Luke 14

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 On a sabbath he went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully.	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 In front of him there was a man suffering from dropsy.	2 And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.
3 Jesus spoke to the scholars of the law and Pharisees in reply, asking, "Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath or not?"	3 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?
4 But they kept silent; so he took the man and, after he had healed him, dismissed him.	4 And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;
5 Then he said to them, "Who among you, if your son or ox falls into a cistern, would not immediately pull him out on the sabbath day?"	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 But they were unable to answer his question.	6 And they could not answer him again to these things.
7 He told a parable to those who had been invited, noticing how they were choosing the places of honor at the table.	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,
8 "When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not recline at table in the place of honor. A more distinguished guest than you may have been invited by him,	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 the host who invited both of you may approach you and say, 'Give your place to this man,' and then you would proceed with embarrassment to take the lowest place.	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 Rather, when you are invited, go and take the lowest place so that when the host comes to you he may say, 'My friend, move up to a higher position.' Then you will enjoy the esteem of your companions at the table.	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 everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted."	11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
12 Then he said to the host who invited him, "When you hold a lunch or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or your wealthy neighbors, in case they may invite you back and you have repayment.	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 Rather, when you hold a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind;	13 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
14 blessed indeed will you be because of their inability to repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."	14 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
15 One of his fellow guests on hearing this said to him, "Blessed is the one who will dine in the kingdom of God."	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 He replied to him, "A man gave a great dinner to which he invited many.	16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:
17 When the time for the dinner came, he dispatched his servant to say to those invited, 'Come, everything is now ready.'	17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
18 But one by one, they all began to excuse themselves. The first said to him, 'I have purchased a field and must go to examine it; I ask you, consider me excused.'	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 purchased five yoke of oxen and am on my way to evaluate them; 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.
20 And another said, 'I have just married a woman, and therefore I cannot come.'	20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
21 The servant went and reported this to his master. Then the master of the house in a rage commanded his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in here the poor and the crippled, the blind and the lame.'	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 The servant reported, 'Sir, your orders have been carried out and still there is room.'	22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
23 The master then ordered the servant, 'Go out to the highways and hedgerows and make people come in that my home may be filled.	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 tell you, none of those men who were invited will taste my dinner.'"	24 For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
25 Great crowds were traveling with him, and he turned and addressed them,	25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,
26 "If any one comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.	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 Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.	27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
28 Which of you wishing to construct a tower does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if there is enough for its completion?	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 Otherwise, after laying the foundation and finding himself unable to finish the work the onlookers should laugh at him	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 and say, 'This one began to build but did not have the resources to finish.'	30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
31 Or what king marching into battle would not first sit down and decide whether with ten thousand troops he can successfully oppose another king advancing upon him with twenty thousand troops?	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 But if not, while he is still far away, he will send a delegation to ask for peace terms.	32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
33 In the same way, everyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple.	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 salt itself loses its taste, with what can its flavor be restored?	34 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
35 It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out. Whoever has ears to hear ought to hear."	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.