Luke 14
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1And 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. 2And behold, there was a certain dropsical man before him. 3And Jesus answering spoke unto the doctors of the law and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? 4But they were silent. And taking him he healed him and let him go. 5And 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? 6And they were not able to answer him to these things.
7And he spoke a parable to those that were invited, remarking how they chose out the first places, saying to them, 8When 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, 9and 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. 10But 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; 11for every one that exalts himself shall be abased, and he that abases himself shall be exalted. 12And 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. 13But when thou makest a feast, call poor, crippled, lame, blind: 14and 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.
15And 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. 16And he said to him, A certain man made a great supper and invited many. 17And he sent his bondman at the hour of supper to say to those who were invited, Come, for already all things are ready. 18And 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. 19And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee hold me for excused. 20And another said, I have married a wife, and on this account I cannot come. 21And 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. 22And the bondman said, Sir, it is done as thou hast commanded, and there is still room. 23And the lord said to the bondman, Go out into the ways and fences and compel to come in, that my house may be filled; 24for I say to you, that not one of those men who were invited shall taste of my supper.
25And great crowds went with him; and, turning round, he said to them, 26If 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; 27and whoever does not carry his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. 28For 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; 29in 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, 30saying, This man began to build and was not able to finish? 31Or 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? 32and if not, while he is yet far off, having sent an embassy, he asks for terms of peace. 33Thus then every one of you who forsakes not all that is his own cannot be my disciple. 34Salt then is good, but if the salt also has become savourless, wherewith shall it be seasoned? 35It is proper neither for land nor for dung; it is cast out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.
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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