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.
02 And, behold, there was a certain man before
him which had the dropsy.
03 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and
Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on
the sabbath day?
04 And they held their peace. And
he took him, and healed him, and let him go;
05 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?
06 And they could not answer him
again to these things.
07 And he put forth a parable to those which were
bidden, when he marked how they chose out the
chief rooms; saying unto them.
08 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;
09 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.
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.
11 For whosoever exalteth
himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth
himself shall be exalted.
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.
13 But when thou makest a
feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the
blind:
14 And thou shalt be
blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for
thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of
the just.
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.
16 Then said he unto him, A
certain man made a great supper, and bade many:
17 And sent his servant at
supper time to say to them that were bidden,
Come; for all things are now ready.
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.
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19 And another said, I have
bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them:
I pray thee have me excused.
20 And another said, I have
married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
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.
22 And the servant said,
Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet
there is room.
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.
24 For I say unto you, That
none of those men which were bidden shall taste
of my supper.
25 And there went great multitudes
with him: and he turned, and said unto them,
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.
27 And whosoever doth not
bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my
disciple.
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?
29 Lest haply, after he
hath laid the foundation, and is not able to
finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
30 Saying, This man began
to build, and was not able to finish.
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?
32 Or else, while the other
is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage,
and desireth conditions of peace.
33 So likewise, whosoever
he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath,
he cannot be my disciple.
34 Salt is good: but if the
salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be
seasoned?
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.
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