Luke 14:9and he who invited both of you would come and tell you, 'Make room for this person.' Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place.
The setting
Galilee, ~30 AD. Jesus describes the mortifying moment when a host publicly asks someone to move to a lower seat in modern-day Israel.
The emotion here: warning with compassion to spare his listeners pain
The original word
aischynē (αἰσχύνης) — deep shame that comes from public exposure of presumption
Why it matters
In honor-shame cultures, public demotion was one of the most devastating social experiences possible
Read with care
What most readers miss in Luke 14:9
The phrase 'with shame' implies this happens in front of everyone — maximum embarrassment
Common misconceptionJesus isn't threatening punishment — He's describing the natural consequences of pride-driven behavior
The thread continues
Verses that echo Luke 14:9
Bible Genome reading
Luke 14:9 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Luke 14:9 comes from the book of Luke, written during the gospel period. These words are attributed to Jesus. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include humiliation, consequence. Notable phrases: with shame; lowest place.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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