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Jesus Heals a Man with Dropsy
And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the rulers, [who was] of the Pharisees, to eat bread on [the] sabbath, that *they* were watching him.
And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the rulers, [who was] of the Pharisees, to eat bread on [the] sabbath, that *they* were watching him.
Healing of a Man on the Sabbath
One Sabbath, when he went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they were watching him carefully.
One Sabbath, when he went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they were watching him carefully.
And behold, there was a certain dropsical [man] before him.
And behold, there was a man before him who had dropsy.
And Jesus answering spoke unto the doctors of the law and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath?
And Jesus responded to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?”
But they were silent. And taking him he healed him and let him go.
But they remained silent. Then he took him and healed him and sent him away.
And answering he said to them, Of which of you shall an ass or ox fall into a well, that he does not straightway pull him up on the sabbath day?
The Parable of the Guests
And he spoke a parable to those that were invited, remarking how they chose out the first places, saying to them,
And he spoke a parable to those that were invited, remarking how they chose out the first places, saying to them,
The Parable of the Wedding Feast
Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to 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 thou art invited by any one to a wedding, do not lay thyself down in the first place at table, lest perhaps a more honourable than thou be invited by him,
“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,
and he who invited thee and him come and say to thee, Give place to this [man], and then thou begin with shame to take the last place.
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.
But when thou hast been invited, go and put thyself down in the last place, that when he who has invited thee comes, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honour before all that are lying at table 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.
for every one that exalts himself shall be abased, and he that abases himself shall be exalted.
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
And he said also to him that had invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsfolk, nor rich neighbours, lest it may be they also should invite thee in return, and a recompense be made thee.
But when thou makest a feast, call poor, crippled, lame, blind:
But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,
and thou shalt be blessed; for they have not [the means] to recompense thee; for it shall be recompensed thee in the resurrection of the just.
and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.”
The Parable of the Banquet
And one of those that were lying at table with [them], hearing these things, said to him, Blessed [is] he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
And one of those that were lying at table with [them], hearing these things, said to him, Blessed [is] he who shall eat bread in the kingdom 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!”
And he said to him, A certain man made a great supper and invited many.
But he said to him, “A man once gave a great banquet and invited many.
And he sent his bondman at the hour of supper to say to those who were invited, Come, for already all things are ready.
And all began, without exception, to excuse themselves. The first said to him, I have bought land, and I must go out and see it; I pray thee hold me for 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.’
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee hold me for excused.
And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them. Please have me excused.’
And another said, I have married a wife, and on this account I cannot come.
And another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’
And the bondman came up and brought back word of these things to his lord. Then the master of the house, in anger, said to his bondman, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring here the poor and crippled and lame and blind.
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.’
And the bondman said, Sir, it is done as thou hast commanded, and there is still room.
And the servant said, ‘Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.’
And the lord said to the bondman, Go out into the ways and fences and compel to come in, that my house may be filled;
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.
for I say to you, that not one of those men who were invited shall taste of my supper.
The Cost of Following Jesus
And great crowds went with him; and, turning round, he said to them,
And great crowds went with him; and, turning round, he said to them,
The Cost of Discipleship
Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them,
Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them,
If any man come to me, and shall not hate his own father and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yea, and his own life too, he cannot 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.
and whoever does not carry his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
For which of you, desirous of building a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, if he have what [is needed] to complete 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?
in order that, having laid the foundation of it, and not being able to finish it, all who see it do not begin to mock at him,
Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,
saying, This man began to build and was not able to finish?
saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’
Or what king, going on his way to engage in war with another king, does not, sitting down first, take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him coming against him with twenty thousand?
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?
and if not, while he is yet far off, having sent an embassy, he asks for terms of peace.
And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace.
Thus then every one of you who forsakes not all that is his own cannot be my disciple.
So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.
Good Salt
Salt [then] [is] good, but if the salt also has become savourless, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
Salt [then] [is] good, but if the salt also has become savourless, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
Salt Without Taste Is Worthless
“Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored?
“Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored?