Luke 14

1 And it came to pass, on His going into the house of a certain one of the chiefs of the Pharisees, on a Sabbath, to eat bread, that they were watching Him,

And it came to passe that when he was entred into the house of one of the chiefe Pharises on the Sabbath day, to eate bread, they watched him.

2 and behold, there was a certain dropsical man before Him;

And beholde, there was a certaine man before him, which had the dropsie.

3 and Jesus answering spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”

Then Iesus answering, spake vnto the Lawyers and Pharises, saying, Is it lawfull to heale on the Sabbath day?

4 And they were silent, and having taken hold of [him], He healed him, and let [him] go;

And they held their peace. Then he tooke him, and healed him, and let him goe,

5 and answering them He said, “Of which of you will a donkey or ox fall into a pit, and he will not immediately draw it up on the Sabbath day?”

And answered them, saying, Which of you shall haue an asse, or an oxe fallen into a pit, and wil not straightway pull him out on the Sabbath day?

6 And they were not able to answer Him again to these things.

And they could not answere him againe to those things.

7 And He spoke an allegory to those called, marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying to them,

He spake also a parable to the ghestes, when he marked howe they chose out the chiefe roomes, and said vnto them,

8 “When you may be called by anyone to wedding feasts, you may not recline on the first couch, lest [one] more honorable than you may have been called by him,

When thou shalt be bidden of any man to a wedding, set not thy selfe downe in the chiefest place, lest a more honourable man then thou, be bidden of him,

9 and he who called you and him having come will say to you, Give to this one [your] place, and then you may begin to occupy the last place with shame.

And he that bade both him and thee, come, and say to thee, Giue this man roome, and thou then begin with shame to take the lowest roome.

10 But when you may be called, having gone on, recline in the last place, that when he who called you may come, he may say to you, Friend, come up higher; then you will have glory before those dining with you;

But when thou art bidden, goe and sit downe in the lowest roome, that when he that bade thee, cometh, he may say vnto thee, Friende, sit vp hier: then shalt thou haue worship in the presence of them that sit at table with thee.

11 because everyone who is exalting himself will be humbled, and he who is humbling himself will be exalted.”

For whosoeuer exalteth himselfe, shall be brought lowe, and he that humbleth himselfe, shall be exalted.

12 And He also said to him who called Him, “When you may make an early meal or a dinner, do not be calling your friends, nor your brothers, nor your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they may also call you again, and a repayment may come to you;

Then said he also to him that had bidden him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friendes, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsemen, nor ye riche neighbours, lest they also bid thee againe, and a recompence be made thee.

13 but when you may make a feast, be calling poor, maimed, lame, blind,

But when thou makest a feast, call ye poore, the maimed, the lame, and the blind,

14 and you will be blessed, because they have nothing to repay you, for it will be repaid to you in the resurrection of the righteous.”

And thou shalt be blessed, because they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the iust.

15 And one of those dining with Him, having heard these things, said to Him, “Blessed [is] he who will eat bread in the Kingdom of God”;

Nowe when one of them that sate at table, heard these things, he said vnto him, Blessed is he that eateth bread in the kingdome of God.

16 and He said to him, “A certain man made a great dinner, and called many,

Then saide he to him, A certaine man made a great supper, and bade many,

17 and he sent his servant at the hour of the dinner to say to those having been called, Be coming, because now all things are ready.

And sent his seruant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come: for all things are nowe readie.

18 And all began with one [voice] to excuse themselves. The first said to him, I bought a field, and I have need to go forth and see it; I beg of you, have me excused.

But they all with one mind beganne to make excuse: The first saide vnto him, I haue bought a farme, and I must needes goe out and see it: I pray thee, haue me excused.

19 And another said, I bought five yoke of oxen, and I go on to prove them; I beg of you, have me excused.

And another said, I haue bought fiue yoke of oxen, and I goe to proue them: I pray thee, haue me excused.

20 And another said, I married a wife, and because of this I am not able to come.

And another said, I haue maried a wife, and therefore I can not come.

21 And that servant having come, told these things to his lord, then the master of the house, having been angry, said to his servant, Go forth quickly into the broad places and lanes of the city, and the poor, and maimed, and lame, and blind, bring in here.

So that seruaunt returned, and shewed his master these thinges. Then was the good man of the house angrie, and said to his seruant, Goe out quickely into the streetes and lanes of the citie, and bring in hither the poore, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blinde.

22 And the servant said, Lord, it has been done as you commanded, and still there is room.

And the seruaunt saide, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is roome.

23 And the lord said to the servant, Go forth into the ways and hedges, and constrain to come in, that my house may be filled;

Then the master sayd to the seruaunt, Goe out into the hie wayes, and hedges, and compell them to come in, that mine house may bee filled.

24 for I say to you that none of those men who have been called will taste of my dinner.”

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

25 And there were going on with Him great multitudes, and having turned, He said to them,

Nowe there went great multitudes with him, and he turned and sayd vnto them,

26 “If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and yet even his own life, he is not able to be My disciple;

If any man come to mee, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters: yea, and his owne life also, he can not be my disciple.

27 and whoever does not carry his cross, and come after Me, is not able to be My disciple.

And whosoeuer beareth not his crosse, and commeth after mee, can not bee my disciple.

28 For who of you, willing to build a tower, does not first, having sat down, count the expense, whether he has the things for completing?

For which of you minding to builde a towre, sitteth not downe before, and counteth the cost, whether hee haue sufficient to performe it,

29 Lest that he having laid a foundation, and not being able to finish, all who are beholding may begin to mock him,

Lest that after he hath laide the foundation, and is not able to performe it, all that behold it, begin to mocke him,

30 saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

Saying, This man began to builde, and was not able to make an end?

31 Or what king going on to engage with another king in war, does not, having sat down, first consult if he with ten thousand is able to meet him who is coming against him with twenty thousand?

Or what King going to make warre against another King, sitteth not downe first, and taketh counsell, whether he be able with ten thousande, to meete him that commeth against him with twentie thousand?

32 And if not so—he being yet a long way off—having sent a delegation, he asks the things for peace.

Or els while hee is yet a great way off, hee sendeth an ambassage, and desireth peace.

33 So, then, everyone of you who does not take leave of all that he himself has, is not able to be My disciple.

So likewise, whosoeuer hee be of you, that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

34 The salt [is] good, but if the salt becomes tasteless, with what will it be seasoned?

Salt is good: but if salt haue lost his sauour, wherewith shall it be salted?

35 It is neither fit for land nor for manure—they cast it outside. He who is having ears to hear—let him hear.”

It is neither meete for the land, nor yet for the dunghill, but men cast it out. He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.