppose you are lowly in spirit along with those who are treated badly. That’s better than sharing stolen goods with those who are proud.

After this I looked, and there in front of me was a door standing open in heaven. I heard the voice I had heard before. It sounded like a trumpet. The voice said,“ Come up here. I will show you what must happen after this.”