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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Lk 7.36; 11.37; Mk 3.2. One sabbath when he went to dine at the house of a ruler who belonged to the Pharisees, they were watching him. 2And behold, there was a man before him who had dropsy. 3#Mt 12.10; Mk 3.4; Lk 6.9. And Jesus spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not?” 4But they were silent. Then he took him and healed him, and let him go. 5#Mt 12.11; Lk 13.15. And he said to them, “Which of you, having a son#14.5 Other ancient authorities read an ass or an ox that has fallen into a well, will not immediately pull him out on a sabbath day?” 6And they could not reply to this.
7Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he marked how they chose the places of honor, saying to them, 8#Prov 25.6-7; Lk 11.43; 20.46. “When you are invited by any one to a marriage feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest a more eminent man than you be invited by him; 9and he who invited you both will come and say to you, ‘Give place to this man,’ and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place. 10But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, go up higher’; then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you. 11#Mt 23.12; Lk 18.14; Mt 18.4; 1 Pet 5.6. For every one who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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Jas 2.2-4. He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your kinsmen or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return, and you be repaid. 13#Lk 14.21. But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind, 14and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. You will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.”
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Rev 19.9. When one of those who sat at table with him heard this, he said to him, “Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!” 16#Mt 22.1-10. But he said to him, “A man once gave a great banquet, and invited many; 17and at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come; for all is now ready.’ 18But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it; I pray you, have me excused.’ 19And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them; I pray you, have me excused.’ 20#Deut 24.5; 1 Cor 7.33. And another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’ 21#Lk 14.13. So the servant came and reported this to his master. Then the householder in anger said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor and maimed and blind and lame.’ 22And the servant said, ‘Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.’ 23And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges, and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled. 24For I tell you,#14.24 The Greek word for you here is plural none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.’ ”
25Now great multitudes accompanied him; and he turned and said to them, 26#Mt 10.37-38. “If any one comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. 27#Mt 16.24; Mk 8.34; Lk 9.23. Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me, cannot be my disciple. 28For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? 29Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, 30saying, ‘This man began to build, and was not able to finish.’ 31Or what king, going to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an embassy and asks terms of peace. 33#Lk 18.29-30; Phil 3.7. So therefore, whoever of you does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.
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Mt 5.13; Mk 9.49-50; Mt 11.15. “Salt is good; but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltness be restored? 35It is fit neither for the land nor for the dunghill; men throw it away. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
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