1 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.
2 And behold, there was a certain dropsical {man} before him.
3 And Jesus answering spoke unto the doctors of the law and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath?
4 But they were silent. And taking him he healed him and let him go.
5 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?
6 And they were not able to answer him to these things.
7 And he spoke a parable to those that were invited, remarking how they chose out the first places, saying to them,
8 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,
9 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.
10 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;
11 for every one that exalts himself shall be abased, and he that abases himself shall be exalted.
12 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.
13 But when thou makest a feast, call poor, crippled, lame, blind:
14 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.
15 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.
16 And he said to him, A certain man made a great supper and invited many.
17 And he sent his bondman at the hour of supper to say to those who were invited, Come, for already all things are ready.
18 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.
19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee hold me for excused.
20 And another said, I have married a wife, and on this account I cannot come.
21 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.
22 And the bondman said, Sir, it is done as thou hast commanded, and there is still room.
23 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;
24 for I say to you, that not one of those men who were invited shall taste of my supper.
25 And great crowds went with him; and, turning round, he said to them,
26 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;
27 and whoever does not carry his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
28 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;
29 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,
30 saying, This man began to build and was not able to finish?
31 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?
32 and if not, while he is yet far off, having sent an embassy, he asks for terms of peace.
33 Thus then every one of you who forsakes not all that is his own cannot be my disciple.
34 Salt {then} {is} good, but if the salt also has become savourless, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
35 It is proper neither for land nor for dung; it is cast out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
1 在安息日， 耶稣进了一个法利赛人领袖的家里吃饭， 众人都在窥探他。
2 正好在他面前有一个患水臌病的人；
3 耶稣对律法师和法利赛人说： "在安息日治病， 可以不可以呢？"
4 他们却不出声。耶稣扶着病人， 治好他， 叫他走了，
5 就对他们说： "你们中间谁的儿子或牛在安息日掉在井里， 不立刻把他拉上来呢？"
6 他们不能回答这些话。
7 耶稣看见被邀请的客人选择高位， 就用比喻对他们说：
8 "你被邀请参加婚筵的时候， 不要自己坐在高位上， 恐怕有比你更尊贵的客人也被请来；
9 那请你又请他的人过来对你说： ‘请你让位给这个人。’那时你就惭愧地退居末位了。
10 你被邀请的时候， 要坐在末位上， 等请你的人过来对你说： ‘朋友， 请上座。’那时你在同席的人面前才有光彩。
11 因为凡高抬自己的， 必要降卑； 自己谦卑的， 必要升高。"
12 耶稣又对邀请他的人说： "你设午餐或晚宴， 不要请你的朋友、弟兄、亲戚或富裕的邻舍， 恐怕他又回请你， 你就得了报答。
13 你摆筵席的时候， 总要邀请那贫穷的、残废的、瘸腿的、瞎眼的，
14 那你就有福了。因为他们没有什么可以报答你， 义人复活的时候， 你必定得着报答。"
15 一起吃饭的人中有一个， 听了这些话， 就对耶稣说： "在 神的国里吃饭的人有福了。"
16 耶稣对他说： "有一个人大摆筵席， 请了许多客人。
17 到了开席的时候， 他打发仆人去对所请的人说： ‘请来吧！ 样样都准备好了。’
18 众人一致推辞， 头一个说： ‘我买了一块地， 不得不去看一看， 请原谅我。’
19 另一个说： ‘我买了五对牛， 要去试一试， 请原谅我。’
20 又一个说： ‘我刚结了婚， 不能去。’
21 仆人回来把这些事告诉他主人， 家主就发怒， 对仆人说： ‘快到城里大街小巷去， 把贫穷的、残废的、瞎眼的、瘸腿的， 都领到这里来。’
22 仆人说： ‘主啊， 你所吩咐的已经办了， 还有空位。’
23 主人就对仆人说： ‘你出去到路边篱畔， 勉强人进来， 好把我的屋子坐满。
24 我告诉你们， 先前请的那些人， 一个也不得尝我的筵席。’"
25 有许多人与耶稣同行， 他转身对他们说：
26 "如果有人到我这里来， 爱我不超过爱（"爱我不超过爱"原文作"不恨"）自己的父母、妻子、儿女、兄弟、姊妹， 甚至自己的性命， 就不能作我的门徒。
27 凡不背着自己的十字架跟随我的， 也不能作我的门徒。
28 你们当中有谁要盖一座楼， 不先坐下计算费用， 能不能盖成呢？
29 恐怕安了地基， 而不能完成， 所有看见的人都讥笑他，
30 说： ‘这个人开了工， 却不能完工。’
31 或者一个王去和别的王打仗， 哪有不先坐下想想， 能否用一万兵去抵抗那领两万来攻打他的呢？
32 如果不能， 就该趁对方还远的时候， 派使者去谈判和平的条件。
33 这样， 你们中间不论谁， 如果不撇下一切所有的， 就不能作我的门徒。
34 "盐本来是好的， 但如果失了味， 怎能使它再咸呢？
35 或用在田里， 或放在粪里， 都不合适； 只好扔在外面。有耳可听的， 就应当听。"