Luke 14
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Jesus at a Pharisee’s House
1One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. 2There in front of him was a man suffering from abnormal swelling of his body. 3Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” 4But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him on his way.
5Then he asked them, “If one of you has a child#14:5 Some manuscripts donkey or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull it out?” 6And they had nothing to say.
7When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable: 8“When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited. 9If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place. 10But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests. 11For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
12Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. 13But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
The Parable of the Great Banquet
15When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”
16Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. 17At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
18 “But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’
19 “Another said, ‘I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’
20 “Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’
21 “The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.’
22 “ ‘Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.’
23 “Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full. 24I tell you, not one of those who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.’ ”
The Cost of Being a Disciple
25Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: 26“If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple. 27And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
28 “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? 29For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you, 30saying, ‘This person began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’
31 “Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Won’t he first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand? 32If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace. 33In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.
34 “Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? 35It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out.
“Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”
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Luke 14
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1One Sabbath Jesus went to have a meal at the home of one of the leaders of the Pharisees where they watched him closely. 2A man was there whose arms and legs were swollen. 3So Jesus asked the experts in religious law and the Pharisees, “Does the law allow healing on the Sabbath, or not?” 4But they kept quiet. Jesus touched the man, healed him, and sent him on his way.
5Then Jesus said to them, “If your son or your ox happened to fall into a well on the Sabbath, wouldn't you go and pull him out immediately?” 6They weren't able to give an answer.
7So he told a story to the guests, noticing how they'd chosen to sit in places of honor. 8“When you're invited to a wedding reception, don't take the place of honor, because someone more important than you may have been invited,” he began. 9“Your host who invited you both will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your place.’ Then in embarrassment you'll have to move to whatever place is left. 10Instead, when you're invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes in, he'll tell you, ‘My friend, please move to a better seat.’#14:10. See Proverbs 25:7. Then you'll be honored before all the guests sitting with you. 11For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
12Then he said to the man who had invited him, “When you give a lunch or a dinner, don't invite your friends, or your brothers, or your relatives, or your rich neighbors, for they may invite you back, and then you'd be repaid. 13Instead, when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind, 14and you will be blessed, for they have nothing to repay you with, and you'll be rewarded at the resurrection of the good.”
15When one of them eating at the table with Jesus heard this, he said to Jesus, “How wonderful it will be for those who feast in the kingdom of God!”
16“Once there was a man who prepared a great banquet, and invited many guests,” Jesus replied. 17“When it was time to eat he sent his servant out to tell everyone who had been invited, ‘Come, because the banquet's ready.’ 18But they all started to make excuses. The first said, ‘I've just bought a field and I have to go and see it. Please excuse me.’ 19Another said, ‘I've just bought five pairs of oxen and have to go and try them out. Please excuse me.’ Still another said, 20‘I've just got married, so I can't come.’ 21The servant returned and told his master what they'd said. The home-owner became angry and told his servant, ‘Quickly, go out into the streets and alleys of the town, and bring in the poor and crippled and blind and lame.’
22Then the servant said, ‘Master, I did what you told me, but there are still empty places.’
23So the master told the servant, ‘Go out on the country roads and lanes, and make people come—I want my house to be full. 24I tell you, not a single one of those people I invited will get a taste of my banquet.’”
25A large crowd was accompanying Jesus. He turned to them and said, 26“If you want to follow me but you don't hate your father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters—even your own life—you can't be my disciple. 27If you don't carry your cross and follow me, you can't be my disciple. 28If you planned to build a tower, wouldn't you first work out how much it would cost, and see if you had enough money to complete it? 29Otherwise, if after laying the foundation you weren't able to finish it, everyone who saw it would laugh at you, saying, 30‘Look at him: he started building but he couldn't finish.’
31What king goes to war with another king without first sitting down with his advisors to work out whether he and his ten thousand can defeat the one marching against him with twenty thousand? 32If he can't, he'll send representatives to ask for peace while the other king is still a long way off. 33In the same way every one of you who doesn't give up everything can't be my disciple. 34Salt is good, but if it loses its taste, how can you make it salty again? 35It's no good for the soil or for fertilizer—you just toss it out. Whoever has ears, then listen!”
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