Luke 14

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.