He illustrated this by saying that when his disciples were at a marriage feast, they should not take “the most prominent place ” because someone more distinguished might come and they might suffer the humiliation of having to go to the lowest place.
Selgituseks tõi ta näite pulmapeost, kus jüngritel ei tuleks istuda „ülemasse paika ”, sest kohale võib tulla keegi aulisem ning kui jüngritel tuleb siis alamasse paika istuma minna, võivad nad end häbistatult tunda.