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Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
One Sabbath day Jesus went to eat dinner in the home of a leader of the Pharisees, and the people were watching him closely.
One Sabbath day Jesus went to eat dinner in the home of a leader of the Pharisees, and the people were watching him closely.
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.
And behold, there was a certain dropsical [man] before him.
Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in religious law, “Is it permitted in the law to heal people on the Sabbath day, or not?”
And Jesus answering spoke unto the doctors of the law and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath?
When they refused to answer, Jesus touched the sick man and healed him and sent him away.
But they were silent. And taking him he healed him and let him go.
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?
Jesus Teaches about Humility
When Jesus noticed that all who had come to the dinner were trying to sit in the seats of honor near the head of the table, he gave them this advice:
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,
“When you are invited to a wedding feast, don’t sit in the seat of honor. What if someone who is more distinguished than you has also been invited?
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,
The host will come and say, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then you will be embarrassed, and you will have to take whatever seat is left at the foot of the table!
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.
“Instead, take the lowest place at the foot of the table. Then when your host sees you, he will come and say, ‘Friend, we have a better place for you!’ Then you will be honored in front of all the other guests.
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;
For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
for every one that exalts himself shall be abased, and he that abases himself shall be exalted.
Then he turned to his host. “When you put on a luncheon or a banquet,” he said, “don’t invite your friends, brothers, relatives, and rich neighbors. For they will invite you back, and that will be your only reward.
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.
Instead, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.
But when thou makest a feast, call poor, crippled, lame, blind:
Then at the resurrection of the righteous, God will reward you for inviting those who could not repay you.”
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.
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.
Jesus replied with this story: “A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations.
And he said to him, A certain man made a great supper and invited many.
When the banquet was ready, he sent his servant to tell the guests, ‘Come, the banquet is ready.’
And he sent his bondman at the hour of supper to say to those who were invited, Come, for already all things are ready.
But they all began making excuses. One said, ‘I have just bought a field and must inspect it. Please excuse me.’
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.
Another said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of oxen, and I want to try them out. Please excuse me.’
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee hold me for excused.
Another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’
And another said, I have married a wife, and on this account I cannot come.
“The servant returned and told his master what they had said. His master was furious and said, ‘Go quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and invite the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
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.
After the servant had done this, he reported, ‘There is still room for more.’
And the bondman said, Sir, it is done as thou hast commanded, and there is still room.
So his master said, ‘Go out into the country lanes and behind the hedges and urge anyone you find to come, so that the house will be full.
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;
For none of those I first invited will get even the smallest taste of my banquet.’”
for I say to you, that not one of those men who were invited shall taste of my supper.
The Cost of Being a Disciple
A large crowd was following Jesus. He turned around and said to them,
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,
“If you want to be my disciple, you must, by comparison, hate everyone else — your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters — yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple.
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;
And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple.
and whoever does not carry his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
“But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it?
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;
Otherwise, you might complete only the foundation before running out of money, and then everyone would laugh at you.
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,
They would say, ‘There’s the person who started that building and couldn’t afford to finish it!’
saying, This man began to build and was not able to finish?
“Or what king would go to war against another king without first sitting down with his counselors to discuss whether his army of 10,000 could defeat the 20,000 soldiers marching against him?
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?
And if he can’t, he will send a delegation to discuss terms of peace while the enemy is still far away.
and if not, while he is yet far off, having sent an embassy, he asks for terms of peace.
So you cannot become my disciple without giving up everything you own.
Thus then every one of you who forsakes not all that is his own cannot be my disciple.
“Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again?
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?