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King James Bible |
Youngs Literal Translation
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| 14:1 |
And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him. |
And it came to pass, on his going into the house of a certain one of the chiefs of the Pharisees, on a sabbath, to eat bread, that they were watching him, |
| 14:2 |
And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy. |
and lo, there was a certain dropsical man before him; |
| 14:3 |
And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? |
and Jesus answering spake to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, `Is it lawful on the sabbath-day to heal?' |
| 14:4 |
And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go; |
and they were silent, and having taken hold of `him', he healed him, and let `him' go; |
| 14:5 |
And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day? |
and answering them he said, `Of which of you shall an ass or ox fall into a pit, and he will not immediately draw it up on the sabbath-day?' |
| 14:6 |
And they could not answer him again to these things. |
and they were not able to answer him again unto these things. |
| 14:7 |
And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them, |
And he spake a simile unto those called, marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying unto them, |
| 14:8 |
When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him; |
`When thou mayest be called by any one to marriage-feasts, thou mayest not recline on the first couch, lest a more honourable than thou may have been called by him, |
| 14:9 |
And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room. |
and he who did call thee and him having come shall say to thee, Give to this one place, and then thou mayest begin with shame to occupy the last place. |
| 14:10 |
But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. |
`But, when thou mayest be called, having gone on, recline in the last place, that when he who called thee may come, he may say to thee, Friend, come up higher; then thou shalt have glory before those reclining with thee; |
| 14:11 |
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. |
because every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.' |
| 14:12 |
Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee. |
And he said also to him who did call him, `When thou mayest make a dinner or a supper, be not calling thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kindred, nor rich neighbours, lest they may also call thee again, and a recompense may come to thee; |
| 14:13 |
But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: |
but when thou mayest make a feast, be calling poor, maimed, lame, blind, |
| 14:14 |
And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just. |
and happy thou shalt be, because they have not to recompense thee, for it shall be recompensed to thee in the rising again of the righteous.' |
| 14:15 |
And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. |
And one of those reclining with him, having heard these things, said to him, `Happy `is' he who shall eat bread in the reign of God;' |
| 14:16 |
Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: |
and he said to him, `A certain man made a great supper, and called many, |
| 14:17 |
And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. |
and he sent his servant at the hour of the supper to say to those having been called, Be coming, because now are all things ready. |
| 14:18 |
And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. |
`And they began with one consent all to excuse themselves: The first said to him, A field I bought, and I have need to go forth and see it; I beg of thee, have me excused. |
| 14:19 |
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. |
`And another said, Five yoke of oxen I bought, and I go on to prove them; I beg of thee, have me excused: |
| 14:20 |
And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. |
and another said, A wife I married, and because of this I am not able to come. |
| 14:21 |
So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. |
`And that servant having come, told to his lord these things, then the master of the house, having been angry, said to his servant, Go forth quickly to the broad places and lanes of the city, and the poor, and maimed, and lame, and blind, bring in hither. |
| 14:22 |
And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. |
`And the servant said, Sir, it hath been done as thou didst command, and still there is room. |
| 14:23 |
And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. |
`And the lord said unto the servant, Go forth to the ways and hedges, and constrain to come in, that my house may be filled; |
| 14:24 |
For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper. |
for I say to you, that none of those men who have been called shall taste of my supper.' |
| 14:25 |
And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them, |
And there were going on with him great multitudes, and having turned, he said unto them, |
| 14:26 |
If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. |
`If any one doth come unto me, and doth not hate his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and yet even his own life, he is not able to be my disciple; |
| 14:27 |
And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. |
and whoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, is not able to be my disciple. |
| 14:28 |
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? |
`For who of you, willing to build a tower, doth not first, having sat down, count the expense, whether he have the things for completing? |
| 14:29 |
Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, |
lest that he having laid a foundation, and not being able to finish, all who are beholding may begin to mock him, |
| 14:30 |
Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. |
saying -- This man began to build, and was not able to finish. |
| 14:31 |
Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? |
`Or what king going on to engage with another king in war, doth not, having sat down, first consult if he be able with ten thousand to meet him who with twenty thousand is coming against him? |
| 14:32 |
Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace. |
and if not so -- he being yet a long way off -- having sent an embassy, he doth ask the things for peace. |
| 14:33 |
So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. |
`So, then, every one of you who doth not take leave of all that he himself hath, is not able to be my disciple. |
| 14:34 |
Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned? |
`The salt `is' good, but if the salt doth become tasteless, with what shall it be seasoned? |
| 14:35 |
It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. |
neither for land nor for manure is it fit -- they cast it without. He who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.' |
