Luke 14
1 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.
It happened on the Sabbath Day when he went into the house of a certain ruler among Pharisees to take a meal, that they were watching him.
2 And behold, there was before him a certain man which had the dropsy.
And lo! there was in front of him a man who had dropsy.
3 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not?
So Jesus questioned the lawyers and the Pharisees, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath Day or not?"
4 But they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go.
They kept silent. Then Jesus took him and healed him and let him go.
5 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?
And to them he said, "Which of you when an ox or ass has fallen into a well, will at once pull him out on the Sabbath Day?"
6 And they could not answer again unto these things.
They could not answer this.
7 And he spake a parable unto those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,
He told a parable to the guests when he noticed how they began choosing the best seats. He said to them.
8 When thou art bidden of any man to a marriage feast, sit not down in the chief seat; lest haply a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him,
"When you are invited by any one to a marriage-feast, do not sit down in the best seat, lest a guest more distinguished than yourself has been invited, and your host come to you and say,
9 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.
"‘Give place to this man,’ and then with mortification you proceed to take the lowest place.
10 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.
"But when you are invited, go and sit down in the lowest place, so that when your host arrives he may say to you, ‘My friend, come up higher.’ Then you will be honored before the other guest.
11 For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
"For every one who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted."
12 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 neighbours; lest haply they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee.
Also to his host who had invited him, he continued, saying. "When you are making a dinner-party or a supper, do not invite your friends, or your brothers, or your relatives, or your rich neighbors, lest it chance that they invite you in return, and a recompense be made by you.
13 But when thou makest a feast, bid the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
"But when you make a reception, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind.
14 and thou shalt be blessed; because they have not [wherewith] to recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed in the resurrection of the just.
"Then you will be blessed, because they have no means to repay you, but you shall be paid in the Resurrection of the Just."
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.
One of his fellow guest who was listening to him, said to him, "Blessed are those who eat bread in the kingdom of God."
16 But he said unto him, A certain man made a great supper; and he bade many:
Jesus answered. "A certain man was making a great feast to which he invited many guests.
17 and he sent forth his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for [all] things are now ready.
"At dinnertime he sent his slave to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come, for all things are now ready.’
18 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.
"And they all, without exception, proceeded to excuse themselves. The first told him. ‘I have bought a field, and must needs go and see it. Pray have me excused.’
19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
"The second said. ‘I have bought five yolk of oxen and am on my way to try them. I pray that you will have me excused.’
20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
"‘I have taken a wife,’ said the another, ‘and for that reason I am unable to come.’
21 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.
"So the slave came and presented all these answers to his master. Then the master of the house was indignant, and said to his slave. ‘Go out, quickly, into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in hither the poor, the maimed, the blind, the lame.’
22 And the servant said, Lord, what thou didst command is done, and yet there is room.
"And the slave said, ‘My master, your orders have been carried out, but yet there is room.’
23 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.
"Said the master to his slave. ‘Go out into the roads and the hedges, and make them come in, so 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 tell you that not one of those invited guests shall taste my supper.’"
25 Now there went with him great multitudes: and he turned, and said unto them,
Great crowds were along with him, and he turned to them and said.
26 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.
"If any one comes to me and does not hate father and his mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters, yes, and his own very life also, he cannot be a disciple of mine.
27 Whosoever doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
"Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me, cannot be a disciple of mine.
28 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?
"Which of you who is desirous of building a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, to see if he has the means to complete it?
29 Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him,
"Lest it happen that after he has laid the foundations and is unable to complete it, all who see it shall begin to jeer at him saying,
30 saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
"‘This fellow began to build and could not finish.’
31 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?
"Or what king as he goes forth to join battle with another king in war does not sit down first and deliberate whether he can meet with ten thousand men the one who is advancing against him with twenty thousand?
32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and asketh conditions of peace.
"If he cannot, while the other king is yet a great way off, he sends an embassy to ask conditions of peace.
33 So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
"Just so any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.
34 Salt therefore is good: but if even the salt have lost its savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
"Salt is good, but if even the salt have lost its flavor, with what shall it be seasoned?
35 It is fit neither for the land nor for the dunghill: [men] cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
"It is fit neither for the land nor the dung-hill; men cast it out. He who has ears to hear let him listen to this!"
