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 lo, 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 spake to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, 'Is it lawful on the sabbath-day to heal?'

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 shall an ass 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 unto these things.

And they could not answere him againe to those things.

7 And he spake a simile unto those called, marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying unto 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 thou mayest be called by any one to marriage-feasts, thou mayest not recline on the first couch, lest a more honourable than thou 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 did call thee and him having come shall say to thee, Give to this one place, and then thou mayest begin with shame to occupy the last place.

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 thou mayest be called, having gone on, recline in the last place, that when he who called thee may come, he may say to thee, Friend, come up higher; then thou shalt have glory before those reclining with thee;

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 every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'

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

12 And he said also to him who did call him, 'When thou mayest make a dinner or a supper, be not calling thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kindred, nor rich neighbours, lest they may also call thee again, and a recompense may come to thee;

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 thou mayest 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 happy thou shalt be, because they have not to recompense thee, for it shall be recompensed to thee in the rising again 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 reclining with him, having heard these things, said to him, 'Happy [is] he who shall eat bread in the reign 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 supper, 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 supper to say to those having been called, Be coming, because now are all things ready.

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

18 'And they began with one consent all to excuse themselves: The first said to him, A field I bought, and I have need to go forth and see it; I beg of thee, 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, Five yoke of oxen I bought, and I go on to prove them; I beg of thee, 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, A wife I married, 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 to his lord these things, then the master of the house, having been angry, said to his servant, Go forth quickly to the broad places and lanes of the city, and the poor, and maimed, and lame, and blind, bring in hither.

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, Sir, it hath been done as thou didst command, 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 unto the servant, Go forth to 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 shall taste of my supper.'

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 unto them,

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

26 'If any one doth come unto me, and doth 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 doth not bear 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, doth not first, having sat down, count the expence, whether he have 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, doth not, having sat down, first consult if he be able with ten thousand to meet him who with twenty thousand is coming against him?

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 an embassy, he doth ask the things for peace.

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

33 'So, then, every one of you who doth not take leave of all that he himself hath, 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 doth become tasteless, with what shall it be seasoned?

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

35 neither for land nor for manure is it fit — they cast it without. 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.