Luke 14 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Jesus Heals on the Sabbath

1 And it happened ^G1096 that when ^G1722 He went ^G2064 into the house ^G3624 of one ^G5100 of the [fn]leaders ^G758 of the Pharisees ^G5330 on the Sabbath ^G4521 to eat ^G2068 bread ^G740, they were watching ^G3906 Him closely ^G3906.

2 And behold ^G2400, in front ^G1715 of Him was a man ^G444 suffering ^G5203 from ^G5203 dropsy ^G5203. 3 And Jesus ^G2424 answered ^G611 and spoke ^G3004 to the scholars ^G3544 of ^G3544 the ^G3544 Law ^G3544 and Pharisees ^G5330, saying ^G3004, “Is it lawful ^G1832 to heal ^G2323 on the Sabbath ^G4521, or ^G2228 not?” 4 But they were ^G2270 silent ^G2270. And He took ^G1949 hold ^G1949 of him, healed ^G2390 him, and sent ^G630 him away ^G630. 5 And He said ^G3004 to them, “[fn]Which ^G5101 one of you will have a son ^G5207 or ^G2228 an ox ^G1016 fall ^G4098 into a well ^G5421, and will not immediately ^G2112 pull ^G385 him out ^G385 on a Sabbath ^G4521 day ^G2250?” 6 And they could ^G2480 make ^G470 no ^G3756 reply ^G470 to this ^G3778.

Parable of the Wedding Feast

7 And He was telling ^G3004 a parable ^G3850 to the invited ^G2564 guests ^G2564 when He noticed ^G1907 how ^G4459 they were picking ^G1586 out ^G1586 the places ^G4411 of ^G4411 honor ^G4411 at the table, saying ^G3004 to them,

8 “When ^G3752 you are invited ^G2564 by someone ^G5100 to a wedding ^G1062 feast ^G1062, do not recline ^G2625 at the place ^G4411 of ^G4411 honor ^G4411, lest someone more ^G1784 highly ^G1784 regarded ^G1784 than you be ^G1510 invited ^G2564 by him, 9 and he who invited ^G2564 you both ^G2532 G846 will come ^G2064 and say ^G3004 to you, ‘Give ^G1325 your place ^G5117 to this ^G3778 man ^G3778,’ and then ^G5119 in shame ^G152 you [fn]proceed ^G757 to occupy ^G2722 the last ^G2078 place ^G5117. 10 But when ^G3752 you are invited ^G2564, go ^G4198 and recline ^G377 at the last ^G2078 place ^G5117, so ^G2443 that when ^G3752 the one who has invited ^G2564 you comes ^G2064, he may say ^G3004 to you, ‘Friend ^G5384, move ^G4320 up ^G4320 higher ^G511’; then ^G5119 you will have honor ^G1391 in ^G1799 the ^G1799 sight ^G1799 of ^G1799 all ^G3956 who recline at the table ^G4873 with you. 11 For everyone ^G3956 who exalts ^G5312 himself ^G1438 will be humbled ^G5013, and he who humbles ^G5013 himself ^G1438 will be exalted ^G5312.”

12 And He also ^G2532 went on to say ^G3004 to the one who had invited ^G2564 Him, “When ^G3752 you give ^G4160 a luncheon ^G712 or ^G2228 a dinner ^G1173, do not invite ^G5455 your friends ^G5384 or ^G3366 your brothers ^G80 or ^G3366 your relatives ^G4773 or ^G3366 rich ^G4145 neighbors ^G1069, lest ^G3379 they also ^G2532 invite ^G479 you in ^G479 return ^G479 and that will be your repayment ^G468. 13 But when ^G3752 you give ^G4160 a [fn]reception ^G1403, invite ^G2564 the poor ^G4434, the crippled ^G376, the lame ^G5560, the blind ^G5185, 14 and you will be blessed ^G3107, since ^G3754 they [fn]do not have ^G2192 the means to repay ^G467 you; for it will be repaid ^G467 to you ^G4671 at the resurrection ^G386 of the righteous ^G1342.”

15 But when one ^G5100 of those ^G3588 who were reclining ^G4873 at the table with Him heard ^G191 this ^G3778, he said ^G3004 to Him, “Blessed ^G3107 is everyone ^G3748 who ^G3748 will eat ^G2068 bread ^G740 in the kingdom ^G932 of God ^G2316!”

Parable of the Dinner

16 And He said ^G3004 to him, “A man ^G444 was giving ^G4160 a big ^G3173 dinner ^G1173, and he invited ^G2564 many ^G4183. 17 And at the dinner ^G1173 hour ^G5610 he sent ^G649 his slave ^G1401 to say ^G3004 to those ^G3588 who had been invited ^G2564, ‘Come ^G2064, for everything is ready ^G2092 now ^G2235.’ 18 But they all ^G3956 alike ^G575 G1520 began ^G757 to make ^G3868 excuses ^G3868. The first ^G4413 one ^G4413 said ^G3004 to him, ‘I have bought ^G59 a [fn]piece ^G68 of ^G68 land ^G68 and I need ^G318 to go ^G1831 out ^G1831 and look ^G3708 at it. I ask you ^G2065, consider ^G2192 me excused ^G3868.’ 19 And another ^G2087 one ^G2087 said ^G3004, ‘I have bought ^G59 five ^G4002 yoke ^G2201 of oxen ^G1016, and I am going ^G4198 to try ^G1381 them out ^G1381. I ask you ^G2065, consider ^G2192 me excused ^G3868.’ 20 And another ^G2087 one ^G2087 said ^G3004, ‘I have married ^G1060 a wife ^G1135, and for that reason ^G1223 I cannot ^G1410 G3756 come ^G2064.’ 21 And when the slave ^G1401 came ^G3854 back, he reported ^G518 these ^G3778 things ^G3778 to his master ^G2962. Then ^G5119 the head ^G3617 of ^G3617 the ^G3617 household ^G3617 became angry ^G3710 and said ^G3004 to his slave ^G1401, ‘Go ^G1831 out ^G1831 at once ^G5030 into the streets ^G4116 and lanes ^G4505 of the city ^G4172 and bring ^G1521 in ^G1521 here ^G5602 the poor ^G4434 and crippled ^G376 and blind ^G5185 and lame ^G5560.’ 22 And the slave ^G1401 said ^G3004, ‘Master ^G2962, what ^G3739 you commanded ^G2004 has been ^G1096 done ^G1096, and still ^G2089 there is room ^G5117.’ 23 And the master ^G2962 said ^G3004 to the slave ^G1401, ‘Go ^G1831 out ^G1831 into the highways ^G3598 and along the [fn]fences ^G5418, and compel ^G315 them to come ^G1525 in ^G1525, so ^G2443 that my house ^G3624 may be filled ^G1072. 24 For I tell ^G3004 you, none ^G3762 of those ^G1565 men ^G435 who were invited ^G2564 shall taste ^G1089 of my dinner ^G1173.’”

The Cost of Discipleship

25 Now ^G1161 many ^G4183 crowds ^G3793 were going ^G4848 along ^G4848 with Him, and He turned ^G4762 and said ^G3004 to them,

26 “If ^G1487 anyone ^G5100 comes ^G2064 to Me, and does not [fn]hate ^G3404 his own father ^G3962 and mother ^G3384 and wife ^G1135 and children ^G5043 and brothers ^G80 and sisters ^G79, yes ^G2089, and even ^G2532 his own ^G1438 life ^G5590, he cannot ^G1410 G3756 be My disciple ^G3101. 27 Whoever ^G3748 does not carry ^G941 his own ^G1438 cross ^G4716 and come ^G2064 after ^G3694 Me cannot ^G1410 G3756 be My disciple ^G3101. 28 For which ^G5101 one of you, when he wants ^G2309 to build ^G3618 a tower ^G4444, does not first ^G4413 sit ^G2523 down ^G2523 and calculate ^G5585 the cost ^G1160 to see if ^G1487 he has ^G2192 enough to complete ^G535 it? 29 Lest ^G2443 G3361, when ^G4218 he has laid ^G5087 a foundation ^G2310 and is ^G2480 not able ^G2480 to finish ^G1615, all ^G3956 who observe ^G2334 it begin ^G757 to ridicule ^G1702 him, 30 saying ^G3004, ‘This ^G3778 man ^G444 began ^G757 to build ^G3618 and was ^G2480 not able ^G2480 to finish ^G1615.’ 31 Or ^G2228 what ^G5101 king ^G935, when he sets ^G4198 out ^G4198 to meet ^G4820 another ^G2087 king ^G935 in battle ^G4171, will not first ^G4413 sit ^G2523 down ^G2523 and consider ^G1011 whether ^G1487 he is strong ^G1415 enough ^G1415 with ten ^G1176 thousand ^G5505 men to encounter ^G5221 the one coming ^G2064 against ^G1909 him with twenty ^G1501 thousand ^G5505? 32 Or ^G1161 else ^G1490, while the other ^G846 is still ^G2089 far ^G4206 away ^G4206, he sends ^G649 [fn]a delegation ^G4242 and asks ^G2065 for terms ^G4314 of peace ^G1515. 33 So ^G3779 then ^G3767, none ^G3956 G3756 of you can ^G1410 be My disciple ^G3101 who ^G3739 does not give ^G657 up all ^G3956 his own ^G1438 possessions ^G5225.

34 “Therefore ^G3767, salt ^G217 is good ^G2570, but if ^G1437 even ^G2532 salt ^G217 has become ^G3471 tasteless ^G3471, with what ^G5101 will it be seasoned ^G741? 35 It is useless ^G3777 G2111 either ^G3777 for the soil ^G1093 or ^G3777 for the manure ^G2874 pile ^G2874; it is thrown ^G906 out. He who has ^G2192 ears ^G3775 to hear ^G191, [fn]let him hear ^G191.”