Luke 14:1-20 ▼

1 And it was in his coining into the house of a certain of the Pharisees in the sabbath to eat bread, and they were observing him narrowly.

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

3 And Jesus having answered, said to those skilled in the law and the Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to cure in the sabbath?

4 And they were silent. And having taken, he healed, and loosed him.

5 And having answered, he said to them, Whose ass or ox of yours shall fall into a well, and will he not quickly pull it out on the sabbath day?

6 And they were not able to answer him in turn to these things.

7 And he spake a parable to the called, fixing his attention how they chose out the first places at table; saying to them,

8 When thou art called to the nuptials, thou shouldest not recline in the first place at table; lest a more honourable than thou be called by him:

9 And he having called thee and him, having come, shall say to thee, Give place to this; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take possession of the last place.

10 But when thou art called, having gone, recline in the last place; that when he having called thee come, might say to thee, Friend, mount up higher; then shall honour be to thee before them reclining with thee.

11 For whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and he humbling himself shall be exalted.

12 And he also said to him having called him, When thou makest a breakfast or supper, call not thy friends, nor thy rich neighbors, nor thy brethren; lest they call thee in return, and a giving back be to thee.

13 But when thou makest an entertainment, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

14 And happy shalt thou be; for they have not to give back to thee: for it shall be given back to thee at the rising up of the just.

15 And a certain of them having reclined together, having heard these things, said to him, Happy he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

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

17 And he sent his servant at the hour of the supper to say to the called, Come; for all things are already prepared.

18 And from one they all began to conciliate. The first said to him, I bought a field, and have necessity to go and see it: I ask thee, have me pardoned.

19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I ask thee, have me pardoned.

20 And another said, I have married wife, and therefore I cannot come.