Luke 14:12-29
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 14
12Now He also went on to say to the one who had invited Him, 'Whenever you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor wealthy neighbors, otherwise they may also invite you to a meal in return, and that will be your repayment. 13But whenever you give a banquet, invite people who are poor, who have disabilities, who are limping, and people who are blind; 14and you will be blessed, since they do not have the means to repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.'
16But He said to him, 'A man was giving a big dinner, and he invited many;
17and at the dinner hour he sent his slave to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, because everything is ready now.’
18And yet they all alike began to make excuses. The first one said to him, ‘I purchased a field and I need to go out to look at it; please consider me excused.’
19And another one said, ‘I bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out; please consider me excused.’
20And another one said, ‘I took a woman as my wife, and for that reason I cannot come.’
21And the slave came back and reported this to his master. Then the head of the household became angry and said to his slave, ‘Go out at once into the streets and lanes of the city and bring in here those who are poor, those with disabilities, those who are blind, and those who are limping.’
22And later the slave said, ‘Master, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.’
23And the master said to the slave, ‘Go out into the roads and the hedges and press upon them to come in, so that my house will be filled.
24For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my dinner.’?'
25Now large crowds were going along with Him, and He turned and said to them,
26If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple.
27Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
28For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?
29Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who are watching it will begin to ridicule him,
King James Version
Chapter 14
12Then 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. 13But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: 14And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
15And 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.
16Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:
17And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
18And 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.
19And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
20And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
21So 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.
22And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
23And 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.
24For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
25And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,
26If 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.
27And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
28For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
29Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 14
12He also said to the one who had invited him, "When you give a lunch or a dinner, don’t invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors, because they might invite you back, and you would be repaid. 13On the contrary, when you host a banquet, invite those who are poor, maimed, lame, or blind. 14And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."
16Then he told him: "A man was giving a large banquet and invited many.
17At the time of the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who were invited, ‘Come, because everything is now ready.’
23"Then the master told the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges and make them come in, so that my house may be filled.
24For I tell you, not one of those people who were invited will enjoy my banquet.’"
25Now great crowds were traveling with him. So he turned and said to them:
26"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, and even his own life—he cannot be my disciple.
27Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
New Living Translation
Chapter 14
12Then 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. 13Instead, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. 14Then at the resurrection of the righteous, God will reward you for inviting those who could not repay you.'
16Jesus replied with this story: 'A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations.
17When the banquet was ready, he sent his servant to tell the guests, ‘Come, the banquet is ready.’
18But they all began making excuses. One said, ‘I have just bought a field and must inspect it. Please excuse me.’
19Another said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of oxen, and I want to try them out. Please excuse me.’
20Another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’
21The 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.’
22After the servant had done this, he reported, ‘There is still room for more.’
23So 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.
24For none of those I first invited will get even the smallest taste of my banquet.’'
25A large crowd was following Jesus. He turned around and said to them,
26If 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.
27And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple.
English Standard Version
Chapter 14
12He said also to the man who had invited him, "When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. 13But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just."
15When 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!"
16But he said to him, "A man once gave a great banquet and invited many.
17And at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
18But 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.’
19And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them. Please have me excused.’
20And another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’
21So 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.’
22And the servant said, ‘Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.’
23And 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.
24For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.’"
25Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them,
26"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.
27Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
28For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?
29Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,
New International Version
Chapter 14
12Then Jesus said to his host, "When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. 13But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."
16Jesus replied: "A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests.
17At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
23"Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.
24I tell you, not one of those who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.’ "
25Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said:
26"If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple.
27And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
New King James Version
Chapter 14
12Then He also said to him who invited Him, “When you give a dinner or a supper, do not ask your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid. 13But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind. 14And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.”
16Then He said to him, “A certain man gave a great supper and invited many,
17and sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, ‘Come, for all things are now ready.’
18But they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it. I ask you to have me excused.’
19And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.’
20Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’
21So that servant came and reported these things to his master. 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 here the poor and the maimed and the lame and the blind.’
22And the servant said, ‘Master, it is done as you commanded, and still there is room.’
23Then the master said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
24For I say to you that none of those men who were invited shall taste my supper.’ ”
25Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them,
26“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.
27And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
28For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it—
29lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,
