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.

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

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

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

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

4 But they were silent. 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 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?"

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 But they could make no reply to this.

And they could not answer Him regarding 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,

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 anyone to a marriage feast, do not sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be 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 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.

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 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.

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

Because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will 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 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, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;

But whenever you make a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, 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 you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you—you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

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."

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

So He said to him: “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited 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 at meal time he sent his slave to say to those who were invited, ‘Come, because everything is 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.'

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 "Another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please 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 "Another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.'

Yet another said, ‘I have married a wife, and so 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 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 "The servant said, 'Lord, it is done as you commanded, and there is still room.'

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

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

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

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

Now large crowds were traveling with Him, and turning He said to 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 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 Whoever does not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

And whoever does not carry 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?

“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 Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock 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, 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 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 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 the other is still far away he sends a delegation and asks for terms for peace.

33 So therefore whoever of you who does not renounce all that he has, he cannot 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 becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it?

Salt is good; but should the salt become insipid, with what can 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 for neither soil nor fertilizer; it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”