Luke 14
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 which had the
dropsy. 3 And Jesus answering spake unto the
lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is
it lawful to
heal on the sabbath
day? 4 And they held their
peace.
And he
took him, and
healed him, and let him
go;
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? 6 And they
could not answer him again 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 un
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; 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. 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. 11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be
abased;
and he that
humbleth himself shall 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. 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 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. 16 Then said
he unto
him, A
certain man made a
great supper, and bade many: 17 And sent his servant at
supper time to
say to them that were
bidden,
Come;
for all
things are now 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.
19 And another said, I have
bought five yoke of
oxen, and I
go to
prove 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
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. 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 which 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 haply, after
he hath
laid the
foundation, and is not able to
finish it,
all that
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
ambassage, 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
savour,
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.