Bible, King James Version
Luke
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 unto
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.
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