Luke 14

1 And it happened, 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.

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.

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

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

3 Yeshua, answering, spoke to the Law scholars and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?"

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

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

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

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 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?

6 But they could make no reply to this.

And they could not answer him again 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 put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,

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

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;

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

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 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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

But when thou makest 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 shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

15 Now when one of those who were reclining with him heard these things, he said to him, "Blessed is he who will eat bread 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 But he said to him, "A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.

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

17 And he sent his servant at the hour for supper to tell those who were invited, 'Come, for everything is ready now.'

And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for 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 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.

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

20 "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 "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.'

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.

22 "The servant said, 'Lord, it is done as you commanded, and there is still room.'

And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, 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 unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel [them] to come in, that my house may be filled.

24 For I tell you that none of those individuals who were invited will taste of my supper.'"

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

25 Now large crowds were going with him. He turned and said to them,

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

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

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.

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

And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after 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, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have [sufficient] to finish [it]?

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

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

32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy, and asks for conditions of peace.

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

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

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

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

Salt [is] good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall 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 neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; [but] men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.