When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honour, in case someone more distinguished than you be invited. Then the host who invited you both will come and tell you, ‘Sir, give this man your seat.’ Then in shame, you begin to take the lowest place... For whoever desires to be first among you, let him be last and whoever wishes to be great among you, let him be a servant for all... (Luke 14:8-9; Mark 9:35; Matthew 23:11)