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Verse	Translation	Text
Lu 14:9	King James	And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
the lowest--not a lower merely [BENGEL]. with shame--"To be lowest is only ignominious to him who affects the highest" [BENGEL].

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

the lowest--not a lower merely [BENGEL].

with shame--"To be lowest is only ignominious to him who affects the highest" [BENGEL].

Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]
Begin Emphasizing the shame of the reluctant movement toward the lower place. The lowest Since the other, intervening places are all assigned.

Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]

Begin

Emphasizing the shame of the reluctant movement toward the lower place.

The lowest

Since the other, intervening places are all assigned.

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