Luke 14

1 And it came to pass on the going of Him into a house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread and they themselves 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 behold a man certain there was with dropsy before Him.

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

3 And answering Jesus spoke to the lawyers and to [the] Pharisees saying; (if *k) Is it lawful on the Sabbath (to heal *N+kO) (or not? *NO)

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

4 But they were silent. And having taken hold [of him] He healed him and let [him] go.

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

5 And (answering *k) to them He said; Which of you (a son *N+KO) or an ox into a pit (will collapse, *N+kO) also surely immediately he will pull up him on day 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 not they were able to reply (to him *k) to these things.

And they could not answer again unto these things.

7 He was speaking then to those invited a parable remarking how the first places they were choosing out, 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 may be invited by anyone to wedding feasts, not may recline in the first place, otherwise otherwise [one] more honorable than you may have been invited by him,

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 having come the [one] you and him having invited he will say to you; do give to this one [your] place. and then you will begin with shame the last place to take.

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 may be invited, having gone (do recline *N+kO) in the last place, so that when may come the [one] having invited you, (he will say *N+kO) to you; Friend, do come up higher. Then will be to you glory before (all *NO) those reclining [with] you.

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 everyone who is exalting himself will be humbled, and the [one] humbling himself will be exalted.

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

12 He was saying then also to the [one] having invited Him; When you may make a dinner or a supper, not do call the friends of you nor [call] the brothers of you nor [call] the relatives of you nor [call] neighbours rich otherwise otherwise also they themselves may invite in return you and it may become recompense to you.

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 a feast you may make do call [the] poor, [the] crippled, [the] lame, [the] blind.

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

14 and blessed you will be, because nothing they have to repay you; It will be recompensed for to you in the resurrection of the righteous.

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 Having heard then one of those reclining with [Him] these things he said to Him; Blessed [is he] (who *N+kO) will eat (bread *NK+o) 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 man certain (was preparing *N+kO) a supper great and invited many;

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

17 And he sent the servant of him at the hour of the supper to say to those invited; do come, for now ready [it] is (all things. *KO)

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 began with one [voice] all to excuse themselves. The first said to him; A field I have bought and I have need (going out *N+kO) (and *k) to see it; I beg of you, do hold me excused.

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; Yoke of oxen I have bought five and I am going to prove them; I beg of you do hold 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 And another said; A wife I have married and because of this not I am able to come.

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

21 And having come the servant (that *k) reported to the master of him these things. Then having become angry the master of the house said to the servant of him; do go out soon into the streets and lanes of the city, and the poor and crippled and blind and lame do bring in here.

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 said the servant; Sir, it has been done (as *N+kO) you did command, and still room there is.

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

23 And said the master to the servant; do go out into the highways and hedges and do compel [them] to come in so that may be filled of mine the house.

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 I say for to you that not [one] of the men of those which invited will taste my supper (many for are called few but chosen. *O)

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

25 Were going with then Him crowds great. and having turned He said to them;

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

26 If anyone comes to Me and not he hates the father (of himself *NK+o) and the mother and the wife and the children and the brothers and the sisters yes (and *N+kO) even the life his own not he is able to 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 (and *ko) Whoever not carries the cross (of himself *NK+o) and comes after Me, not is able to be My disciple.

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

28 Which for of you (who *o) is desiring a tower to build not first he having sat down he counts the cost whether he has (for *N+kO) [its] completion?

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 Thus otherwise otherwise [when] laying of it a foundation and not being able to finish all those seeing [it] may begin him to mock

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

30 saying that This man began to build and not he was able to finish.

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

31 Or what king proceeding with another king to engage in war not having sat down first (will take counsel *N+kO) whether able he is with ten thousand (to meet *N+kO) the [one] with twenty thousand coming against him?

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 lest then except indeed still of him far off being an embassy having sent he asks for peace.

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

33 So therefore every one of you who not does give up all his own possessions, not is able to be My disciple.

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

34 Good [is] (therefore *NO) the salt; if however (even *no) the salt shall become tasteless, with what will it be seasoned?

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

35 Neither [is it] for soil nor for manure fit is it; out they cast it. The [one] having ears to hear he should hear.

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