Luke:14

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* And it happened , as He went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath , that they watched Him closely . * And behold , there was a certain man before Him who had dropsy . * And Jesus , answering , spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees , saying , Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath ? * But they kept silent . And He took him and healed him , and let him go . * And He answered them , saying , Which of you , having a donkey or an ox that has fallen into a pit , will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day ? * And they were not able to contradict Him regarding these things . * So He told a parable to those who were invited , when He noted how they chose the best places , saying to them : * When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast , do not sit down in the best place , lest one more honorable than you be invited by him ; * and he who invited you and him come and say to you , Give place to this man , and then you begin with shame to take the lowest place . * But when you are invited , go and sit down in the lowest place , so that when he who invited you comes he may say to you , Friend , go up higher . Then you will have glory in the presence of those who sit at the table with you . * For whoever exalts himself will be humbled , and he who humbles himself will be exalted . * Then He also said to him who invited Him , When you give a dinner or a supper , do not invite your friends , your brothers , your relatives , nor rich neighbors , lest they also invite you back , and you be repaid . * But when you give a feast , invite the poor , the crippled , the lame , the blind . * And you will be blessed , because they do not have the means to repay you ; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just . * Now when one of those who sat at the table with Him heard these things , he said to Him , Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God ! * Then He said to him , A certain man gave a great supper and invited many , * and sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited , Come , for all things are now ready . * But they all with one accord began to decline . The first said to him , I have bought a piece of ground , and I must go and see it . I ask you to have me excused . * And another said , I have bought five yoke of oxen , and I am going to test them . I ask you to have me excused . * And another said , I have married a wife , and therefore I cannot come . * So that servant came and reported these things to his master . 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 here the poor and the maimed and the lame and the blind . * And the servant said , Master , it is done as you commanded , and still there is room . * Then the master said to the servant , Go out into the highways and hedges , and compel them to come in , so that my house may be filled . * For I say to you that none of those men who had been invited shall taste of my supper . * And great multitudes went with Him . And He turned and said to them , * If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother , and wife and children , and brothers and sisters , yes , and his own life also , he cannot be My disciple . * And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple . * For which of you , intending to build a tower , does not sit down first and count the cost , whether he has enough to finish it ; * lest , after he has laid the foundation , and is not able to finish , all who see it begin to mock him , * saying , This man began to build and was not able to finish . * Or what king , going to make war against another king , does not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand ? * Or else , while the other is still a great way off , he sends a delegation and asks terms of peace . * So likewise , whoever of you does not bid farewell to all that he has is not able to be My disciple . * Salt is good ; but if the salt has lost its flavor , how shall it be seasoned ? * It is neither fit for the land nor for the dunghill , but men throw it out . He who has ears to hear , let him hear .

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