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1 And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.
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And it happened that when he came to the house of a certain one of the leaders of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat {a meal}, they were watching him closely.
2 And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.
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And behold, a certain man was in front of him, suffering from edema.
3 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying,Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?
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And Jesus answered [and] said to the legal experts and Pharisees, saying, "Is it permitted to heal on the Sabbath, or not?"
4 And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;
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But they remained silent. And he took hold of [him] [and] healed him, and sent [him] away.
5 And answered them, saying,Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?
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And he said to them, "Who among you, [if your] son or [your] ox falls into a well on the day of the Sabbath, will not immediately pull him out?"
6 And they could not answer him again to these things.
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And they were not able to make a reply to these [things].
7 And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
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Now he told a parable to those who had been invited [when he] noticed how they were choosing for themselves the places of honor, saying to them,
8 When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
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"When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not recline at the table in the place of honor, lest [someone] more distinguished than you has been invited by him,
9 And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
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and the one who invited you {both} will come [and] say to you, 'Give the place to this person,' and then with shame you will begin to take the last place.
10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
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But when you are invited, go [and] recline at the table in the last place, so that when the one who invited you comes, he will say to you, 'Friend, move up higher.' Then it will be an honor to you in the presence of all those who are reclining at the table with you.
11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
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For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted."
12 Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
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And he also said to the one who had invited him, "When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or wealthy neighbors, lest they also invite you [in return], and repayment come to you.
13 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
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But whenever you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,
14 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
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and you will be blessed, because they are not able to repay you. For it will be paid back to you at the resurrection of the righteous."
15 And 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.
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Now [when] one of those reclining at the table with [him] heard these [things], he said to him, "Blessed [is] {everyone who} will eat bread in the kingdom of God!"
16 Then said he unto him,A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:
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But he said to him, "A certain man was giving a large banquet and invited many.
17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
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And he sent his slave at the hour of the banquet to say to those who have been invited, 'Come, because now it is ready!'
18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
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And they all {alike} began to excuse themselves. The first said to him, 'I have purchased a field, and {I must} go out to look at it. I ask you, consider me excused.'
19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
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And another said, 'I have purchased five yoke of oxen, and I am going to examine them. I ask you, consider me excused.'
20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
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And another said, 'I have married a wife, and for this [reason] I am not able to come.'
21 So that servant came, and shewed 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 the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
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And the slave came [and] reported these [things] to his master. Then the master of the house became angry [and] said to his slave, 'Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city and bring in here the poor and crippled and blind and lame!'
22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
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And the slave said, 'Sir, what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.'
23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
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And the master said to the slave, 'Go out into the highways and hedges and press [them] to come in, so that my house will be filled!
24 For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
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For I say to you that none of those persons who were invited will taste my banquet!'"
25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,
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Now large crowds were going along with him, and he turned around [and] said to them,
26 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.
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"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and furthermore, even his own life, {he cannot be} my disciple.
27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
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Whoever does not carry his own cross and {follow} me {cannot be} my disciple.
28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
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For which of you, wanting to build a tower, does not first sit down [and] calculate the cost [to see] if he has [enough] {to complete it}?
29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
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{Otherwise} [after] he has laid the foundation and is not able to finish [it], all who see [it] will begin to ridicule him,
30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
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saying, 'This man began to build and was not able to finish!'
31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
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Or what king, going out to engage another king in battle, does not sit down first [and] deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand.
32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
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But if not, [while] [the other] is still far away, he sends an ambassador [and] asks {for terms of} peace.
33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
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In the [same] way, therefore, every [one] of you who does not renounce all his own possessions {cannot be} my disciple.
34 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
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"Now salt [is] good, but if salt becomes tasteless, with what will it be made salty?
35 It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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It is usable neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; they throw it out. The one who has ears to hear, let him hear!"
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