Luke 14

1 And it happened, when he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him.

And it came to pass when He entered into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on the Sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching Him.

2 And look, a certain man who had dropsy was in front of him.

And, behold, a certain dropsical man was before Him.

3 Jesus, answering, spoke to the Law scholars and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?"

And Jesus responding spoke to the theologians and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath-day, or not? and they were silent.

4 But they were silent. He took him, and healed him, and let him go.

And taking him by the hand, He healed him, and sent him away.

5 He answered them, "Which of you, if your son or an ox fell into a well, would not immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?"

And responding to them He said; Of which one of you shall his son or his ox fall into a pit, and will he not immediately lift him out on the Sabbath-day?

6 But they could make no reply to this.

and they were not able to respond to these things.

7 He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,

And He spoke a parable to those whom He had called, warning them that they should not choose the first couches; saying to them,

8 "When you are invited by anyone to a marriage feast, do not sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him,

When you may be called by any one to a marriage feast, do not sit down upon the first couch; lest one more worthy than thee may have been called by him,

9 and he who invited both of you would come and tell you, 'Make room for this person.' Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place.

and the one having called thee and him, having come in shall say to thee, Give place to him; and then thou shalt with shame begin to take the last place.

10 But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may tell you, 'Friend, move up higher.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.

But when you may be invited, coming in sit down in the last place; in order that when the one having invited thee may come, he will say to thee, Friend, come up higher: then there will be glory to thee in the presence of all those sitting along with thee.

11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted."

Because every one who shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

12 He also said to the one who had invited him, "When you make a dinner or a supper, do not call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also return the favor, and pay you back.

And He spoke to the one having also invited Him, When you may make a dinner or a supper, do not call your rich friends, nor your brothers, nor your kindred, nor your neighbors; lest they may also invite thee in turn, and there may be a recompense unto thee.

13 But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;

But when you may make a feast, invite the poor, maimed, lame, blind:

14 and you will be blessed, because they do not have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous."

and thou shalt be happy; because they have nothing with which to recompense thee: and it shall be recompensed unto thee in the resurrection of the just.

15 Now when one of those who were reclining with him heard these things, he said to him, "Blessed is he who will eat bread in the Kingdom of God."

And a certain one of those sitting together, hearing these things, said to Him, Happy is he whosoever eateth bread in the kingdom of God.

16 But he said to him, "A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.

And He said to him, A certain man made a great supper, and invited many;

17 And he sent his servant at the hour for supper to tell those who were invited, 'Come, for everything is ready now.'

and at the hour, of the supper he sent his servants to say to those who were invited, Come; because they are now ready.

18 They all as one began to make excuses. "The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.'

And they all of one consent began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a farm, and I have need having gone to see it: I pray thee have me excused.

19 "Another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.'

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove the same: I intreat thee have me excused.

20 "Another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.'

Another said, I have married a wife, and on this account I am not able to come.

21 "That servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.'

And the servant coming, announced these things to his lord. Then the land-lord being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and lead in hither the poor and maimed and blind and lame.

22 "The servant said, 'Lord, it is done as you commanded, and there is still room.'

And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou didst command, and yet there is room.

23 "The lord said to the servant, 'Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the roads and hedges, and compel them to come in, in order that my house may be filled:

24 For I tell you that none of those individuals who were invited will taste of my supper.'"

for I say unto you, that no one of these men who have been invited shall taste of my supper.

25 Now large crowds were going with him. He turned and said to them,

And many multitudes were journeying along with Him, and turning He said to them,

26 "If anyone comes to me, and does not hate his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

If any one comes to me, and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and even yet his own soul, he is not able to be my disciple.

27 Whoever does not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

Whosoever does not carry his cross, and come after me, is not able to be my disciple.

28 For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?

For which one of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sitting down count the cost; if he has unto sufficiency?

29 Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,

Lest he having laid the foundation, and being unable to complete it, all who see it may begin to mock him,

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

saying, that this man began to build, and was not able to complete it.

31 Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?

Or what king, going forth to engage in war with another king, will not first sitting down counsel if he is able with ten thousand to meet him who is coming against him, with twenty thousand?

32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy, and asks for conditions of peace.

But if not, while he is yet a great way off, sending an embassy, he asks for those things which appertain to peace.

33 So therefore whoever of you who does not renounce all that he has, he cannot be my disciple.

Thus then every one of you who does not consecrate all his possessions, is not able to be my disciple.

34 Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it?

Therefore salt is good: but if the salt may lose its savor, with what shall it be salted?

35 It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

It is neither good for the land nor for excrement: they cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.