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| Luke 14:1 | And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him. | And it came about that when he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees on the Sabbath, to have a meal, they were watching him. | One day it was a Sabbath He was taking a meal at the house of one of the Rulers of the Pharisee party, while they were closely watching Him. |
| Luke 14:2 | And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy. | And a certain man was there who had a disease. | In front of Him was a man suffering from dropsy. |
| Luke 14:3 | And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? | And Jesus, answering, said to the scribes and Pharisees, Is it right to make people well on the Sabbath or not? | This led Jesus to ask the lawyers and Pharisees, "Is it allowable to cure people on the Sabbath?" |
| Luke 14:4 | And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go; | But they said nothing. And he made him well and sent him away. | They gave Him no answer; so He took hold of the man, cured him, and sent him away. |
| Luke 14:5 | And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day? | And he said to them, Which of you, whose ox or ass has got into a water-hole, will not straight away get him out on the Sabbath? | Then He turned to them and said, "Which of you shall have a child or an ox fall into a well on the Sabbath day, and will not immediately lift him out?" |
| Luke 14:6 | And they could not answer him again to these things. | And they had no answer to that question. | To this they could make no reply. |
| Luke 14:7 | And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them, | And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; saying to them, | Then, when He noticed that the invited guests chose the best seats, He used this as an illustration and said to them, |
| Luke 14:8 | When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him; | When you get a request to come to a feast, do not take the best seat, for a more important man than you may be coming, | "When any one invites you to a wedding banquet, do not take the best seat, lest perhaps some more honoured guest than you may have been asked, |
| Luke 14:9 | And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room. | And then the giver of the feast will come to you and say, Give your place to this man; and you, with shame, will have to take the lowest seat. | and the man who invited you both will come and will say to you, `Make room for this guest,' and then you, ashamed, will move to the lowest place. |
| Luke 14:10 | But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. | But when you come, go and take the lowest seat, so that when the giver of the feast comes, he may say to you, Friend, come up higher; and then you will have honour in the eyes of all the others who are there. | On the contrary, when you are invited go and take the lowest place, that when your host comes round he may say to you, `My friend, come up higher.' This will be doing you honour in the presence of all the other guests. |
| Luke 14:11 | For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. | For every man who gives himself a high place will be put down, but he who takes a low place will be lifted up. | For whoever uplifts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be uplifted. |
| Luke 14:12 | Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner 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. | And he said to the master of the house, When you give a feast, do not send for your friends and your brothers and your family or your neighbours who have wealth, for they may give a feast for you, and so you will get a reward. | Also to His host, who had invited Him, He said, "When you give a breakfast or a dinner, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbours, lest perhaps they should invite you in return and a requital be made you. |
| Luke 14:13 | But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: | But when you give a feast, send for the poor and the blind and those who are broken in body: | But when you entertain, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind; |
| Luke 14:14 | And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just. | And you will have a blessing, because they will not be able to give you any payment, and you will get your reward when the upright come back from the dead. | and you will be blessed, because they have no means of requiting you, but there will be requital for you at the Resurrection of the righteous." |
| Luke 14:15 | And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. | And, hearing these words, one of those who were at table with him said to him, Happy is the man who will be a guest in the kingdom of God. | After listening to this teaching, one of His fellow guests said to Him, "Blessed is he who shall feast in God's Kingdom." |
| Luke 14:16 | Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: | And he said to them, A certain man gave a great feast, and sent word of it to a number of people. | "A man once gave a great dinner," replied Jesus, "to which he invited a large number of guests. |
| Luke 14:17 | And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. | And when the time had come, he sent his servants to say to them, Come, for all things are now ready. | At dinner-time he sent his servant to announce to those who had been invited, "`Come, for things are now ready.' |
| Luke 14:18 | And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. | And they all gave reasons why they were not able to come. The first said to him, I have got a new field, and it is necessary for me to go and see it: I am full of regret that I am unable to come. | "But they all without exception began to excuse themselves. The first told him, "`I have purchased a piece of land, and must of necessity go and look at it. Pray hold me excused.' |
| Luke 14:19 | And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. | And another said, I have got some cattle, and I am going to make a test of them: I am full of regret that I am unable to come. | "A second pleaded, "`I have bought five yoke of oxen, and am on my way to try them. Pray hold me excused.' |
| Luke 14:20 | And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. | And another said, I have been married, and so I am not able to come. | "Another said, "`I am just married. It is impossible for me to come.' |
| Luke 14:21 | So 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 the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. | And the servant came back and gave his master an account of these things. Then the master of the house was angry and said to the servant, Go out quickly into the streets of the town and get the poor, the blind, and those who are broken in body. | "So the servant came and brought these answers to his master, and they stirred his anger. "`Go out quickly,' he said, `into the streets of the city the wide ones and the narrow. You will see poor men, and crippled, blind, lame: fetch them all in here.' |
| Luke 14:22 | And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. | And the servant said, Lord, your orders have been done, and still there is room. | "Soon the servant reported the result, saying, "`Sir, what you ordered is done, and there is room still.' |
| Luke 14:23 | And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. | And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the roads and the fields, and make them come in, so that my house may be full. | "`Go out,' replied the master, `to the high roads and hedge-rows, and compel the people to come in, so that my house may be filled. |
| Luke 14:24 | For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper. | For I say to you that not one of those who were requested to come will have a taste of my feast. | For I tell you that not one of those who were invited shall taste my dinner.'" |
| Luke 14:25 | And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them, | Now a great number of people went with him. | On His journey vast crowds attended Him, towards whom He turned and said, |
| Luke 14:26 | If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. | And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple. | "If any one is coming to me who does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes and his own life also, he cannot be a disciple of mine. |
| Luke 14:27 | And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. | Whoever does not take up his cross and come after me may not be my disciple. | No one who does not carry his own cross and come after me can be a disciple of mine. |
| Luke 14:28 | For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? | For which of you, desiring to put up a tower, does not first give much thought to the price, if he will have enough to make it complete? | "Which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not sit down first and calculate the cost, asking if he has the means to finish it? |
| Luke 14:29 | Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, | For fear that if he makes a start and is not able to go on with it to the end, all who see it will be laughing at him, | lest perhaps, when he has laid the foundation and is unable to finish, all who see it shall begin to jeer at him, |
| Luke 14:30 | Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. | And saying, This man made a start at building and is not able to make it complete. | saying, `This man began to build, but could not finish.' |
| Luke 14:31 | Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? | Or what king, going to war with another king, will not first take thought if he will be strong enough, with ten thousand men, to keep off him who comes against him with twenty thousand? | Or what king, marching to encounter another king in war, does not first sit down and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand men to meet the one who is advancing against him with twenty thousand? |
| Luke 14:32 | Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace. | Or while the other is still a great distance away, he sends representatives requesting conditions of peace. | If not, while the other is still a long way off, he sends messengers and sues for peace. |
| Luke 14:33 | So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. | And so whoever is not ready to give up all he has may not be my disciple. | Just as no one of you who does not detach himself from all that belongs to him can be a disciple of mine. |
| Luke 14:34 | Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned? | For salt is good, but if the taste goes from it, of what use is it? | "Salt is good: but if even the salt has become tasteless, what will you use to season it? |
| Luke 14:35 | It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. | It is no good for the land or for the place of waste; no one has a use for it. He who has ears, let him give ear. | Neither for land nor dunghill is it of any use; they throw it away. Listen, every one who has ears to listen with!" |
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