1 When he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, they were watching him. 2 Behold, a certain man who had dropsy was in front of him. 3 Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"

4 But they were silent.

He took him, and healed him, and let him go. 5 He answered them, "Which of you, if your son*14:5 TR reads "donkey" instead of "son" or an ox fell into a well, wouldn’t immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?"

6 They couldn’t answer him regarding these things.

7 He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them, 8 "When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, don’t sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him, 9 and he who invited both of you would come and tell you, ‘Make room for this person.’ Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place. 10 But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may tell you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you. 11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted."

12 He also said to the one who had invited him, "When you make a dinner or a supper, don’t call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also return the favor, and pay you back. 13 But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind; 14 and you will be blessed, because they don’t have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous."

15 When one of those who sat at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, "Blessed is he who will feast in God’s Kingdom!"

16 But he said to him, "A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people. 17 He sent out his servant at supper time to tell those who were invited, ‘Come, for everything is ready now.’ 18 They all as one began to make excuses.

"The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.’

19 "Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.’

20 "Another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I can’t come.’

21 "That servant came, and told 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 the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.’

22 "The servant said, ‘Lord, it is done as you commanded, and there is still room.’

23 "The lord said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. 24 For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will taste of my supper. For many are called, but few are chosen.*14:24 RP MT includes the last sentence. TR, NU, and FH MT omit: For many are called, but few are chosen.’"

25 Now great multitudes were going with him. He turned and said to them, 26 "If anyone comes to me, and doesn’t disregard*14:26 or, hate his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be my disciple. 27 Whoever doesn’t bear his own cross and come after me, can’t be my disciple. 28 For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it? 29 Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation and isn’t able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him, 30 saying, ‘This man began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’ 31 Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy and asks for conditions of peace. 33 So therefore, whoever of you who doesn’t renounce all that he has, he can’t be my disciple.

34 "Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it? 35 It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

1 Ühel hingamispäeval, kui Jeesus läks tuntud variseri koju sööma, jälgiti teda tähelepanelikult. 2 Tema ees oli üks mees, kes kannatas vesitõve käes. 3 Jeesus küsis variseridelt ja kirjatundjatelt: „Kas hingamispäeval tohib tervendada või mitte?" 4 Nemad aga vaikisid. Ta puudutas meest, tegi ta terveks ja saatis ära.

5 Siis ta küsis neilt: „Kui teist kellegi poeg või härg kukub kaevu hingamispäeval, kas te siis ei tõmba teda kohe välja?" 6 Ja neil ei olnud midagi öelda.

7 Kui ta märkas külalisi laua ääres aulisemaid istekohti valimas, rääkis ta neile tähendamissõna: 8 „Kui sind keegi kutsub pulma, ära võta endale aulist kohta, sest võib-olla on keegi kutsutu sinust auväärsem. 9 Ja siis tuleb peremees, kes teid mõlemaid kutsus, sinu juurde ja ütleb: „Anna koht temale!" Ja sa pead häbistatuna võtma kõige viimase koha. 10 Aga kui sa oled kutsutud, siis võta kõige tagasihoidlikum koht, et kui peremees tuleb ja sulle ütleb: „Sõber, tule paremale kohale!", siis sind austatakse kõigi teiste külaliste juuresolekul. 11 Sest igaüht, kes ennast ise ülendab, alandatakse, ja kes ennast ise alandab, seda ülendatakse!"

12 Siis ütles Jeesus oma võõrustajale: „Kui sa pakud lõuna- või õhtusööki, siis ära kutsu oma sõpru, vendi ja õdesid, sugulasi või rikkaid naabreid, sest kui sa seda teed, võivad nad tasuks sind vastu kutsuda. 13 Vaid kui sa pakud pidusööki, siis kutsu vaeseid ja vigaseid ja jalutuid ja pimedaid, 14 ja sa saad õnnistatud. Sest nemad ei saa sulle tasuda, vaid see tasutakse sulle õigete ülestõusmisel."

15 Kui aga üks nendest lauas istujatest seda kuulis, ütles ta Jeesusele: „Õnnistatud on see, kes sööb pidulauas Jumala riigis!"

16 Jeesus vastas: „Üks mees valmistas suure pidusöögi ja kutsus palju külalisi. 17 Määratud tunnil saatis ta sulased kutsutuile ütlema: „Tulge! Kõik on valmis!"

18 Aga nemad kõik hakkasid vabandama. Esimene ütles: „Ma just ostsin põllu ja pean minema seda vaatama. Palun vabanda!"

19 Teine ütles: „Ma just ostsin viis paari härgi ja lähen neid proovima. Palun vabanda mind!"

20 Ja veel üks ütles: „Ma just abiellusin ega saa tulla!"

21 Siis sulane tuli tagasi ja teatas sellest peremehele. Majaperemees vihastas ja ütles sulasele: „Mine ruttu linna väljakutele ja tänavatele ja too siia vaesed, vigased, pimedad ja jalutud!"

22 „Isand," ütles sulane, „mis sa käskisid, on tehtud, aga veel on ruumi."

23 Ja peremees ütles: „Mine välja teedele ja radadele ja veena inimesi tulema, et mu maja oleks täis!" 24 Ma ütlen teile, ükski kutsutuist ei saa minu pidusööki maitsta!"

25 Jeesust saatis suur rahvahulk. Ta ütles nende poole pöördudes: 26 „Kui keegi minu juurde tuleb ega vihka oma isa ja ema, naist ja lapsi, vendi ja õdesid, ega tõepoolest ka omaenese elu, see ei saa olla minu jünger. 27 Kes ei kanna oma risti ega järgne mulle, ei saa olla minu jünger.

28 Kui keegi teie seast tahaks ehitada torni, kas ta ei istuks esmalt maha, et arvutada välja maksumus, ja kas tal selle lõpetamiseks raha jätkub? 29 Sest kui ta rajab vundamendi, aga ei suuda ehitust lõpetada, hakkab igaüks seda nähes teda pilkama: 30 „See mees hakkas ehitama, aga ei suutnud lõpetada!"

31 Või kui kuningas läheb sõtta teise kuninga vastu. Eks ta siis istu esmalt maha ja mõtle, kas ta on võimeline minema kümne tuhandega selle vastu, kes talle peale tuleb kahekümne tuhandega? 32 Ja kui ta ei ole võimeline, eks ta läkita saadikuid paluma rahutingimusi, kui vastane on veel kaugel. 33 Samamoodi ei saa ükski teie seast, kes ei loobu kõigest, mis tal on, olla minu jünger.

34 Sool on küll hea, aga kui sool kaotab maitse, kuidas siis sellele maitse tagasi anda? 35 See ei kõlba mulda ega sõnnikuhunnikusse. See visatakse ära.

Kel kõrvad on kuulda, see kuulgu!"