As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this time ye shall find him.

As soon as you enter the city, you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice; after that, the guests will eat. Go up at once; you will find him.”

And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the parlour, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, which were about thirty persons.

Then Samuel took Saul and his servant, brought them into the hall, and seated them in the place of honor among those who were invited—about thirty in all.

And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him.

Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse me, for the LORD has told him so.

Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:

When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and embraced Mary as his wife.

And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.

He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.

Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.

Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’

Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.

Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.

Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.

When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”

And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,

When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:

When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;

“When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited.

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.

But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you.

And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.

When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’

For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.

For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”

Which when she had done as he had bidden her, she brought her thither: and she wept, and she received the tears of her daughter, and said unto her,

And when God commandeth the clouds to go over the whole world, they do as they are bidden.