Luke 14

1 And it came to pass, that he went, on the sabbath-day, into the house of one of the chief men of the Pharisees, to eat bread; and they watched him.

Then it happened, when He entered the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they were watching Him closely.

2 And behold, there was a man before him, who had the dropsy.

And then, there in front of Him was a man who had dropsy!

3 And Jesus answered and spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying: Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath-day?

And Jesus reacted by saying to the lawyers and Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”

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

But they kept silent. So He took hold of him, healed him, and let him go.

5 And he answered and said to them: Which of you, if his son or his ox should fall into a pit, would not immediately pull him out on the sabbath-day?

Then He addressed them saying, “Which of you, if a son or an ox falls into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?”

6 And they were not able to give him an answer to these things.

And they could not answer Him regarding these things.

7 And he spoke a parable to those who had been invited, when he observed how they were choosing the first places at table; and he said to them:

Then He told a parable to those who were invited, having observed how they kept trying for the best places, saying to them:

8 When you are invited by any one to a wedding, do not recline in the first place, lest a more honorable man than you may have been invited by him;

“Whenever you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not recline in the place of honor, in case someone more honorable than you has been invited by him;

9 and he that invited you and him, come and say to you, Give place to this man; and then you shall begin with shame to take the last place.

then he who invited you both will come and say, ‘You, give this man place!’ and then, with shame, you start to take the lowest place.

10 But when you are invited, go and recline in the last place, that when he that invited you shall come, he may say to you, Friend, go up higher. Then you shall have honor in the presence of those who recline with you.

Rather, whenever you are invited, go and recline in the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will have honor in the presence of your fellow guests.

11 For every one that exalts himself shall be humbled; and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.

Because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

12 Then he said also to him that had invited him: When you make a dinner or a supper, call not your friends, nor your brothers, nor your relatives, nor your rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return, and a recompense be made you.

Then He said directly to His host: “Whenever you give a dinner or a supper, do not invite your friends, nor your brothers, nor your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid.

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

But whenever you make a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind;

14 and you shall be blessed; for they have no power to repay you; but you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.

and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you—you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

15 And a certain one of those who reclined at table with him, after hearing these things, said to him: Blessed is he who shall cat bread in the kingdom of God.

Well when one of the fellow-recliners heard these things, he said to Him, “Blessed is he who will eat dinner in the Kingdom of God!”

16 And he said to him: A certain man made a great supper, and invited many.

So He said to him: “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many.

17 And he sent his servant at the hour of supper, to say to those who had been invited, Come, for all things are now ready.

And at meal time he sent his slave to say to those who were invited, ‘Come, because everything is now ready.’

18 And they all, with one consent, began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a farm, and I must go and see it; I pray you, have me excused.

But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him: ‘I bought a field, and I need to go and see it. I ask you to have me excused.’

19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them; I pray you, have me excused.

Another said: ‘I bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.’

20 And another said, I have married a wife, and, for this reason, I can not come.

Yet another said, ‘I have married a wife, and so I cannot come.’

21 And that servant came and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house was angry, and said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and the maimed, the lame and the blind.

So that slave came and reported these things to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his slave, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor and crippled and blind and lame.’

22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as you commanded, and yet there is room.

And the slave said, ‘Master, what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’

23 And the lord said to his servant, Go out into the roads, and among the hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be full.

Then the master said to the slave: ‘Go out to the roads and hedges and make people come in, so that my house may be filled.

24 For I say to you, that not one of those men who have been invited, shall taste of my supper.

For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will get a taste of my banquet!’”

25 And many multitudes were journeying with him; and he turned and said to them:

Now large crowds were traveling with Him, and turning He said to them:

26 If any one comes to me, and hates not his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and his own life also, he can not be my disciple.

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

27 And whoever does not bear his cross, and come after me, can not be my disciple.

And whoever does not carry his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down, and count the cost, whether he has the means to finish it?

“Further, which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and calculate the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?

29 Lest, when he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all that see it begin to deride him,

This so he does not lay a foundation without being able to finish, and all who see it 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, going to make war against another king, does not first sit down, and deliberate whether he is able, with ten thousand, to meet him that is coming; against him with twenty thousand?

“Or what king, going to engage another king in battle, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet the one coming against him with twenty thousand?

32 And if not, while he is yet at a distance, he sends an embassy, and asks for conditions of peace.

And if not, while the other is still far away he sends a delegation and asks for terms for peace.

33 So, then, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has, can not be my disciple.

“So likewise, any of you who does not renounce all his own possessions cannot be my disciple.

34 Salt is good; but if the salt become tasteless, by what means shall it become salt again?

Salt is good; but should the salt become insipid, with what can it be seasoned?

35 It is fit neither for earth, nor for manure; but they cast it out. He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

It is fit for neither soil nor fertilizer; it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”