Verse 7
Luke 14:7
King James Version
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,
Original Language Text
greek
Ἔλεγεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς κεκλημένους παραβολήν, ἐπέχων πῶς τὰς πρωτοκλισίας ἐξελέγοντο, λέγων πρὸς αὐτούς·
English Translation
He was saying to the invited guests a parable, observing how they were choosing the places of honor, saying to them;
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Chapter 14 Context
1
And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sab...
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And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.
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3
And Yashua (Jesus) answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying,
Is it lawful to heal on t...
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And they held their peace. And he took
him, and healed him, and let him go;
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And answered them, saying,
Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not s...
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And they could not answer him again to these things.
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And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief r...
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When thou art bidden of any
man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourab...
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And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame t...
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But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he...
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11
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
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12
Then said he also to him that bade him,
When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends,...
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13
But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
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14
And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the res...
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15
And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed
is he t...
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16
Then said he unto him,
A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:
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And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now re...
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And they all with one
consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece o...
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And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excus...
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And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
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So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry sai...
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And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
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And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel
them to come in,...
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For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
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And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,
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26
If any
man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, an...
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And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
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For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether...
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Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish
it, all that behold
it begi...
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Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
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Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether...
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Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of...
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So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
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34
Salt
is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
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35
It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill;
but men cast it out. He that hath ears to...
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