Luke 14

Whiston^{(i) 1} And it came to pass, as he entred into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath, that they watched him. ² And behold, there was a man before him who had the dropsie. ³ And Jesus answering, spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not? ⁴ And they held their peace. And he took and healed him, and let [him] go: ⁵ And said unto them, Which of you shall have a sheep or an ox fallen into a pit on the sabbath-day and will not straightway pull him out? ⁶ But they did not give him answer to these things. ⁷ But he spake also a parable to those who were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats, saying unto them, ⁸ When thou shall be invited to a wedding, sit not down in the highest seat, lest one more honourable than thou come; ⁹ And he that invited thee and him, come and [say] to thee, Give this man place; and thou with shame take the lowest place. ¹⁰ But when thou shall be invited sit down in the lowest place; that when he that inviteth thee shall come, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: And then shalt thou have respect 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 that invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not [thy] friends, nor thy brethren, nor neighbours, nor the rich, lest they also invite thee again, and a recompence be made thee. ¹³ But when thou makest a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind; ¹⁴ And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompence thee: for thou shalt be recompenced at the resurrection of the just. ¹⁵ And when one of them that sat with him, heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. ¹⁶ Then said he, A certain man made a great supper, and invited many: ¹⁷ And sent his servant at the hour of supper to say to them that were invited, to come, for all things were now ready. ¹⁸ And they all with one [consent] began to make excuse. The first said, I have bought a field, and I must needs go and see it: wherefore I cannot come. ¹⁹ And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: Wherefore I cannot come. ²⁰ And another said, I have married a wife: wherefore I cannot come. ²¹ So the servant came, and shewed his lord all these things. And the master of the house being angry, said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring hither the poor, and the maimed, and the lame, and the blind. ²² And the servant said, what thou hast commanded is done, and yet there is room. ²³ And the lord said unto his 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 not one of the men who were invited, shall taste of my supper. ²⁵ And there went multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them, ²⁶ If any man comes to me, and hates not his father, and his mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. ²⁷ And he that doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. ²⁸ But which of you intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have to finish [it]? ²⁹ Lest perhaps after he hath laid the foundation, but is not able to build and finish [it,] all that behold [it], begin to mock him, and to say, ³⁰ This man began to build, and was not able to finish. ³¹ Or what king going to make war against another king, doth not presently sit down and consulteth first whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? ³² Or if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace. ³³ Likewise, also 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 also lost its savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned? ³⁵ It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghil; and they cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.