Luke 14

¹And it came to pass, when he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him.

²And behold, there was before him a certain man that had the dropsy.

³And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not?

⁴But they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go.

⁵And he said unto them, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a well, and will not straightway draw him up on a sabbath day?

⁶And they could not answer again unto these things.

⁷And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,

⁸When thou art bidden of any man to a marriage feast, sit not down in the chief seat; lest haply a more honorable man than thou be bidden of him,

⁹and he that bade thee and him shall come and say to thee, Give this man place; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest place.

¹⁰But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he that hath bidden thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have glory in the presence of all that sit at meat with thee.

¹¹For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

¹²And he said to him also that had bidden him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbors; lest haply they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee.

¹³But when thou makest a feast, bid the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

¹⁴and thou shalt be blessed; because they have not wherewith to recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed in the resurrection of the just.

¹⁵And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

¹⁶But he said unto him, A certain man made a great supper; and he bade many:

¹⁷and he sent forth his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.

¹⁸And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a field, and I must needs go out and see it; I pray thee have me excused.

¹⁹And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee have me excused.

²⁰And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.

²¹And the 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 hither the poor and maimed and blind and lame.

²²And the servant said, Lord, what thou didst command is done, and yet there is room.

²³And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain them to come in, that my house may be filled.

²⁴For I say unto you, that none of those men that were bidden shall taste of my supper.

²⁵Now there went with him great multitudes: and he turned, and said unto them,

²⁶If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

²⁷Whosoever doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

²⁸For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it?

²⁹Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him,

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

³¹Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

³²Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and asketh conditions of peace.

³³So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

³⁴Salt therefore is good: but if even the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

³⁵It is fit neither for the land nor for the dunghill: men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Luke 14

¹And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the rulers, [who was] of the Pharisees, to eat bread on [the] sabbath, that they were watching him.

²And behold, there was a certain dropsical [man] before him.

³And Jesus answering spoke unto the doctors of the law and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath?

⁴But they were silent. And taking him he healed him and let him go.

⁵And answering he said to them, Of which of you shall an ass or ox fall into a well, that he does not straightway pull him up on the sabbath day?

⁶And they were not able to answer him to these things.

⁷And he spoke a parable to those that were invited, remarking how they chose out the first places, saying to them,

⁸When thou art invited by any one to a wedding, do not lay thyself down in the first place at table, lest perhaps a more honourable than thou be invited by him,

⁹and he who invited thee and him come and say to thee, Give place to this [man], and then thou begin with shame to take the last place.

¹⁰But when thou hast been invited, go and put thyself down in the last place, that when he who has invited thee comes, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honour before all that are lying at table with thee;

¹¹for every one that exalts himself shall be abased, and he that abases himself shall be exalted.

¹²And he said also to him that had invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsfolk, nor rich neighbours, lest it may be they also should invite thee in return, and a recompense be made thee.

¹³But when thou makest a feast, call poor, crippled, lame, blind:

¹⁴and thou shalt be blessed; for they have not [the means] to recompense thee; for it shall be recompensed thee in the resurrection of the just.

¹⁵And one of those that were lying at table with [them], hearing these things, said to him, Blessed [is] he who shall eat bread in the kingdom ofGod.

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

¹⁷And he sent his bondman at the hour of supper to say to those who were invited, Come, for already all things are ready.

¹⁸And all began, without exception, to excuse themselves. The first said to him, I have bought land, and I must go out and see it; I pray thee hold me for excused.

¹⁹And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee hold me for excused.

²⁰And another said, I have married a wife, and on this account I cannot come.

²¹And the bondman came up and brought back word of these things to his lord. Then the master of the house, in anger, said to his bondman, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring here the poor and crippled and lame and blind.

²²And the bondman said, Sir, it is done as thou hast commanded, and there is still room.

²³And the lord said to the bondman, Go out into the ways and fences and compel to come in, that my house may be filled;

²⁴for I say to you, that not one of those men who were invited shall taste of my supper.

²⁵And great crowds went with him; and, turning round, he said to them,

²⁶If any man come to me, and shall not hate his own father and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yea, and his own life too, he cannot be my disciple;

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

²⁸For which of you, desirous of building a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, if he have what [is needed] to complete it;

²⁹in order that, having laid the foundation of it, and not being able to finish it, all who see it do not begin to mock at him,

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

³¹Or what king, going on his way to engage in war with another king, does not, sitting down first, take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him coming against him with twenty thousand?

³²and if not, while he is yet far off, having sent an embassy, he asks for terms of peace.

³³Thus then every one of you who forsakes not all that is his own cannot be my disciple.

³⁴Salt [then] [is] good, but if the salt also has become savourless, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

³⁵It is proper neither for land nor for dung; it is cast out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.