Luke 14
1 And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the rulers, [who was] of the Pharisees, to eat bread on [the] sabbath, that they were watching him.
It happened on a Sabbath, when he was gone to eat at the house of one of the rulers, who was a Pharisee, that while the Pharisees were observing him,
2 And behold, there was a certain dropsical [man] before him.
a man who had a dropsy stood before him.
3 And Jesus answering spoke unto the doctors of the law and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath?
Then Jesus addressing himself to the lawyers and Pharisees, said, Is it lawful to cure on the Sabbath?
4 But they were silent. And taking him he healed him and let him go.
They being silent, he took hold of the man, healed and dismissed him.
5 And answering he said to them, Of which of you shall an ass or ox fall into a well, that he does not straightway pull him up on the sabbath day?
Then resuming his discourse, he said to them, Who, amongst you, if his ass or his ox fall into a pit on the Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?
6 And they were not able to answer him to these things.
And to this they were not able to make him a reply.
7 And he spoke a parable to those that were invited, remarking how they chose out the first places, saying to them,
Observing how eager the guests were to possess the higher places at the table, he gave them this injunction,
8 When thou art invited by any one to a wedding, do not lay thyself down in the first place at table, lest perhaps a more honourable than thou be invited by him,
When you are invited to a wedding, do not occupy the highest place at table, lest one more considerable than you be bidden,
9 and he who invited thee and him come and say to thee, Give place to this [man], and then thou begin with shame to take the last place.
and he who invited you both, come and say to you, Give place to this man; and you should then rise with confusion, to take the lowest place.
10 But when thou hast been invited, go and put thyself down in the last place, that when he who has invited thee comes, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honour before all that are lying at table with thee;
But when you are invited, go to the lowest place, that when he who invited you comes, he may say to you, Friend, go up higher; for that will do you honor before the company.
11 for every one that exalts himself shall be abased, and he that abases himself shall be exalted.
For whoever exalts himself, shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself, shall be exalted.
12 And he said also to him that had invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsfolk, nor rich neighbours, lest it may be they also should invite thee in return, and a recompense be made thee.
He said also to him who had invited him, When you give a dinner, or a supper, do not invited your rich friends, brothers, cousins, or neighbors, lest they also invite you, in their turn, and you be recompensed.
13 But when thou makest a feast, call poor, crippled, lame, blind:
But when you give an entertainment, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind;
14 and thou shalt be blessed; for they have not [the means] to recompense thee; for it shall be recompensed thee in the resurrection of the just.
and you shall be happy; for, as they have not the means to requite you, you shall be requited at the resurrection of the righteous.
15 And one of those that were lying at table with [them], hearing these things, said to him, Blessed [is] he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
One of the guests, hearing this, said to him, Happy be he who shall feast in the Reign of God.
16 And he said to him, A certain man made a great supper and invited many.
Jesus said to him, A certain man made a great supper, and invited many.
17 And he sent his bondman at the hour of supper to say to those who were invited, Come, for already all things are ready.
And at supper time he sent his servants, to tell those who had been invited to come presently; for, that all was ready.
18 And all began, without exception, to excuse themselves. The first said to him, I have bought land, and I must go out and see it; I pray thee hold me for excused.
But they all, without exception, made excuses. One said, I have purchased a field, which I must go and see; I pray you have me excused.
19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee hold me for excused.
Another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, which I am going to prove; I pray you have me excused.
20 And another said, I have married a wife, and on this account I cannot come.
A third said, I have married a wife; and, therefore, I can not go.
21 And the bondman came up and brought back word of these things to his lord. Then the master of the house, in anger, said to his bondman, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring here the poor and crippled and lame and blind.
The servant being returned, related all to his master. Then the master of the house was angry, and said to his servants, Go immediately into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind.
22 And the bondman said, Sir, it is done as thou hast commanded, and there is still room.
Afterward, the servant said, Sir, your orders are executed, and still there is room.
23 And the lord said to the bondman, Go out into the ways and fences and compel to come in, that my house may be filled;
The master answered, Go out into the highways, and along the hedges, and compel people to come, that my house may be filled:
24 for I say to you, that not one of those men who were invited shall taste of my supper.
for I declare to you, that none of those who were invited, shall taste of my supper.
25 And great crowds went with him; and, turning round, he said to them,
As great multitudes traveled along with him, he turned to them, and said,
26 If any man come to me, and shall not hate his own father and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yea, and his own life too, he cannot be my disciple;
If any man come to me, and hate not his father and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters; nay, and himself, too; he can not be my disciple.
27 and whoever does not carry his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
And whosoever does not follow me, carrying his cross, can not be my disciple.
28 For which of you, desirous of building a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, if he have what [is needed] to complete it;
For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first, by himself, compute the expense, to know whether he have the means to complete it;
29 in order that, having laid the foundation of it, and not being able to finish it, all who see it do not begin to mock at him,
lest, having laid the foundation, and being unable to finish, he become the derision of all who see it;
30 saying, This man began to build and was not able to finish?
who will say, This man began to build, but was not able to finish.
31 Or what king, going on his way to engage in war with another king, does not, sitting down first, take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him coming against him with twenty thousand?
Or what king, going to engage another king, with whom he is at war, does not first consult, by himself, whether he can, with ten thousand men, encounter him who comes against him with twenty thousand;
32 and if not, while he is yet far off, having sent an embassy, he asks for terms of peace.
that if he can not, he may, while the other is at a distance, send an embassy to sue for peace.
33 Thus then every one of you who forsakes not all that is his own cannot be my disciple.
So then, whosoever he be of you, who does not renounce all that he has, he can not be my disciple.
34 Salt [then] [is] good, but if the salt also has become savourless, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
Salt is good; but if the salt become insipid, with what shall it be seasoned?
35 It is proper neither for land nor for dung; it is cast out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
It is fit neither for the land, nor for the dunghill, but is thrown away. Whosoever has ears to hear, let him hear.
