Luke 14:1-20 ▼

1 And it came to pass when He entered into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on the Sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching Him.

2 And, behold, a certain dropsical man was before Him.

3 And Jesus responding spoke to the theologians and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath-day, or not? and they were silent.

4 And taking him by the hand, He healed him, and sent him away.

5 And responding to them He said; Of which one of you shall his son or his ox fall into a pit, and will he not immediately lift him out on the Sabbath-day?

6 and they were not able to respond to these things.

7 And He spoke a parable to those whom He had called, warning them that they should not choose the first couches; saying to them,

8 When you may be called by any one to a marriage feast, do not sit down upon the first couch; lest one more worthy than thee may have been called by him,

9 and the one having called thee and him, having come in shall say to thee, Give place to him; and then thou shalt with shame begin to take the last place.

10 But when you may be invited, coming in sit down in the last place; in order that when the one having invited thee may come, he will say to thee, Friend, come up higher: then there will be glory to thee in the presence of all those sitting along with thee.

11 Because every one who shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

12 And He spoke to the one having also invited Him, When you may make a dinner or a supper, do not call your rich friends, nor your brothers, nor your kindred, nor your neighbors; lest they may also invite thee in turn, and there may be a recompense unto thee.

13 But when you may make a feast, invite the poor, maimed, lame, blind:

14 and thou shalt be happy; because they have nothing with which to recompense thee: and it shall be recompensed unto thee in the resurrection of the just.

15 And a certain one of those sitting together, hearing these things, said to Him, Happy is he whosoever eateth bread in the kingdom of God.

16 And He said to him, A certain man made a great supper, and invited many;

17 and at the hour, of the supper he sent his servants to say to those who were invited, Come; because they are now ready.

18 And they all of one consent began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a farm, and I have need having gone to see it: I pray thee have me excused.

19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove the same: I intreat thee have me excused.

20 Another said, I have married a wife, and on this account I am not able to come.