Luke:14

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* And it came to pass , when he had come into the house of one of the chief men of the Pharisees on the sabbath to eat bread , that they were watching him . * And lo ! there was a certain man before him , who had the dropsy . * And Jesus answering spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees , saying , Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath , or not ? * But they were silent . And taking hold of him , he cured him , and sent him away . * And he answered them and said , Who is there of you , who , if his son or his ox fall into a pit , will not immediately pull him out on the sabbath –day ? * And they could make no answer to this . * And he spoke a parable to those who were invited , when he observed how they chose out the highest places at the table , saying to them , * When thou art invited by any one to a wedding , do not take the highest place , lest one more honorable than thou may have been invited by him ; * and he who invited thee and him come and say to thee , Give place to this man ; and then thou wilt begin with shame to take the lowest place . * But when thou art invited , go and recline in the lowest place , that when he who invited thee cometh , he may say to thee , Friend , go up higher . Then wilt thou have honor in the presence of all who are at table with thee . * For every one that exalteth himself will be humbled ; and he that humbleth himself will be exalted . * And he said also to him who invited him , When thou makest a dinner or a supper , do not invite thy friends , nor thy brothers , nor thy kinsmen , nor rich neighbors ; lest they too invite thee in return , and a recompense be made thee . * But when thou makest a feast , call the poor , the maimed , the lame , the blind ; * and thou shalt be blessed , because they cannot recompense thee ; but thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the righteous . * And one of those who were at table with him , hearing this , 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 at the hour of supper he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited , Come , for things are now ready . * And all with one accord began to excuse themselves . The first said to him , I have bought a piece of land , and must needs go out and see it ; I pray that I may be excused . * And another said , I have bought five yoke of oxen , and am going out to try them ; I pray that I may be excused . * And another said , I have married a wife , and therefore I cannot come . * And the servant came , and reported these things to his lord . 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 , the blind , and the lame . * And the servant said , Lord , what thou didst command hath been done , and yet there is room . * And the lord said to the servant , Go out into the highways and hedges , and constrain them to come in , that my house may be filled . * For I say to you , that none of those men who were invited shall taste of my supper . * And great multitudes were going with him ; and he turned and said to them , * If any one cometh to me , and hateth not his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters , yea , and his own life also , he cannot be my disciple . * Whoever doth not bear his own cross and follow me , cannot be my disciple . * For which of you , intending to build a tower , doth not sit down first and count the cost , whether he hath the means to finish it ? * lest haply when he hath laid a foundation , and is not able to finish , all that behold begin to make sport of him , * saying , This man began to build , and was not able to finish . * Or what king , setting out to give battle to another king , will not first sit down and consider whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand ? * Else , while the other is yet a great way off , he sendeth an embassy , and asketh conditions of peace . * So likewise , whoever of you doth not forsake all that he hath , cannot be my disciple . * Salt then is good ; but if the salt itself have lost its savor , wherewith shall it be seasoned ? * It is fit neither for the land , nor for the dunghill ; men cast it out . He that hath ears , let him hear .

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