KJV Easy Read Bible A Man with Dropsy Healed on the Sabbath1And 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. 2And, behold, there was a certain man before Him which had the dropsy. 3And Jesus answering spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? permitted under Jewish law 4And they held their peace. And He took him, and healed him, and let him go; 5And answered them, saying, Which of youp shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not immediately pull him out on the sabbath day? 6And they could not answer Him again to these things. Take the Lowly Place7And He put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when He marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying to them, example story; invited; best places 8When you are bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honorable man than you be bidden of him; PROV 25:7 | choice place 9And he that bid you and him come and say to you, Give this man place; and you begin with shame to take the lowest room. invited; place 10But when you are bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bid you come, he may say to you, Friend, go up higher: then shall you have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with you. honor; eat 11For whosoever exalts himself shall be abased; and he that humbles himself shall be exalted. humbled 12Then said He also to him that bid Him, When you make a dinner or a supper, call not your friends, nor your brethren, neither your kinsmen, nor your rich neighbors; lest they also bid you again, and a recompence be made you. repayment 13But when you make a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: disabled 14And you shall be blessed; for they cannot recompense you: for you shall be recompensed at the resurrection of the just. repay; repaid; righteous The Parable of the Great Supper15And when one of them that sat at meat with Him heard these things, He said to him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. ate 16Then said He to him, A certain man made a great supper, and bid many: 17And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. 18And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray you have me excused. 19And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray you have me excused. try 20And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. DEU 24:5 21So that servant came, and showed 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 here the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. lame 22And the servant said, Lord, it is done as you have commanded, and yet there is room. 23And 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. urge 24For I say to youp, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper. Leaving All to Follow Christ25And there went great multitudes with Him: and He turned, and said to them, 26If 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. love less than they love God 27And whosoever does not bear his cross, and come after Me, cannot be My disciple. 28For which of youp, intending to build a tower, sits not down first, and counts the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? 29Lest haply, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, 30Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. 31Or what king, going to make war against another king, sits not down first, and consults whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that comes against him with twenty thousand? considers 32Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an ambassage, and desires conditions of peace. ambassador, representative 33So likewise, whosoever he be of youp that forsakes not all that he has, he cannot be My disciple. leaves Tasteless Salt Is Worthless34Salt is good: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned? flavor 35It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that has ears to hear, let him hear. manure pile The Trusted King James in an Easy Read Format® is a registered trademarks of Whitaker Corporation. KJVERTM, Word of GodTM, Red Letter OldTM, Old Testament Direct Words of God in RedTM, King James Version Sword BibleTM, and SwordKJVTM are trademarked slogans of Whitaker Corporation. |
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