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As a matter of interest I learned some Greek from Prof. Blaiklock who helped to translate the NIV. He referred to 'Coptic Greek' not sure why...
It was the best example I could think of. Christ also invites us to a dinner, if you recall the parable, and the cobbler placed himself at the extreme lowest place...What are you talking about? The verse has something to do with being at a dinner. Your story about Saint Anthony has zero to do with what this verse means.
I remember him saying that coptic Greek was a trade language that covered all of the known world, and could carry the concepts necessary for biblical understanding, that is why the gospel spread so fast.
I remember him saying that coptic Greek was a trade language that covered all of the known world, and could carry the concepts necessary for biblical understanding, that is why the gospel spread so fast.
It means we need to know Jesus. The banquet feast we are concerned with is His feast. He is the one that we want to call us "friend". Like Paul said "he was less than the least". That should be our attitude. It is counterproductive to seek glory of men. Our only concern should be are we faithful to the Lord, are we doing what He has told us to do?What does this verse mean..?
Luke 14:10
But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when
he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher:
then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat
with thee.
What does this verse mean..?
Luke 14:10
But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when
he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher:
then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat
with thee.
It means we need to know Jesus. The banquet feast we are concerned with is His feast. He is the one that we want to call us "friend". Like Paul said "he was less than the least". That should be our attitude. It is counterproductive to seek glory of men. Our only concern should be are we faithful to the Lord, are we doing what He has told us to do?
Yes, but it certainly applies to being invited to the Lord's banquet. Everyone is focusing on the person who chose to sit in the seat, but he never would have been asked to move to a different seat had it not been for the host, Jesus. It is the relationship with Jesus that matters. Also, the context is that Jesus noticed how everyone was jockeying for position at this feast, so should that be your focus or should your focus be on your relationship with the Lord and being faithful to Him. In the end that is what will determine if He says "well done thou good and faithful servant".What do the words mean?
BTW, I disagree with your interpretation of the verse. It has nothing to do with knowing Jesus or anything else you may interpret it to mean.
The verse describes a banquet, the likes of which most, if not all, of us have ever been to. It is written in archaic, i.e., very old, English that must be translated in one's mind in order to understand it. An earlier post quoted the verse from the NIV: "But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests."
Yes, but it certainly applies to being invited to the Lord's banquet. Everyone is focusing on the person who chose to sit in the seat, but he never would have been asked to move to a different seat had it not been for the host, Jesus. It is the relationship with Jesus that matters. Also, the context is that Jesus noticed how everyone was jockeying for position at this feast, so should that be your focus or should your focus be on your relationship with the Lord and being faithful to Him. In the end that is what will determine if He says "well done thou good and faithful servant".
I remember him saying that coptic Greek was a trade language that covered all of the known world
What does this verse mean..?
Luke 14:10
But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when
he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher:
then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat
with thee.
BTW, the point of the post, which you unfortunately missed, is that the wording in the King James is confusing and must be translated into modern English to be understood.
There is no such thing as "Coptic Greek."
Do you mean Coptic, the language of the Egyptian pyramid-builders, still spoken by Egyptian Christians today, or Koine Greek, the ordinary language of people in the Western Mediterranean region around the time of Jesus?
Well my tutor, a professor of classics who helped to translate the NIV, the late Prof Blaikloch spoke about Coptic Greek as a trade language
I did a google myself and the coptic script was used for both Greek and Egyptian, so I was right I think, as he was referring to the script and the NT was written in this script.
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