Luke 14

1 And it occurred, that, as he entered the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread, on the sabbath day, they watched him.

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

2 And lo, a dropsical man was before him.

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

3 And Jews answered, and said to the Scribes and Pharisees: Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath?

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

4 And they were silent. And he took him, and healed him, and dismissed him.

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

5 And he said to them: Which of you, if his son or his ox fall into a pit on the sabbath day, doth not immediately lift and draw him out?

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

6 And they could give him no answer to that.

And they could not answer him again to these things.

7 And he spoke a similitude to the guests that were present, as he noticed how they chose places on the highest couches.

And he put forth a parable to those who were invited, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying to them,

8 When thou art invited by any one to a house of feasting, go not and recline on the highest couch; lest there should be invited there, one more honorable than thou;

When thou art invited by any [man] to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room, lest a more honorable man than thou be invited by him;

9 and he that invited both him and thee come and say to thee, Give place to this man; and thou be ashamed, when thou risest, and takest a lower couch.

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

10 But when thou art invited, go and recline on the lowest couch; that when he who invited thee come, he may say to thee: My friend, come up higher and recline. And thou wilt have honor, before all that recline with thee.

But when thou art invited, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that invited thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honor in the presence of them that sit at table with thee.

11 For, every one that exalteth himself, will be humbled: and every one that humbleth himself, will be exalted.

For whoever exalteth himself shall be abased, and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

12 And he said to him that invited him: When thou makest a dinner or a supper, invite not thy friends, nor thy brothers, nor thy relatives, nor thy rich neighbors; lest they also invite thee, and thou have this recompense.

Then said he also to him that invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor [thy] rich neighbors; lest they also invite thee again, and a recompense be made thee.

13 But when thou makest a feast, invite 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 wilt be blessed. For they cannot recompense thee; but thy recompense will be at the resurrection of the just.

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

15 And when one of those reclining heard these things, he said to him: Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

And when one of them that sat at table with him heard these things, he said to him, Blessed [is] he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

16 Jesus said to him: A certain man made a great supper, and invited many.

Then said he to him, A certain man made a great supper, and invited many:

17 And at the time for supper, he sent his servant to say to those invited: Lo, every thing is ready for you; come.

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

18 And they all to a man, began to excuse themselves. The first said to him: I have bought a field, and am constrained to go out and see it. I pray thee, allow me to be excused.

And they all with one [consent] began to make excuse. The first said to 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 go to inspect them. I pray thee, allow me to be 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 on this account I cannot come.

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

21 And the servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the lord of the house was angry: and he said to his servant, Go out quickly into the market-places and streets of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the diseased, and the lame, and the blind.

So that servant came, and showed 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 And the servant said: My lord, it is done as thou commandedst; and still there is room.

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

23 And the lord said to his servant: Go out to the by-paths, and among the hedges, and constrain 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 compel [them] to come in, that my house may be filled.

24 For I declare to you, that not one of those men that were invited, shall taste of my supper.

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

25 And when great multitudes were travelling with him, he turned himself, and said to them:

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

26 He that cometh to me, and hateth not his father and his mother, and his brothers and his sisters, and his wife and his children, and his own life also, cannot become a disciple to me.

If any [man] cometh to me, and hateth not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

27 And he that doth not take up his cross and come after me, cannot become a disciple to me.

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

28 For, which of you, wishing to build a tower, doth not first sit down and compute the expense, whether he have the means to complete it?

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

29 lest, when he hath laid the foundation, and is unable to finish, all that see it begin to deride him;

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

30 and say: This man began to build, and was unable to finish.

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

31 Or what king, that is going to contend in battle with his neighbor king, doth not first consider, whether he is able, with ten thousand, to meet him that is coming against him with twenty thousand?

Or what king going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

32 and if not; while he is yet far from him, he sendeth envoys, and sueth for peace.

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

33 So every one of you who doth not give up all his possessions, cannot be my disciple.

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

34 Salt is a good thing: but if the salt itself hath become insipid, wherewith shall it be salted?

Salt [is] good: but if the salt hath lost its savor, with what shall it be seasoned?

35 It is fit for neither the earth, nor the dunghill. They cast it away. He that hath 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.