Luke 14

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

And it came to pass, when he had come into the house of one of the chief men of the Pharisees on the sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him.

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

And lo! there was a certain man before him, who had the dropsy.

3 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?

And Jesus answering spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath, or not?

4 And they held their peace. And he took [him], and healed him, and let him go;

But they were silent. And taking hold of him, he cured him, and sent him away.

5 And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?

And he answered them and said, Who is there of you, who, if his son or his ox fall into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the sabbath-day?

6 And they could not answer him again to these things.

And they could make no answer to this.

7 And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,

And he spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he observed how they chose out the highest places at the table, saying to them,

8 When thou art bidden of any [man] to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;

When thou art invited by any one to a wedding, do not take the highest place, lest one more honorable than thou may have been invited by him;

9 And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.

and he who invited thee and him come and say to thee, Give place to this man; and then thou wilt begin with shame to take the lowest place.

10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.

But when thou art invited, go and recline in the lowest place, that when he who invited thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher. Then wilt thou have honor in the presence of all who are at table with thee.

11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

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

12 Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor [thy] rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.

And he said also to him who invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, do not invite thy friends, nor thy brothers, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbors; lest they too invite thee in return, and a recompense be made thee.

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

But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind;

14 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

and thou shalt be blessed, because they cannot recompense thee; but thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the righteous.

15 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.

And one of those who were at table with him, hearing this, said to him, Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

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

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

17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.

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

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

And all with one accord began to excuse themselves. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of land, and must needs go out and see it; I pray that I may be excused.

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

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and am going out to try them; I pray that I may be excused.

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

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

21 So that servant came, and shewed 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 the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.

And the servant came, and reported these things to his lord. 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 the maimed, the blind, and the lame.

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

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

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

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

For I say to you, that none of those men who were invited shall taste of my supper.

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

And great multitudes were going with him; and he turned and said to them,

26 If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

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

27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

Whoever doth not bear his own cross and follow me, cannot be my disciple.

28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have [sufficient] to finish [it]?

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

29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish [it], all that behold [it] begin to mock him,

lest haply when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to make sport of 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, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

Or what king, setting out to give battle to another king, will not first sit down and consider whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

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

Else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an embassy, and asketh conditions of peace.

33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

So likewise, whoever of you doth not forsake all that he hath, cannot be my disciple.

34 Salt [is] good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

Salt then is good; but if the salt itself have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

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

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