39 and front seats in the synagogues and most prominent places at evening meals.+

7 He then went on to tell the invited men an illustration, as he marked how they were choosing the most prominent places for themselves, saying to them:+

10 But when you are invited, go and recline in the lowest place,+ that when the man that has invited you comes he will say to you, ‘Friend, go on up higher.’ Then you will have honor in front of all your fellow guests.+