Luke 14

1 One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat at the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees, the people there were watching him closely.

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

2 And behold, there in front of him was a man suffering from dropsy.

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

3 In response Jesus said to the lawyers 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 day?

4 But they remained silent. So Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him away.

But they held their peace. But he taking him, healed him, and sent him away.

5 Then he said to them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath will not immediately pull him out?”

And answering them, he said: Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fall into a pit, and will not immediately draw him out, on the sabbath day?

6 But they could give him no answer about these things.

And they could not answer him to these things.

7 When Jesus noticed how the guests were choosing the places of honor for themselves, he told them a parable:

And he spoke a parable also to them that were invited, marking how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them:

8 “When yoʋ are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not recline in the place of honor, in case someone more honorable than yoʋ has been invited by yoʋr host.

When thou art invited to a wedding, sit not down in the first place, lest perhaps one more honourable than thou be invited by him:

9 Then the host, who invited you both, will come and say to yoʋ, ‘Give yoʋr place to this person.’ And with shame yoʋ will begin moving to the least important place.

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

10 But when yoʋ are invited, go recline in the least important place, so that, when yoʋr host comes, he will say to yoʋ, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then yoʋ will be honored in the presence of those who are reclining at the table with yoʋ.

But when thou art invited, go, sit down in the lowest place; that when he who invited thee, cometh, he may say to thee: Friend, go up higher. Then shalt thou have glory before them that sit at table with thee.

11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

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

12 Jesus also said to the man who had invited him, “When yoʋ prepare a luncheon or dinner, do not invite yoʋr friends, yoʋr brothers, yoʋr relatives, or yoʋr rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite yoʋ in return, and yoʋ will be repaid.

And he said to him also that had invited him: When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor thy neighbours who are rich; lest perhaps they also invite thee again, and a recompense be made to thee.

13 But when yoʋ prepare a banquet, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind.

But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind;

14 Then yoʋ will be blessed. Since they do not have the means to repay yoʋ, yoʋ will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

And thou shalt be blessed, because they have not wherewith to make thee recompense: for recompense shall be made thee at the resurrection of the just.

15 When one of the men reclining at the table with Jesus heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is he who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”

When one of them that sat at table with him, had 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 man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.

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

17 At the time for the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’

And he sent his servant at the hour of supper to say to them that were invited, that they should come, for now all things are ready.

18 But they all alike began to make excuses. The first one said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go out and see it. I ask yoʋ to have me excused.’

And they began all at once to make excuse. The first said to him: I have bought a farm, and I must needs go out and see it: I pray thee, hold me excused.

19 Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am on my way to try them out. I ask yoʋ to have me excused.’

And another said: I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to try them: I pray thee, hold me excused.

20 Still another said, ‘I have married a woman, and for that reason I cannot come.’

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

21 So the servant came back and told these things to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind.’

And the servant returning, told these things to his lord. 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 feeble, and the blind, and the lame.

22 The servant said, ‘Master, it has been done as yoʋ commanded, and there is still room.’

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

23 So the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, so 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 tell you that none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.’ For many are called, but few are chosen.”

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

25 Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and he turned and said to them,

And there went great multitudes with him. And turning, he said to them:

26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.

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 And whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.

And whosoever doth not carry his cross and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

28 For which of you who wants to build a tower does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see if he has what he needs to complete it?

For which of you having a mind to build a tower, doth not first sit down, and reckon the charges that are necessary, whether he have wherewithal to finish it:

29 Otherwise, when he has laid the foundation and is not able to finish it, all who are looking on will begin to mock him,

Lest, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that see 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, when he is going out to confront another king in battle, does not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to face the king who is coming against him with twenty thousand men?

Or what king, about to go to make war against another king, doth not first sit down, and think whether he be able, with ten thousand, to meet him that, with twenty thousand, cometh against him?

32 If he cannot, he sends a delegation while the other is still far away and asks for terms of peace.

Or else, whilst the other is yet afar off, sending an embassy, he desireth conditions of peace.

33 So then, any one of you who does not give up all his possessions cannot be my disciple.

So likewise every one of you that doth not renounce all that he possesseth, cannot be my disciple.

34 “Salt is good, but if salt loses its flavor, with what shall it be seasoned?

Salt is good. But if the salt shall lose its 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 profitable for the land nor for the dunghill, but shall be cast out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.