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Luke 14

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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.

2 And behold, there was a certain man before Him who had the dropsy.

3 And Jesus answering, spoke unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?"

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

5 And He answered them, saying, "Which of you shall have an ox or an ass fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the Sabbath day?"

6 And again they could not answer Him concerning these things.

7 And He put forth a parable to those who were bidden, when He marked how they chose out the chief places, saying unto them,

8 "When thou art bidden by any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest place, lest a more honorable man than thou be bidden by him,

9 and he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, `Give this man thy place,' and thou begin with shame to take the lowest place.

10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place, that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, `Friend, go up higher.' Then shalt thou have honor in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.

11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased, and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted."

12 Then said He also to him who bade Him, "When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen nor thy rich neighbors, lest they also bid thee again and a recompense be made to thee.

13 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, 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."

15 And when one of those who sat at meat with Him heard these things, he said unto Him, "Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the Kingdom of God."

16 Then Jesus said unto him, "A certain man made a great supper and bade many.

17 And he sent his servant at suppertime to say to them that were bidden, `Come, for all things are now ready.'

18 And they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said unto him, `I have bought a piece of ground, and I need to go and see it. I pray thee have me excused.'

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

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

21 So that servant came and showed 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.'

22 And the servant said, `Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is 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.

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

25 And there went great multitudes with Him, and He turned and said unto 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.

27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross and come after 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?

29 Lest it may happen, after he hath laid the foundation and is not able to finish it, all who behold it begin to mock him,

30 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?

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

33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be My disciple.

34 "Salt is good; but if the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

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."

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 On a day of worship Jesus went to eat at the home of a prominent Pharisee. The guests were watching Jesus very closely.

2 A man whose body was swollen with fluid was there.

3 Jesus reacted by asking the Pharisees and the experts in Moses' Teachings, "Is it right to heal on the day of worship or not?"

4 But they didn't say a thing. So Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him away.

5 Jesus asked them, "If your son or your ox falls into a well on a day of worship, wouldn't you pull him out immediately?"

6 They couldn't argue with him about this.

7 Then Jesus noticed how the guests always chose the places of honor. So he used this illustration when he spoke to them:

8 "When someone invites you to a wedding, don't take the place of honor. Maybe someone more important than you was invited.

9 Then your host would say to you, 'Give this person your place.' Embarrassed, you would have to take the place of least honor.

10 So when you're invited, take the place of least honor. Then, when your host comes, he will tell you, 'Friend, move to a more honorable place.' Then all the other guests will see how you are honored.

11 Those who honor themselves will be humbled, but people who humble themselves will be honored."

12 Then he told the man who had invited him, "When you invite people for lunch or dinner, don't invite only your friends, family, other relatives, or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they will return the favor.

13 Instead, when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the handicapped, the lame, and the blind.

14 Then you will be blessed because they don't have any way to pay you back. You will be paid back when those who have God's approval come back to life."

15 One of those eating with him heard this. So he said to Jesus, "The person who will be at the banquet in the kingdom of God is blessed."

16 Jesus said to him, "A man gave a large banquet and invited many people.

17 When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who were invited, 'Come! Everything is ready now.'

18 "Everyone asked to be excused. The first said to him, 'I bought a field, and I need to see it. Please excuse me.'

19 Another said, 'I bought five pairs of oxen, and I'm on my way to see how well they plow. Please excuse me.'

20 Still another said, 'I recently got married, and that's why I can't come.'

21 "The servant went back to report this to his master. Then the master of the house became angry. He told his servant, 'Run to every street and alley in the city! Bring back the poor, the handicapped, the blind, and the lame.'

22 "The servant said, 'Sir, what you've ordered has been done. But there is still room for more people.'

23 "Then the master told his servant, 'Go to the roads and paths! Urge the people to come to my house. I want it to be full.

24 I can guarantee that none of those invited earlier will taste any food at my banquet.'"

25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus. He turned to them and said,

26 "If people come to me and are not ready to abandon their fathers, mothers, wives, children, brothers, and sisters, as well as their own lives, they cannot be my disciples.

27 So those who do not carry their crosses and follow me cannot be my disciples.

28 "Suppose you want to build a tower. You would first sit down and figure out what it costs. Then you would see if you have enough money to finish it.

29 Otherwise, if you lay a foundation and can't finish the building, everyone who watches will make fun of you.

30 They'll say, 'This person started to build but couldn't finish the job.'

31 "Or suppose a king is going to war against another king. He would first sit down and think things through. Can he and his 10,000 soldiers fight against a king with 20,000 soldiers?

32 If he can't, he'll send ambassadors to ask for terms of peace while the other king is still far away.

33 In the same way, none of you can be my disciples unless you give up everything.

34 "Salt is good. But if salt loses its taste, how will you restore its flavor?

35 It's not any good for the ground or for the manure pile. People throw it away. "Let the person who has ears listen!"