Luke 14

NEW JERUSALEM	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 Now it happened that on a Sabbath day he had gone to share a meal in the house of one of theleading Pharisees; and they watched him closely.	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 Now there in front of him was a man with dropsy,	2 And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.
3 and Jesus addressed the lawyers and Pharisees with the words, 'Is it against the law to cure someoneon 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 remained silent, so he took the man and cured him and sent him away.	4 And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;
5 Then he said to them, 'Which of you here, if his son fal s into a wel , or his ox, wil not pul him out on aSabbath day without any hesitation?'	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 to this they could find no answer.	6 And they could not answer him again to these things.
7 He then told the guests a parable, because he had noticed how they picked the places of honour. Hesaid this,	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 someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take your seat in the place of honour. A moredistinguished person than you may have been invited,	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 person who invited you both may come and say, "Give up your place to this man." And then, toyour embarrassment, you wil have to go and 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 No; when you are a guest, make your way to the lowest place and sit there, so that, when your hostcomes, he may say, "My friend, move up higher." Then, everyone with you at the table wil see you honoured.	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 raises himself up wil be humbled, and the one who humbles himself wil be raisedup.'	11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
12 Then he said to his host, 'When you give a lunch or a dinner, do not invite your friends or yourbrothers or your relations or rich neighbours, in case they invite you back and so repay you.	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 No; when you have a party, 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 then you will be blessed, for they have no means to repay you and so you wil be repaid when theupright rise again.'	14 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
15 On hearing this, one of those gathered round the table said to him, 'Blessed is anyone who wil sharethe meal 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 But he said to him, 'There was a man who gave a great banquet, and he invited a large number ofpeople.	16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:
17 When the time for the banquet came, he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited,"Come along: everything is ready now."	17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
18 But al alike started to make excuses. The first said, "I have bought a piece of land and must go andsee it. Please accept my apologies."	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 Another said, "I have bought five yoke of oxen and am on my way to try them out. Please accept myapologies."	19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
20 Yet another said, "I have just got married and so am unable to come."	20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
21 'The servant returned and reported this to his master. Then the householder, in a rage, said to hisservant, "Go out quickly into the streets and al eys of the town and bring in here the poor, the crippled, the blindand 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 "Sir," said the servant, "your orders have been carried out and there is still room."	22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
23 Then the master said to his servant, "Go to the open roads and the hedgerows and press people tocome in, to make sure my house is ful ;	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 because, I tel you, not one of those who were invited shal have a taste of my banquet." '	24 For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
25 Great crowds accompanied him on his way and he turned and spoke to them.	25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,
26 'Anyone who comes to me without hating father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters, yes and hisown life too, 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 No one who does not carry his cross and come after me can be my disciple.	27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
28 'And indeed, which of you here, intending to build a tower, would not first sit down and work out thecost to see if he had enough to complete it?	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, if he laid the foundation and then found himself unable to finish the work, anyone who saw it would start making fun of him and saying,	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 "Here is someone who started to build and was unable to finish."	30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
31 Or again, what king marching to war against another king would not first sit down and considerwhether with ten thousand men he could stand up to the other who was advancing against him with twentythousand?	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 If not, then while the other king was still a long way off, he would send envoys to sue for peace.	32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
33 So in the same way, none of you can be my disciple without giving up al that he owns.	33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
34 'Salt is a good thing. But if salt itself loses its taste, what can make it salty again?	34 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
35 It is good for neither soil nor manure heap. People throw it away. Anyone who has ears for listeningshould listen!'	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.