Luke:14

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* And it came to pass , as he went into the house of one of the rulers , [who was ] of the Pharisees , to eat bread on [the ] sabbath , that they were watching him . * And behold , there was a certain dropsical [man ] before him . * And Jesus answering spoke unto the doctors of the law and Pharisees , saying , Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath ? * But they were silent . And taking him he healed him and let him go . * And answering he said to them , Of which of you shall an ass or ox fall into a well , that he does not straightway pull him up on the sabbath day ? * And they were not able to answer him to these things . * And he spoke a parable to those that were invited , remarking how they chose out the first places , saying to them , * When thou art invited by any one to a wedding , do not lay thyself down in the first place at table , lest perhaps a more honourable than thou be invited by him , * and he who invited thee and him come and say to thee , Give place to this [man ], and then thou begin with shame to take the last place . * But when thou hast been invited , go and put thyself down in the last place , that when he who has invited thee comes , he may say to thee , Friend , go up higher : then shalt thou have honour before all that are lying at table with thee ; * for every one that exalts himself shall be abased , and he that abases himself shall be exalted . * And he said also to him that had invited him , When thou makest a dinner or a supper , call not thy friends , nor thy brethren , nor thy kinsfolk , nor rich neighbours , lest it may be they also should invite thee in return , and a recompense be made thee . * But when thou makest a feast , call poor , crippled , lame , blind : * and thou shalt be blessed ; for they have not [the means ] to recompense thee ; for it shall be recompensed thee in the resurrection of the just . * And one of those that were lying at table with [them ], hearing these things , said to him , Blessed [is ] he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God . * And he said to him , A certain man made a great supper and invited many . * And he sent his bondman at the hour of supper to say to those who were invited , Come , for already all things are ready . * And all began , without exception , to excuse themselves . The first said to him , I have bought land , and I must go out and see it ; I pray thee hold me for excused . * And another said , I have bought five yoke of oxen , and I go to prove them ; I pray thee hold me for excused . * And another said , I have married a wife , and on this account I cannot come . * And the bondman came up and brought back word of these things to his lord . Then the master of the house , in anger , said to his bondman , Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city , and bring here the poor and crippled and lame and blind . * And the bondman said , Sir , it is done as thou hast commanded , and there is still room . * And the lord said to the bondman , Go out into the ways and fences and compel to come in , that my house may be filled ; * for I say to you , that not one of those men who were invited shall taste of my supper . * And great crowds went with him ; and , turning round , he said to them , * If any man come to me , and shall not hate his own father and mother , and wife , and children , and brothers , and sisters , yea , and his own life too , he cannot be my disciple ; * and whoever does not carry his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple . * For which of you , desirous of building a tower , does not first sit down and count the cost , if he have what [is needed ] to complete it ; * in order that , having laid the foundation of it , and not being able to finish it , all who see it do not begin to mock at him , * saying , This man began to build and was not able to finish ? * Or what king , going on his way to engage in war with another king , does not , sitting down first , take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him coming against him with twenty thousand ? * and if not , while he is yet far off , having sent an embassy , he asks for terms of peace . * Thus then every one of you who forsakes not all that is his own cannot be my disciple . * Salt [then ] [is ] good , but if the salt also has become savourless , wherewith shall it be seasoned ? * It is proper neither for land nor for dung ; it is cast out . He that hath ears to hear , let him hear .

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