Luke 14

1 And it came about that when he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees on the Sabbath, to have a meal, they were watching him.

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

2 And a certain man was there who had a disease.

And behold, there was before him a certain man that had the dropsy.

3 And Jesus, answering, said to the scribes and Pharisees, Is it right to make people well on the Sabbath or not?

And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not?

4 But they said nothing. And he made him well and sent him away.

But they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go.

5 And he said to them, Which of you, whose ox or ass has got into a water-hole, will not straight away get him out on the Sabbath?

And he said unto them, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a well, and will not straightway draw him up on a sabbath day?

6 And they had no answer to that question.

And they could not answer again unto these things.

7 And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; saying to them,

And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,

8 When you get a request to come to a feast, do not take the best seat, for a more important man than you may be coming,

When thou art bidden of any man to a marriage feast, sit not down in the chief seat; lest haply a more honorable man than thou be bidden of him,

9 And then the giver of the feast will come to you and say, Give your place to this man; and you, with shame, will have to take the lowest seat.

and he that bade thee and him shall come and say to thee, Give this man place; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest place.

10 But when you come, go and take the lowest seat, so that when the giver of the feast comes, he may say to you, Friend, come up higher; and then you will have honour in the eyes of all the others who are there.

But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he that hath bidden thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have glory in the presence of all that sit at meat with thee.

11 For every man who gives himself a high place will be put down, but he who takes a low place will be lifted up.

For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

12 And he said to the master of the house, When you give a feast, do not send for your friends and your brothers and your family or your neighbours who have wealth, for they may give a feast for you, and so you will get a reward.

And he said to him also that had bidden him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbors; lest haply they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee.

13 But when you give a feast, send for the poor and the blind and those who are broken in body:

But when thou makest a feast, bid the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

14 And you will have a blessing, because they will not be able to give you any payment, and you will get your reward when the upright come back from the dead.

and thou shalt be blessed; because they have not [wherewith] to recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed in the resurrection of the just.

15 And, hearing these words, one of those who were at table with him said to him, Happy is the man who will be a guest in the kingdom of God.

And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

16 And he said to them, A certain man gave a great feast, and sent word of it to a number of people.

But he said unto him, A certain man made a great supper; and he bade many:

17 And when the time had come, he sent his servants to say to them, Come, for all things are now ready.

and he sent forth his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for [all] things are now ready.

18 And they all gave reasons why they were not able to come. The first said to him, I have got a new field, and it is necessary for me to go and see it: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.

And they all with one [consent] began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a field, and I must needs go out and see it; I pray thee have me excused.

19 And another said, I have got some cattle, and I am going to make a test of them: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee have me excused.

20 And another said, I have been married, and so I am not able to come.

And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.

21 And the servant came back and gave his master an account of these things. Then the master of the house was angry and said to the servant, Go out quickly into the streets of the town and get the poor, the blind, and those who are broken in body.

And the 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 hither the poor and maimed and blind and lame.

22 And the servant said, Lord, your orders have been done, and still there is room.

And the servant said, Lord, what thou didst command is done, and yet there is room.

23 And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the roads and the fields, and make them come in, so that my house may be full.

And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain [them] to come in, that my house may be filled.

24 For I say to you that not one of those who were requested to come will have a taste of my feast.

For I say unto you, that none of those men that were bidden shall taste of my supper.

25 Now a great number of people went with him.

Now there went with him great multitudes: and he turned, and said unto them,

26 And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple.

If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

27 Whoever does not take up his cross and come after me may not be my disciple.

Whosoever doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

28 For which of you, desiring to put up a tower, does not first give much thought to the price, if he will have enough to make it complete?

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have [wherewith] to complete it?

29 For fear that if he makes a start and is not able to go on with it to the end, all who see it will be laughing at him,

Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him,

30 And saying, This man made a start at building and is not able to make it complete.

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

31 Or what king, going to war with another king, will not first take thought if he will be strong enough, with ten thousand men, to keep off him who comes against him with twenty thousand?

Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

32 Or while the other is still a great distance away, he sends representatives requesting conditions of peace.

Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and asketh conditions of peace.

33 And so whoever is not ready to give up all he has may not be my disciple.

So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

34 For salt is good, but if the taste goes from it, of what use is it?

Salt therefore is good: but if even the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

35 It is no good for the land or for the place of waste; no one has a use for it. He who has ears, let him give ear.

It is fit neither for the land nor for the dunghill: [men] cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.