Verse 16
Luke 14:16
Free Bible Version
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Another said, ‘I've just bought five pairs of oxen and have to go and try them out. Please excuse me.’ Still another said,
Original Language Text
greek
ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Ἄνθρωπός τις ⸀ἐποίει δεῖπνον μέγα, καὶ ἐκάλεσεν πολλούς,
English Translation
But he said to him, "A certain man was making a great dinner and invited many."
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Chapter 14 Context
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So Yashua (Jesus) asked the experts in religious law and the Pharisees, “Does the law allow healing...
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But they kept quiet. Yashua (Jesus) touched the man, healed him, and sent him on his way.
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Then Yashua (Jesus) said to them, “If your son or your ox happened to fall into a well on the Sabbat...
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4
So he told a story to the guests, noticing how they'd chosen to sit in places of honor.
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“When you're invited to a wedding reception, don't take the place of honor, because someone more imp...
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“Your host who invited you both will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your place.’ Then in embarras...
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Instead, when you're invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes in, he'll tell you...
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For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
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Then he said to the man who had invited him, “When you give a lunch or a dinner, don't invite your f...
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Instead, when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,
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and you will be blessed, for they have nothing to repay you with, and you'll be rewarded at the resu...
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When one of them eating at the table with Yashua (Jesus) heard this, he said to Yashua (Jesus), “How...
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“Once there was a man who prepared a great banquet, and invited many guests,” Yashua (Jesus) replied...
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14
“When it was time to eat he sent his servant out to tell everyone who had been invited, ‘Come, becau...
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But they all started to make excuses. The first said, ‘I've just bought a field and I have to go and...
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Another said, ‘I've just bought five pairs of oxen and have to go and try them out. Please excuse me...
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‘I've just got married, so I can't come.’
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The servant returned and told his master what they'd said. The home-owner became angry and told his...
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Then the servant said, ‘Master, I did what you told me, but there are still empty places.’
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So the master told the servant, ‘Go out on the country roads and lanes, and make people come—I want...
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I tell you, not a single one of those people I invited will get a taste of my banquet.’”
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22
A large crowd was accompanying Yashua (Jesus). He turned to them and said,
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“If you want to follow me but you don't hate your father and mother, and wife and children, and brot...
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24
If you don't carry your cross and follow me, you can't be my disciple.
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If you planned to build a tower, wouldn't you first work out how much it would cost, and see if you...
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Otherwise, if after laying the foundation you weren't able to finish it, everyone who saw it would l...
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‘Look at him: he started building but he couldn't finish.’
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What king goes to war with another king without first sitting down with his advisors to work out whe...
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If he can't, he'll send representatives to ask for peace while the other king is still a long way of...
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Salt is good, but if it loses its taste, how can you make it salty again?
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It's no good for the soil or for fertilizer—you just toss it out. Whoever has ears, then listen!”
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