Luke 14–21

14And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees ^ato eat bread on the sabbath day, that they ^bwatched him. ²And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy. ³And Jesus ^canswering spake unto the ^dlawyers and Pharisees, saying, ^eIs it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? ⁴And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go; ⁵And ^canswered them, saying, Which of you shall have ^fan ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day? ⁶And ^gthey could not answer him again to these things.

⁷And he ^hput forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he ⁱmarked how they chose out the ^jchief rooms; saying unto them, ⁸When thou art bidden of any man to a ^kwedding, sit not down in the ^jhighest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him; ⁹And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou ^lbegin with shame to take the lowest room. ^10mBut when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, ⁿFriend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. ^11oFor whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

¹²Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a ^pdinner 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. ¹³But when thou ^qmakest a feast, call ^rthe poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: ¹⁴And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for ^sthou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection ^tof the just.

¹⁵And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, ^uBlessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. ¹⁶Then said he unto him, ^xA certain man made a great supper, and bade many: ¹⁷And sent his servant at supper time ^yto say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. ¹⁸And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought ^za piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. ¹⁹And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and ^aI go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. ²⁰And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. ²¹So 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 ^bthe poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. ²²And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. ²³And the lord said unto the servant, ^cGo out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. ²⁴For I say unto you, ^dThat none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.

²⁵And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them, ^26eIf any man come to me, and ^fhate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and ^ghis own life also, he cannot be my disciple. ^27hAnd whosoever doth not ⁱbear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. ²⁸For which of you, ^kintending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? ²⁹Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, ³⁰Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. ³¹Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet ^lhim that cometh against him ^mwith twenty thousand? ³²Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ⁿambassage, and desireth conditions of peace. ³³So likewise, whosoever he be of you that ^oforsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. ^34pSalt is good: ^pqbut if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned? ³⁵It is neither ^rfit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but ^qmen cast it out. ^sHe that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

15Then drew near unto him ^aall ^bthe publicans and sinners for to hear him. ²And the Pharisees and scribes ^cmurmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. ³And he spake this parable unto them, saying, ^4dWhat man of you, having an hundred sheep, ^eif he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine ^fin the wilderness, and ^ggo after that which is lost, until he find it? ⁵And when he hath found it, ^hhe layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. ⁶And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found ⁱmy sheep which was lost. ⁷I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine ^kjust persons, which need no repentance.

⁸Either what woman having ten ^||pieces of silver, if she lose one ^||piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it? ⁹And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the ^||piece which I had lost. ¹⁰Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of ^lthe angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

¹¹And he said, A certain man had two sons: ¹²And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me ^mthe portion of goods ⁿthat falleth to me. And he divided unto them ^ohis living. ¹³And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and ^ptook his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. ¹⁴And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. ¹⁵And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. ¹⁶And ^qhe would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. ¹⁷And when he ^rcame to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! ¹⁸I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, ^sI have sinned against heaven, and before thee, ^19sAnd ^tam no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. ²⁰And he arose, and came to his father. But ^uwhen he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ^wran, and ^xfell on his neck, and ^ykissed him. ²¹And the son said unto him, Father, ^zI have sinned against heaven, ^aand in thy sight, and ^tam no more worthy to be called thy son. ²²But the father said to his servants, Bring forth ^bthe best robe, and put it on him; and put ^ca ring on his hand, and ^dshoes on his feet: ²³And bring hither the ^efatted calf, and ^fkill it; and let us eat, and ^gbe merry: ^24hFor this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to ^gbe merry. ²⁵Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard ⁱmusick and dancing. ²⁶And he called one of the servants, and ^kasked what these things meant. ²⁷And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath ^ekilled the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. ²⁸And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him. ²⁹And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me ^la kid, that I might ^gmake merry with my friends: ³⁰But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast ^ekilled for him the ^lfatted calf. ³¹And he said unto him, Son, ^mthou art ever with me, and ⁿall that I have is thine. ³²It was meet that we should ^gmake merry, and be glad: ^ofor this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

16And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had ^aa steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. ²And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. ³Then the ^asteward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. ⁴I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, ^bthey may receive me into their houses. ⁵So he called every one of his lord’s debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? ⁶And he said, An hundred ^||cmeasures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. ⁷Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred ^||cmeasures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore. ⁸And the lord commended ^dthe unjust ^asteward, because he had done wisely: for ^ethe children of this world are in their generation wiser than ^fthe children of light. ⁹And I say unto you, ^gMake to yourselves friends of ^dthe ^||mammon ^dof unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, ^hthey may receive you into everlasting habitations. ¹⁰ⁱHe that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. ¹¹If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous ^||mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? ¹²And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own? ^13kNo servant can serve two masters: for either he will ^lhate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

¹⁴And the Pharisees also, ^mwho were covetous, heard all…