1And[G2532] it came to pass[G1096], as[G1722]he[G846]went[G2064]into[G1519] the house[G3624] of one[G5100] of the chief[G758]Pharisees[G5330] to eat[G5315]bread[G740] on the sabbath[G4521] day, that[G2532]they[G846]watched[G2258]him[G846].
2And[G2532], behold[G2400], there was[G2258] a certain[G5100]man[G444]before[G1715]him[G846] which had the dropsy[G5203].
3And[G2532]Jesus[G2424]answering[G611]spake[G2036]unto[G4314] the lawyers[G3544]and[G2532]Pharisees[G5330], saying[G3004], Is it[G1487]lawful[G1832] to heal[G2323] on the sabbath day?[G4521]
4And[G1161] they held their peace[G2270]. And[G2532] he took[G1949]him[G846], and[G2532]healed[G2390]him[G846], and[G2532] let him[G846]go[G630];
5And[G2532]answered[G611]them[G4314], saying[G2036], Which[G5101] of you[G5216] shall have an ass[G3688]or[G2228] an ox[G1016]fallen[G1706]into[G1519] a pit[G5421], and[G2532]will[G385]not[G3756]straightway[G2112]pull[G385]him[G846]out[G385]on[G1722] the sabbath[G4521]day?[G2250]
6And[G2532] they could[G2480]not[G3756]answer[G470]him[G846]again[G470]to[G4314] these things[G5023].
7And[G1161] he put forth[G3004] a parable[G3850]to[G4314] those which were bidden[G2564], when he marked[G1907]how[G4459] they chose out[G1586] the chief rooms[G4411]; saying[G3004]unto[G4314]them[G846],
8When[G3752]thou[G4675] art bidden[G2564]of[G5259]any[G5100]man[G1784]to[G1519] a wedding[G1062], sit[G2625]not[G3361]down[G2625]in[G1519] the highest room[G4411]; lest[G3379] a more honourable man[G1784] than thou[G4675]be[G5600]bidden[G2564]of[G5259]him[G846];
9And[G2532] he that bade[G2564]thee[G4571]and[G5119]him[G846]come[G2064]and[G5119]say[G2046] to thee[G4671], Give[G1325] this man[G5129]place[G5117]; and[G5119] thou begin[G756]with[G3326]shame[G152] to take[G2722] the lowest[G2078]room[G5117].
10But[G235]when[G3752]thou[G4671] art bidden[G2564], go[G4198] and sit down[G377]in[G1519] the lowest[G2078]room[G5117]; that[G2443]when[G3752] he that[G2443]bade[G2564]thee[G4571]cometh[G2064], he may say[G2036] unto thee[G4671], Friend[G5384], go[G4198]up[G4320]higher[G511]: then[G5119] shalt thou[G4671]have[G2071]worship[G1391]in[G1519] the presence[G1799] of them that[G2443] sit at meat[G4873] with thee[G4671].
11For[G3754]whosoever[G3956]exalteth[G5312]himself[G1438] shall be abased[G5013]; and[G2532] he that humbleth[G5013]himself[G1438] shall be exalted[G5312].
12Then[G1161] said he[G3004]also[G2532] to him[G846] that bade[G2564]him[G846], When[G3752] thou makest[G4160] a dinner[G712]or[G2228] a supper[G1173], call[G5455]not[G3361]thy[G4675]friends[G5384], nor[G3366]thy[G4675]brethren[G80], neither[G3366]thy[G4675]kinsmen[G4773], nor[G3366]thy[G4675]rich[G4145]neighbours[G1069]; lest[G3379]they[G846]also[G2532]bid[G479]thee[G4571]again[G479], and[G2532] a recompence[G468] be made[G1096]thee[G4671].
13But[G235]when[G3752] thou makest[G4160] a feast[G1403], call[G2564] the poor[G4434], the maimed[G376], the lame[G5560], the blind[G5185]:
14And[G2532]thou[G4671] shalt be[G2071]blessed[G3107]; for[G3754] they cannot[G3756]recompense[G467]thee[G4671]: for[G1063]thou[G4671] shalt be[G2071]recompensed[G467]at[G1722] the resurrection[G386] of the just[G1342].
15And[G1161] when one[G5100] of them that sat at meat with him[G4873]heard[G191] these things[G5023], he[G3739]said[G2036] unto him[G846], Blessed[G3107] is he[G3739] that shall eat[G5315]bread[G740]in[G1722] the kingdom[G932] of God[G2316].
16Then[G1161] said he[G2036] unto him[G846], A certain[G5100]man[G444]made[G4160] a great[G3173]supper[G1173], and[G2532]bade[G2564]many[G4183]:
17And[G2532]sent[G649]his[G846]servant[G1401] at supper[G1173]time[G5610] to say[G2036] to them that were bidden[G2564], Come[G2064]; for[G3754] all things[G3956]are[G2076]now[G2235]ready[G2092].
18And[G2532] they all[G3956]with[G575]one[G3391] consent began[G756] to make excuse[G3868]. The first[G4413]said[G2036] unto him[G846], I have[G2192]bought[G59] a piece of ground[G68], and[G2532] I must[G2192]needs[G318]go[G1831]and[G2532]see[G1492]it[G846]: I pray[G2065]thee[G4571]have[G2192]me[G3165]excused[G3868].
19And[G2532]another[G2087]said[G2036], I have[G2192]bought[G59]five[G4002]yoke[G2201] of oxen[G1016], and[G2532] I go[G4198] to prove[G1381]them[G846]: I pray[G2065]thee[G4571]have[G2192]me[G3165]excused[G3868].
20And[G2532]another[G2087]said[G2036], I have married[G1060] a wife[G1135], and[G2532]therefore[G1223] I cannot[G3756]come[G2064].
21So[G2532]that[G1565]servant[G1401]came[G3854], and[G2532]shewed[G518]his[G846]lord[G2962] these things[G5023]. Then[G5119] the master of the house[G3617] being angry[G3710]said[G2036] to his[G846]servant[G1401], Go out[G1831]quickly[G5030]into[G1519] the streets[G4113]and[G2532]lanes[G4505] of the city[G4172], and[G2532] bring in[G1521]hither[G5602] the poor[G4434], and[G2532] the maimed[G376], and[G2532] the halt[G5560], and[G2532] the blind[G5185].
22And[G2532] the servant[G1401]said[G2036], Lord[G2962], it is[G2076]done[G1096]as[G5613] thou hast commanded[G2004], and[G2532]yet[G2089] there is[G2076]room[G5117].
23And[G2532] the lord[G2962]said[G2036]unto[G4314] the servant[G1401], Go out[G1831]into[G1519] the highways[G3598]and[G2532]hedges[G5418], and[G2532]compel[G315] them to come in[G1525], that[G2443]my[G3450]house[G3624] may be filled[G1072].
24For[G1063] I say[G3004] unto you[G5213], That[G3754]none[G3762] of those[G1565]men[G435]which[G3588] were bidden[G2564] shall taste[G1089] of my[G3450]supper[G1173].
25And[G1161] there went[G4848]great[G4183]multitudes[G3793] with him[G846]: and[G2532] he turned[G4762], and[G2532]said[G2036]unto[G4314]them[G846],
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If any[G1536] man come[G2064]to[G4314]me[G3165], and[G2532]hate[G3404]not[G3756]his[G1438]father[G3962], and[G1161]mother[G3384], and[G1161]wife[G1135], and[G1161]children[G5043], and[G1161]brethren[G80], and[G1161]sisters[G79], yea[G2089], and[G1161]his[G1438]own[G1438]life[G5590]also[G2532], he cannot[G3756]be[G1511]my[G3450]disciple[G3101].
28For[G1063]which[G5101]of[G1537]you[G5216], intending[G2309]to[G4314]build[G3618] a tower[G4444], sitteth[G2523]not[G3780]down[G2523]first[G4412], and counteth[G5585] the cost[G1160], whether[G1487] he have[G2192] sufficient to[G4314]finish[G535] it?
29Lest[G3363]haply[G3379], after he[G846] hath laid[G5087] the foundation[G2310], and[G2532]is[G2480]not[G3361]able[G2480] to finish[G1615] it, all[G3956] that behold[G2334] it begin[G756] to mock[G1702]him[G846],
30Saying[G3004], This[G3754]man[G444]began[G756] to build[G3618], and[G2532]was[G2480]not[G3756]able[G2480] to finish[G1615].
31Or[G2228]what[G5101]king[G935], going[G4198] to make[G4820]war[G4171]against[G1519]another[G2087]king[G935], sitteth[G2523]not[G3780]down[G2523]first[G4412], and consulteth[G1011]whether[G1487] he be[G2076]able[G1415]with[G1722]ten[G1176]thousand[G5505] to meet[G528]him[G846] that cometh[G2064]against[G1909]him[G846]with[G3326]twenty[G1501]thousand?[G5505]
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Or else[G1490], while the other[G846]is[G5607]yet[G2089] a great way off[G4206], he sendeth[G649] an ambassage[G4242], and desireth[G2065]conditions[G4314] of peace[G1515].
33So[G3779]likewise[G3767], whosoever[G3956] he be[G1511]of[G1537]you[G5216]that[G3739]forsaketh[G657]not[G3756]all[G3956]that[G3739] he hath[G5224], he cannot[G3756]be[G1511]my[G3450]disciple[G3101].
34Salt[G217] is good[G2570]: but[G1161]if[G1437] the salt[G217] have lost his savour[G3471], wherewith[G1722] shall it be seasoned?[G741]
35It[G846]is[G2076]neither[G3777]fit[G2111]for[G1519] the land[G1093], nor yet[G3777]for[G1519] the dunghill[G2874]; but men cast[G906]it[G846]out[G1854]. He that hath[G2192]ears[G3775] to hear[G191], let him hear[G191].