路加福音 14

在安息日治好水腫病人

1 安息日，耶穌到一個法利賽人的領袖家裏去吃飯，他們就窺探他。 2 這時在他面前有一個患水腫病的人。 3 耶穌回答律法師和法利賽人，說：「安息日治病合不合法？」 4 他們卻不說話。耶穌扶著那人，治好了他，叫他走了。 5 耶穌對他們說：「你們中間誰有兒子t或有牛在安息日掉在井裏，不立刻拉他上來呢？」 6 他們對這些事不能反駁。

對客人和主人的教導

7 耶穌見所請的客人選擇首位，就用比喻對他們說： 8 「你被人請去赴婚宴，不要坐在首位上，恐怕主人請了比你尊貴的客人， 9 請了你和他的那人前來，對你說：『請讓座給這一位吧。』你就羞羞慚慚地退到末位去了。 10 你被請的時候，去坐在末位上，好讓主人來對你說：『朋友，請上座。』那時，你在同席的人面前就有光彩了。 11 因為凡自高的，必降為卑；自甘卑微的，必升為高。」

12 耶穌又對請他的人說：「你準備午飯或晚餐，不要請你的朋友、弟兄、親屬和富足的鄰舍，免得他們回請你，你就得了報答。 13 你擺設宴席，倒要請那貧窮的、殘疾的、瘸腿的、失明的， 14 你就有福了！因為他們沒有甚麼可報答你。到義人復活的時候，你要得到報答。」

大宴席的比喻

（太22．1－10）

15 同席的有一人聽見這些話，就對耶穌說：「在上帝國裏吃飯的有福了！」 16 耶穌對他說：「有人擺設大宴席，請了許多客人。 17 到了坐席的時候，他打發僕人去對所請的人說：『請來吧！樣樣都已齊備了。』 18 眾人異口同聲地推辭。頭一個對他說：『我買了一塊地，必須去看看。請你准我辭了。』 19 另一個說：『我買了五對牛，要去試一試。請你准我辭了。』 20 又有一個說：『我才娶了妻子，所以不能去。』 21 那僕人回來，把這些事都告訴了主人。這家的主人就發怒，對僕人說：『快出去，到城裏大街小巷，領那貧窮的、殘疾的、失明的、瘸腿的來。』 22 僕人說：『主啊，你所吩咐的已經辦了，還有空位。』 23 主人對僕人說：『你出去，到大街小巷強拉人進來，坐滿我的屋子。 24 我告訴你們，先前所請的人沒有一個可以嘗到我的宴席。』」

作門徒的代價

（太10．37－38）

25 有一大群人和耶穌同行。他轉過來對他們說： 26 「無論甚麼人到我這裏來，若不愛我勝過愛t自己的父母、妻子、兒女、兄弟、姊妹，甚至自己的性命，就不能作我的門徒。 27 凡不背著自己的十字架來跟從我的，也不能作我的門徒。 28 你們哪一個要蓋一座樓，不先坐下來計算費用，看能不能蓋成？ 29 免得安了地基，不能蓋成，看見的人都笑話他，說： 30 『這個人開了工，卻不能完工。』 31 或是一個王出去和別的王打仗，豈不先坐下來酌量，他能不能用一萬兵去抵抗那領二萬兵來攻打他的嗎？ 32 若是不能，他就趁敵人還遠的時候，派使者去談和平的條件。 33 這樣，你們無論甚麼人，若不撇下一切所有的，就不能作我的門徒。」

失味的鹽

（太5．13；可9．50）

34 「鹽本是好的；鹽若失了味，怎能叫它再鹹呢？ 35 或用在田裏，或堆在糞裏，都不合適，只好丟在外面。有耳可聽的，就應當聽！」

LUKE 14

Jesus Heals a Sick Man

1 One Sabbath, Jesus was having dinner in the home of an important Pharisee, and everyone was carefully watching Jesus. 2 All of a sudden a man with swollen legs stood up in front of him. 3 Jesus turned and asked the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law of Moses, “Is it right to heal on the Sabbath?”

4 But they did not say a word.
Jesus took hold of the man. Then he healed him and sent him away. 5 t Afterwards, Jesus asked the people, “If your son or ox falls into a well, wouldn't you pull him out at once, even on the Sabbath?”

6 There was nothing they could say.

How To Be a Guest

7 Jesus saw how the guests had tried to take the best seats. So he told them:
8  t When you are invited to a wedding feast, don't sit in the best place. Someone more important may have been invited.

9 Then the one who invited you will come and say, “Give your place to this other guest!” You will be embarrassed and will have to sit in the worst place.
10 When you are invited to be a guest, go and sit in the worst place. Then the one who invited you may come and say, “My friend, take a better seat!” You will then be honored in front of all the other guests.

11 t If you put yourself above others, you will be put down. But if you humble yourself, you will be honored.

12 Then Jesus said to the man who had invited him:
When you give a dinner or a banquet, don't invite your friends and family and relatives and rich neighbors. If you do, they will invite you in return, and you will be paid back. 13 When you give a feast, invite the poor, the paralyzed, the lame, and the blind.

14 They cannot pay you back. But God will bless you and reward you when his people rise from death.

The Great Banquet

(Matthew 22.1-10)

15 After Jesus had finished speaking, one of the guests said, “The greatest blessing of all is to be at the banquet in God's kingdom!”

16 Jesus told him:
A man once gave a great banquet and invited a lot of guests.

17 When the banquet was ready, he sent a servant to tell the guests, “Everything is ready! Please come.”

18 One guest after another started making excuses. The first one said, “I bought some land, and I've got to look it over. Please excuse me.”

19 Another guest said, “I bought five teams of oxen, and I need to try them out. Please excuse me.”

20 Still another guest said, “I've just now married, and I can't be there.”

21 The servant told his master what happened, and the master became so angry he said, “Go as fast as you can to every street and alley in town! Bring in everyone who is poor or paralyzed or blind or lame.”

22 When the servant returned, he said, “Master, I've done what you told me, and there is still plenty of room for more people.”
23 His master then told him, “Go out along the back roads and make people come in, so my house will be full.

24 Not one of the guests I first invited will get even a bite of my food!”

Being a Disciple

(Matthew 10.37,38)

25 Large crowds were walking along with Jesus, when he turned and said:

26  t You cannot be my disciple, unless you love me more than you love your father and mother, your wife and children, and your brothers and sisters. You cannot follow me unless you love me more than you love your own life.

27  t You cannot be my disciple unless you carry your own cross and follow me.
28 Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. What is the first thing you will do? Won't you sit down and figure out how much it will cost and if you have enough money to pay for it? 29 Otherwise, you will start building the tower, but not be able to finish. Then everyone who sees what is happening will laugh at you.

30 They will say, “You started building, but could not finish the job.”
31 What will a king do if he has only 10,000 soldiers to defend himself against a king who is about to attack him with 20,000 soldiers? Before he goes out to battle, won't he first sit down and decide if he can win? 32 If he thinks he won't be able to defend himself, he will send messengers and ask for peace while the other king is still a long way off.

33 So then, you cannot be my disciple unless you give away everything you own.

Salt and Light

(Matthew 5.13; Mark 9.50)

34 Salt is good, but if it no longer tastes like salt, how can it be made to taste salty again? 35 It is no longer good for the soil or even for the manure pile. People simply throw it out. If you have ears, pay attention!