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1One Sabbath, Jesus went to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal. The guests were watching Jesus closely.

1One Sabbath day Jesus went to eat dinner in the home of a leader of the Pharisees, and the people were watching him closely.

2A man whose body was swollen with fluid suddenly appeared in front of him.

2There was a man there whose arms and legs were swollen.

3So Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the Law, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?"

3Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in religious law, “Is it permitted in the law to heal people on the Sabbath day, or not?”

4But they kept silent. So he took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him away.

4When they refused to answer, Jesus touched the sick man and healed him and sent him away.

5Then he asked them, "If your son or ox falls into a well on the Sabbath day, you would pull him out immediately, wouldn't you?"

5Then he turned to them and said, “Which of you doesn’t work on the Sabbath? If your son or your cow falls into a pit, don’t you rush to get him out?”

6And they couldn't argue with him about this.

6Again they could not answer. Jesus Teaches about Humility

7When Jesus noticed how the guests were choosing the places of honor, he told them a parable.

7When Jesus noticed that all who had come to the dinner were trying to sit in the seats of honor near the head of the table, he gave them this advice:

8"When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, don't sit down at the place of honor in case someone more important than you was invited by the host.

8 “When you are invited to a wedding feast, don’t sit in the seat of honor. What if someone who is more distinguished than you has also been invited?

9Then the host who invited both of you would come to you and say, 'Give this person your place.' In disgrace, you would have to take the place of least honor.

9 The host will come and say, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then you will be embarrassed, and you will have to take whatever seat is left at the foot of the table!

10But when you are invited, go and sit down at the place of least honor. Then, when your host comes, he will tell you, 'Friend, move up higher,' and you will be honored in the presence of everyone who eats with you.

10 “Instead, take the lowest place at the foot of the table. Then when your host sees you, he will come and say, ‘Friend, we have a better place for you!’ Then you will be honored in front of all the other guests.

11Because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the person who humbles himself will be exalted."

11 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

12Then he told the man who had invited him, "When you give a luncheon or a dinner, stop inviting only your friends, brothers, relatives, or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return and you would be repaid.

12Then he turned to his host. “When you put on a luncheon or a banquet,” he said, “don’t invite your friends, brothers, relatives, and rich neighbors. For they will invite you back, and that will be your only reward.

13Instead, when you give a banquet, make it your habit to invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.

13 Instead, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.

14Then you will be blessed because they can't repay you. And you will be repaid when the righteous are resurrected."

14 Then at the resurrection of the righteous, God will reward you for inviting those who could not repay you.” Parable of the Great Feast

15Now one of those eating with him heard this and told him, "How blessed is the person who will eat in the kingdom of God!"

15Hearing this, a man sitting at the table with Jesus exclaimed, “What a blessing it will be to attend a banquet in the Kingdom of God!”

16Jesus told him, "A man gave a large banquet and invited many people.

16Jesus replied with this story: “A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations.

17When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who were invited, 'Come! Everything is now ready.'

17 When the banquet was ready, he sent his servant to tell the guests, ‘Come, the banquet is ready.’

18Every single one of them began asking to be excused. The first told him, 'I bought a field, and I need to go out and inspect it. Please excuse me.'

18 But they all began making excuses. One said, ‘I have just bought a field and must inspect it. Please excuse me.’

19Another said, 'I bought five pairs of oxen, and I'm on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.'

19 Another said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of oxen, and I want to try them out. Please excuse me.’

20Still another said, 'I recently got married, so I can't come.'

20 Another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’

21"So the servant went back and reported all this to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and told his servant, 'Go quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring back the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.'

21 “The servant returned and told his master what they had said. His master was furious and said, ‘Go quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and invite the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

22The servant said, 'Sir, what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.'

22 After the servant had done this, he reported, ‘There is still room for more.’

23Then the master told the servant, 'Go out into the streets and the lanes and make the people come in, so that my house may be full.

23 So his master said, ‘Go out into the country lanes and behind the hedges and urge anyone you find to come, so that the house will be full.

24Because I tell all of you, none of those men who were invited will taste anything at my banquet.'"

24 For none of those I first invited will get even the smallest taste of my banquet.’” The Cost of Being a Disciple

25Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus. He turned and told them,

25A large crowd was following Jesus. He turned around and said to them,

26"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, as well as his own life, he can't be my disciple.

26 “If you want to be my disciple, you must, by comparison, hate everyone else—your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple.

27Whoever doesn't carry his cross and follow me can't be my disciple.

27 And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple.

28"Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. He will first sit down and estimate the cost to see whether he has enough money to finish it, won't he?

28 “But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it?

29Otherwise, if he lays a foundation and can't finish the building, everyone who watches will begin to ridicule him

29 Otherwise, you might complete only the foundation before running out of money, and then everyone would laugh at you.

30and say, 'This person started a building but couldn't finish it.'

30 They would say, ‘There’s the person who started that building and couldn’t afford to finish it!’

31"Or suppose a king is going to war against another king. He will first sit down and consider whether with 10,000 men he can fight the one coming against him with 20,000 men, won't he?

31 “Or what king would go to war against another king without first sitting down with his counselors to discuss whether his army of 10,000 could defeat the 20,000 soldiers marching against him?

32If he can't, he will send a delegation to ask for terms of peace while the other king is still far away.

32 And if he can’t, he will send a delegation to discuss terms of peace while the enemy is still far away.

33In the same way, none of you can be my disciple unless he gives up all his possessions."

33 So you cannot become my disciple without giving up everything you own.

34"Now, salt is good. But if the salt should lose its taste, how can its flavor be restored?

34 “Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again?

35It's suitable neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. People throw it away. Let the person who has ears to hear, listen!"

35 Flavorless salt is good neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown away. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!”

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