Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
And say (kai erei). Changes to future indicative with mh pote as in Luke 12:58.
Shalt begin with shame (arch meta aisxunhv). The moment of embarrassment.
To take the lowest place (ton esxaton topon katexein). To hold down the lowest place, all the intermediate ones being taken.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Luke 14:9:
Luke 4:42
Luke 9:26
Luke 14:10
1 Corinthians 7:30
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