Luke 14 Parallel Bible

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	BISHOPS Bishops' Bible of 1568	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	And it came to passe, that he went into the house of one of ye chiefe pharisees, to eate bread on the Sabboth day, & they watched hym.	One Sabbath, when he went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they were watching him carefully.	One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched.
2	And beholde, there was a certayne man before hym, which had the dropsie.	And behold, there was a man before him who had dropsy.	There in front of him was a man suffering from abnormal swelling of his body.
3	And Iesus aunswered, and spake vnto the lawyers & pharisees, saying: Is it lawful to heale on the Sabboth day?	And Jesus responded to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?”	Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”
4	And they helde their peace. And he toke hym, & healed him, and let him go,	But they remained silent. Then he took him and healed him and sent him away.	But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him on his way.
5	And aunswered them, saying: Which of you shal haue an asse or an oxe fallen into a pyt, and wyll not strayghtway pull hym out, on the Sabboth day?	And he said to them, “Which of you, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?”	Then he asked them, “If one of you has a child or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull it out?”
6	And they coulde not aunswere hym agayne to these thynges.	And they could not reply to these things.	And they had nothing to say.
7	He put foorth also a similitude to the ghestes, when he marked howe they chose out the chiefe rowmes, and sayde vnto them:	Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them,	When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable:
8	When thou art bydden of any man to a weddyng, syt not downe in the hyest rowme: lest a more honourable man then thou, be bydden of hym,	“When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest someone more distinguished than you be invited by him,	“When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited.
9	And he, that bad hym and thee, come, and say to thee, geue this man rowme: & thou then begyn with shame, to take the lowest rowme.	and he who invited you both will come and say to you, ‘Give your place to this person,’ and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place.	If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place.
10	But when thou art bydden, go and syt in the lowest rowme, that when he that bad thee cometh, he may say vnto thee, friende syt vp hyer: Then shalt thou haue worshyppe in the presence of them that syt at meate with thee.	But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you.	But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests.
11	For whosoeuer exalteth hym selfe, shalbe brought lowe: And he that humbleth hym selfe, shalbe exalted.	For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”	For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
12	Then sayde he also to hym that bad hym to meate: When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friendes, nor thy brethren, neither thy kynsemen, nor thy ryche neyghbours, lest they also byd thee agayne, and a recompence be made thee.	He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid.	Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid.
13	But when thou makest a feast, call the poore, the feeble, the lame, & the blynde,	But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,	But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,
14	And thou shalt be happy, for they can not recompence thee: For thou shalt be recompenced at the resurrection of the iust men.	and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.”	and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
15	When one of them, that sate at meate also, hearde these thynges, he sayde vnto hym: Happy is he that eateth bread in the kyngdome of God.	When one of those who reclined at table with him heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!”	When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”
16	Then sayde he vnto hym. A certayne man ordayned a great supper, and bad many,	But he said to him, “A man once gave a great banquet and invited many.	Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests.
17	And sent his seruaunt at supper tyme, to say to them that were bydden, come, for all thynges are nowe redy.	And at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’	At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
18	And they all at once began to make excuse. The first sayde vnto hym: I haue bought a farme, & I must needes go & see it, I pray thee haue me excused.	But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please have me excused.’	“But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’
19	And another sayde: I haue bought fiue yoke of oxen, and I go to proue them, I pray thee haue me excused.	And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them. Please have me excused.’	“Another said, ‘I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’
20	And another sayde: I haue maryed a wyfe, and therfore I can not come.	And another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’	“Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’
21	And the seruaunt returned, & shewed his maister these thynges. Then was the good man of the house displeased, & sayde to his seruaunt: Go out quickly into the brode streates and lanes of the citie, and bryng in hyther the poore, and the feeble, and the halt, and the blynde.	So the servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor and crippled and blind and lame.’	“The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.’
22	And the seruaunt sayde: Lorde, it is done as thou hast commaunded, and yet there is rowme.	And the servant said, ‘Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.’	“’Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.’
23	And the Lorde sayde to the seruaunt: Go out into the hye wayes & hedges, and compell them to come in, that my house may be fylled.	And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled.	“Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.
24	For I say vnto you, that none of those men which were bydden, shall taste of my supper.	For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.’”	I tell you, not one of those who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.’”
25	There went a great companie with hym: and he returned, and sayde vnto them,	Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them,	Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said:
26	If any man come to me, and hate not his father and mother, and wyfe, and chyldren, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his owne lyfe also, he can not be my disciple.	“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.	“If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple.
27	And whosoeuer doth not beare his crosse, and come after me, can not be my disciple.	Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.	And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
28	For which of you, disposed to buylde a towre, sitteth not downe before, and counteth the cost, whether he haue sufficient to perfourme it?	For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?	“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?
29	Lest after he hath layde the foundation, and is not able to perfourme it, all that beholde it, begyn to mocke hym,	Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,	For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you,
30	Saying: this man began to buylde, and was not able to make an ende?	saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’	saying, ‘This person began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’
31	Or what kyng, goyng to make battell against another kyng, sitteth not downe first, and casteth in his mynde, whether he be able with ten thousande, to meete hym, that commeth agaynst hym with twentie thousande?	Or what king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?	“Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Won’t he first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
32	Or els, whyle the other is yet a great way of, he sendeth an imbassage, and desireth conditions of peace.	And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace.	If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace.
33	So lykewyse, whosoeuer he be of you, that forsaketh not all that he hath, he can not be my disciple.	So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.	In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.
34	Salt is good, but if ye salt haue lost the saltnes, what shalbe seasoned therwith?	“Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored?	“Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?
35	It is neither good for the lande, nor yet for the doung hyll: but men cast it out at the doores. He that hath eares to heare, let hym heare.	It is of no use either for the soil or for the manure pile. It is thrown away. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”	It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out. “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”
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Luke 14 Parallel Bible Translations