Luke 14

1 It happened one Sabbath, when he went into the house of one of the leaders of the Pharisees to eat bread, that they were watching him closely.

When he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, they were watching him.

2 Behold, there in front of him was a man who was suffering from edema.

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

3 Jesus asked the experts in the Jewish law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?”

Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”

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

But they were silent. He took him, and healed him, and let him go.

5 He said to them, “Which of you who has a son or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”

He answered them, “Which of you, if your son or an ox fell into a well, wouldn’t immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?”

6 They were not able to give an answer to these things.

They couldn’t answer him regarding these things.

7 When Jesus noticed how those who were invited chose the seats of honor, he spoke a parable, saying to them,

He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,

8 “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the place of honor, because someone may have been invited who is more honored than you.

“When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, don’t sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honourable than you might be invited by him,

9 When the person who invited both of you arrives, he will say to you, 'Give this other person your place,' and then in shame you will proceed to take the lowest place.

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.

10 But when you are invited, go and sit down in the lowest place, so that when the one who has invited you comes, he may say to you, 'Friend, go up higher.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.

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 honoured in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.

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

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

12 Jesus also said to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or your rich neighbors, as they may also invite you in return, and you will be repaid.

He also said to the one who had invited him, “When you make a dinner or a supper, don’t call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbours, or perhaps they might also return the favour, and pay you back.

13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,

But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;

14 and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the just.”

and you will be blessed, because they don’t have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous.”

15 When one of them who sat at the table with Jesus heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is he who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!”

When one of those who sat at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is he who will feast in God’s Kingdom!”

16 But Jesus said to him, “A certain man prepared a large dinner and invited many.

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

17 When the dinner was prepared, he sent his servant to say to those who were invited, 'Come, because everything is now ready.'

He sent out his servant at supper time to tell those who were invited, ‘Come, for everything is ready now.’

18 They all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please excuse me.'

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.’

19 Another said, 'I have bought five pairs of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.'

“Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.’

20 Then another man said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.'

“Another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I can’t come.’

21 The servant came and told his master these things. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the town and bring in here the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.'

“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.’

22 The servant said, 'Master, what you commanded has been done, and yet there is still room.'

“The servant said, ‘Lord, it is done as you commanded, and there is still room.’

23 The master said to the servant, 'Go out into the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

“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 say to you, none of those men who were invited will taste my dinner.'”

For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will taste of my supper. For many are called, but few are chosen.’”

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

Now great multitudes were going with him. He turned and said to them,

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

“If anyone comes to me, and doesn’t disregard his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be my disciple.

27 Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.

Whoever doesn’t bear his own cross and come after me, can’t be my disciple.

28 For which of you who desires to build a tower does not first sit down and count the cost to calculate if he has what he needs to complete it?

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?

29 Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it will begin to mock him,

Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation and isn’t able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,

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

saying, ‘This man began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’

31 Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take advice about whether he is able with ten thousand men to fight the other king who comes against him with twenty thousand men?

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?

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

Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy and asks for conditions of peace.

33 So therefore, any one of you who does not give up all that he has cannot be my disciple.

So therefore, whoever of you who doesn’t renounce all that he has, he can’t be my disciple.

34 Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its taste, how can it be made salty again?

“Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it?

35 It is of no use for the soil or even for the manure pile. It is thrown away. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

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.”