Luke 14

1 When he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, they were watching him.

And it came to pass, when he went into the house of a certain man of the chiefs of the Pharisees on a sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him.

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

And behold, there was a certain man in front of him afflicted with edema.

3 Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”

And having responded, Jesus spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it permitted to heal on the sabbath?

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

But they were silent. And having taken him, he healed him and released him.

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 having responded, he said to them, Of which of you will a son or an ox fall into a pit, and he will not straightaway lift him out on the day of the sabbath?

6 They could not answer him regarding these things.

And they could not answer him back 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 who were invited when he noticed how they chose out the chief places, saying to them,

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

When thou are invited by any man to wedding festivities, do not sit down in the chief place, lest there may be a more honorable man than thou who was invited 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 he who invited thee and him, having come, will say to thee, Give place to this man, and then thou will begin with embarrassment 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 thou are invited, having gone, sit down in the last place, so that when he who has invited thee comes, he will say to thee, Friend, go up higher, then it will be esteem to thee in the presence of those dining with thee.

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

Because every man who lifts himself up will be made lower, and he who makes himself lower will be lifted up.

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 also said to the man who invited him, When thou make a dinner or a supper, do not call thy friends, nor thy brothers, nor thy kinsmen, nor prosperous neighbors, lest they also invite thee in return, and a recompense be made to thee.

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

But when thou make a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the 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 will be blessed, because they do not have to recompense thee, for it will be recompensed to thee at the resurrection of the righteous.

15 When one of those who sat at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is he who will feast in God’s Kingdom!”

And a certain man of those dining together having heard these things, he said to him, Blessed is he who will eat dinner 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 he invited many.

17 He sent out his servant at supper time to tell those who were invited, ‘Come, for everything is ready now.’

And he sent forth his bondman at the hour of the meal to say to those who were invited, Come, because all things 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 from one began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a field, and I have need to go out and see it. I ask 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 bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to test them. I ask thee have me excused.

20 “Another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’

And another said, I married a wife, and because of this I cannot 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 that bondman, having come, he informed his lord these things. Then the house-ruler having become angry, he said to his bondman, Go out quickly into the thoroughfares and lanes of the city, and bring here the poor and maimed and crippled and blind.

22 “The servant said, ‘Lord, it is done as you commanded, and there is still room.’

And the bondman said, Lord, as thou commanded it has happened, 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 bondman, Go out into the roads and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

24 For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will taste of my supper. For many are called, but few are chosen.’”

For I say to you, that none of those men who were invited will taste of my supper. For many are called, but few chosen.

25 Now great multitudes were going with him. He turned and said to them,

Now many multitudes went with him, and having turned, he said to them,

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

If any man comes to me, and does not regard as inferior his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and besides his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

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

And whoever does not bear his cross, and come behind me, cannot 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 of you wanting to build a tower, does not, having first sat down, count the cost whether he has the things for completion?

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

So that perhaps, having laid its foundation, and not being able to finish, all those who see begin to ridicule him,

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

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

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 to encounter another king in war, will not, having first sat down, consult whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes 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.

And if not, while he is still far off, having sent a delegation, he asks the things about peace.

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

So therefore every man of you who does not renounce all things being possessed by him, cannot be my disciple.

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

The salt material is good, but if the salt material becomes tasteless, by what will it be seasoned?

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 fit neither for the land nor for manure; they cast it out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.