1 W hen he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, they were watching him.
Now 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.
2 B ehold, a certain man who had dropsy was in front of him.
And behold, there was a certain man before Him who had dropsy.
3 J esus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
And Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
4 B ut they were silent. He took him, and healed him, and let him go.
But they kept silent. And He took him and healed him, and let him go.
5 H e answered them, “Which of you, if your son or an ox fell into a well, wouldn’t immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?”
Then 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?”
6 T hey couldn’t answer him regarding these things.
And they could not answer Him regarding these things. Take the Lowly Place
7 H e spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,
So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the best places, saying to them:
8 “ When you are invited by anyone to a marriage feast, don’t sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him,
“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;
9 a nd he who invited both of you would come and tell you, ‘Make room for this person.’ Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place.
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.
10 B ut when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may tell you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.
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.
11 F or everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
12 H e also said to the one who had invited him, “When you make a dinner or a supper, don’t call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also return the favor, and pay you back.
Then He also said to him who invited Him, “When you give a dinner or a supper, do not ask your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid.
13 B ut when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;
But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind.
14 a nd you will be blessed, because they don’t have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous.”
And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.” The Parable of the Great Supper
15 W hen one of those who sat at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is he who will feast in God’s Kingdom!”
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!”
16 B ut he said to him, “A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.
Then He said to him, “A certain man gave a great supper and invited many,
17 H e sent out his servant at supper time to tell those who were invited, ‘Come, for everything is ready now.’
and sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, ‘Come, for all things are now ready.’
18 T hey all as one began to make excuses. “The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.’
But they all with one accord began to make excuses. 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.’
19 “ Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please 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.’
20 “ Another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I can’t come.’
Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’
21 “ That servant came, and told 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 the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.’
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.’
22 “ The servant said, ‘Lord, it is done as you commanded, and there is still room.’
And the servant said, ‘Master, it is done as you commanded, and still there is room.’
23 “ The lord said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
Then the master said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
24 F or I tell you that none of those men who were invited will taste of my supper.’”
For I say to you that none of those men who were invited shall taste my supper.’” Leaving All to Follow Christ
25 N ow great multitudes were going with him. He turned and said to them,
Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them,
26 “ If anyone comes to me, and doesn’t disregard his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be my disciple.
“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.
27 W hoever doesn’t bear his own cross, and come after me, can’t be my disciple.
And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
28 F or which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?
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 —
29 O r perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,
lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,
30 s aying, ‘This man began to build, and wasn’t able to finish.’
saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish’?
31 O r what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
32 O r else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy, and asks for conditions of peace.
Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks conditions of peace.
33 S o therefore whoever of you who doesn’t renounce all that he has, he can’t be my disciple.
So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple. Tasteless Salt Is Worthless
34 S alt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it?
“Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its flavor, how shall it be seasoned?
35 I t is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
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!”