Luke 14
1 And it happened that, when Jesus entered the house of a certain leader of the Pharisees on the Sabbath to eat bread, they were observing him.2 And behold, a certain man before him was afflicted with edema.3 And responding, Jesus spoke to the experts in the law and to the Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to cure on the Sabbath?4 But they kept silent. Yet truly, taking hold of him, he healed him and sent him away.5 And responding to them, he said, Which of you will have a donkey or an ox fall into a pit, and will not promptly pull him out, on the day of the Sabbath?6 And they were unable to respond to him about these things.7 Then he also told a parable, to those who were invited, noticing how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them:8 When you are invited to a wedding, do not sit down in the first place, lest perhaps someone more honored than yourself may have been invited by him.9 And then he who called both you and him, approaching, may say to you, Give this place to him. And then you would begin, with shame, to take the last place.10 But when you are invited, go, sit down in the lowest place, so that, when he who invited you arrives, he may say to you, Friend, go up higher. Then you will have glory in the sight of those who sit at table together with you.11 For everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled, and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.12 Then he also said to the one who had invited him: When you prepare a lunch or dinner, do not choose to call your friends, or your brothers, or your relatives, or your wealthy neighbors, lest perhaps they might then invite you in return and repayment would made to you.13 But when you prepare a feast, call the poor, the disabled, the lame, and the blind.14 And you will be blessed because they do not have a way to repay you. So then, your recompense will be in the resurrection of the just.15 When someone sitting at table with him had heard these things, he said to him, Blessed is he who will eat bread in the kingdom of God.16 So he said to him: A certain man prepared a great feast, and he invited many.17 And he sent his servant, at the hour of the feast, to tell the invited to come; for now everything was ready.18 And at once they all began to make excuses. The first said to him: I bought a farm, and I need to go out and see it. I ask you to excuse me.19 And another said: I bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to examine them. I ask you to excuse me.20 And another said, I have taken a wife, and therefore I am not able to go.21 And returning, the servant reported these things to his lord. Then the father of the family, becoming angry, said to his servant: Go out quickly into the streets and neighborhoods of the city. And lead here the poor, and the disabled, and the blind, and the lame.22 And the servant said: It has been done, just as you ordered, lord, and there is still room.23 And the lord said to the servant: Go out to the highways and hedges, and compel them to enter, so that my house may be filled.24 For I tell you, that none of those men who were invited will taste of my feast. 25 Now great crowds traveled with him. And turning around, he said to them:26 If anyone comes to me, and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and yes, even his own life, he is not able to be my disciple.27 And whoever does not bear his cross and come after me, is not able to be my disciple.28 For who among you, wanting to build a tower, would not first sit down and determine the costs that are required, to see if he has the means to complete it?29 Otherwise, after he will have laid the foundation and not been able to finish it, everyone who sees it may begin to mock him,30 saying: This man began to build what he was not able to finish.31 Or, what king, advancing to engage in war against another king, would not first sit down and consider whether he may be able, with ten thousand, to meet one who comes against him with twenty thousand?32 If not, then while the other is still far away, sending a delegation, he would ask him for terms of peace.33 Therefore, everyone of you who does not renounce all that he possesses is not able to be my disciple.34 Salt is good. But if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be seasoned?35 It is useful neither in soil, nor in manure, so instead, it shall be thrown away. Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.
Luke 14
Healing Again on the Sabbath
1 Nowt one Sabbath when Jesus went to dinet at the house of a leadert of the Pharisees,s they were watchings him closely.2 Theret rightt in front of him was a man suffering from dropsy.s3 Sot Jesus askedt the experts in religious lawt and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbaths or not?”4 But they remained silent. Sot Jesust took hold of the man,t healed him, and sent him away.t5 Thent he said to them, “Which of you, if you have a sons or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?”
6 Butt they could not replys to this.
On Seeking Seats of Honor
7 Thent when Jesust noticed how the guestst chose the places of honor,t he told them a parable. He said to them,8 “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast,t do not taket the place of honor, because a person more distinguished than you may have been invited by your host.t9 Sot the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this man your place.’ Then, ashamed,t you will begin to move to the least importantt place.10 But when you are invited, go and take the least important place, so that when your hostt approaches he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up here to a better place.’t Then you will be honored in the presence of all who share the meal with you.
11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, butt the one who humbless himself will be exalted.”
12 Het said also to the mans who had invited him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet,t don’t invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors so you can be invited by them in return and get repaid.13 But when you host an elaborate meal,t invite the poor, the crippled,s the lame, andt the blind.s
14 Thent you will be blessed,s because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaids at the resurrection of the righteous.”
The Parable of the Great Banquet
15 Whent one of those at the meal with Jesust heard this, he said to him, “Blessed is everyonet who will feastt in the kingdom of God!”s16 But Jesust said to him, “A man once gave a great banquett and inviteds many guests.t17 Att the time for the banquett he sent his slavet to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, because everything is now ready.’18 But one after another they allt began to make excuses.s The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field,s and I must go out and see it. Please excuse me.’s19 Anothert said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen,s and I am going outt to examine them. Please excuse me.’20 Anothert said, ‘I just got married, and I cannot come.’s21 Sot the slave came back and reported this to his master. Then the master of the household was furioust and said to his slave, ‘Go out quicklys to the streets and alleys of the city,t and bring in the poor,s the crippled,t the blind, and the lame.’22 Thent the slave said, ‘Sir, what you instructed has been done, and there is still room.’s23 Sot the master said to hist slave, ‘Go out to the highwayss and country roadst and urget peoplet to come in, so that my house will be filled.s
24 For I tell you, not one of those individualst who were inviteds will taste my banquet!’”t
Counting the Cost
25 Now large crowdss were accompanying Jesus,t and turning to them he said,26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hatet his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, and even his own life,t he cannot be my disciple.27 Whoever does not carry his own crosss and followt me cannot be my disciple.28 For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn’t sit downt first and compute the costt to see if he has enough money to complete it?29 Otherwise,t when he has laidt a foundation and is not able to finish the tower,t all who see itt will begin to make fun oft him.30 They will say,t ‘This mans began to build and was not able to finish!’s31 Or what king, going out to confront another king in battle, will not sit downt first and determine whether he is able with ten thousand to opposet the one coming against him with twenty thousand?32 If he cannot succeed,t he will send a representativet while the other is still a long way off and ask for terms of peace.s
33 In the same way therefore not one of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce all his own possessions.ts
34 “Saltts is good, but if salt loses its flavor,s how can its flavor be restored?
35 It is of no valuet for the soil or for the manure pile; it is to be thrown out.t The one who has ears to hear had better listen!”t