Lucas 14
Magandang Balita Biblia
Pinagaling ni Jesus ang Lalaking may Manas
14 Isang Araw ng Pamamahinga, si Jesus ay inanyayahang kumain sa bahay ng isang pinuno ng mga Pariseo, at binabantayan nilang mabuti ang kanyang mga kilos. 2 Lumapit kay Jesus ang isang lalaking may manas. 3 Kaya't tinanong niya ang mga Pariseo at ang mga dalubhasa sa Kautusan, “Naaayon ba sa Kautusan ang magpagaling sa Araw ng Pamamahinga o hindi?”
4 Ngunit hindi sila umimik, kaya't hinawakan ni Jesus ang maysakit, pinagaling ito at saka pinauwi. 5 Pagkatapos(A) ay sinabi niya sa kanila, “Kung ang inyong anak o ang inyong baka ang mahulog sa balon, hindi ba't iaahon ninyo ito kaagad kahit Araw ng Pamamahinga?”
6 Hindi sila nakasagot sa tanong na ito.
Pagmamataas at Pagpapakumbaba
7 Napansin ni Jesus na pinipili ng ilang mga panauhin ang mga upuang pandangal. Kaya't sinabi niya ang talinghagang ito sa kanila. 8 “Kapag(B) inanyayahan ka sa isang kasalan, huwag kang uupo agad sa upuang pandangal. Baka may inanyayahang mas kilala kaysa sa iyo. 9 Baka lapitan ka ng nag-anyaya sa inyong dalawa at sabihin sa iyo, ‘Maaari bang ibigay mo ang upuang iyan sa taong ito?’ Sa gayon, mapapahiya ka at doon ka uupo sa pinakaabang upuan. 10 Mabuti pa, kapag naanyayahan ka, doon ka muna maupo sa pinakaabang upuan. Kapag lumapit sa iyo ang nag-anyaya at kanyang sinabi, ‘Kaibigan, dito ka sa kabisera,’ mapaparangalan ka sa harap ng lahat ng mga panauhin. 11 Sapagkat(C) ang nagmamataas ay ibababa, at ang nagpapakumbaba ay itataas.”
12 Sinabi naman ni Jesus sa nag-anyaya sa kanya, “Kapag naghahanda ka ng isang salu-salo, huwag ang iyong mga kaibigan, mga kapatid, mga kamag-anak o mayayamang kapitbahay ang aanyayahan mo, dahil aanyayahan ka rin nila at sa gayon ay susuklian ang iyong ginawa. 13 Subalit kapag ikaw ay maghahanda, anyayahan mo ang mga mahihirap, mga lumpo, mga pilay, at mga bulag. 14 Kapag ganito ang ginawa mo, pagpapalain ka, dahil hindi man nila masuklian ang ginawa mo, ang Diyos ang magbibigay sa iyo ng gantimpala sa muling pagkabuhay ng mga matuwid.”
Ang Talinghaga ng Malaking Handaan(D)
15 Narinig ito ng isa sa mga kasalo niya roon, at sinabi sa kanya, “Pinagpala ang makakasalo sa hapag sa kaharian ng Diyos!”
16 Sumagot si Jesus, “Isang lalaki ang naghanda ng isang malaking salu-salo, at marami siyang inanyayahan. 17 Nang dumating ang oras ng handaan, inutusan niya ang kanyang alipin at ipinasabi sa mga inanyayahan, ‘Halina kayo, handa na ang lahat!’ 18 Ngunit nagdahilan silang lahat. Ang sabi ng una, ‘Nakabili ako ng bukid at kailangan ko itong puntahan. Kayo na sana ang bahalang magpaumanhin sa akin.’ 19 Sinabi naman ng isa, ‘Nakabili ako ng limang magkapares na baka at kailangang masubukan ko sa bukid ang mga iyon. Kayo na sana ang bahalang magpaumanhin sa akin.’ 20 Sinabi naman ng isa, ‘Ako'y bagong kasal, kaya't hindi ako makakadalo.’
21 “Bumalik ang alipin at ibinalita ito sa kanyang panginoon. Nagalit ang panginoon at sinabi sa alipin, ‘Pumunta ka kaagad sa mga lansangan at sa makikipot na daan ng lungsod at isama mo rito ang mga mahihirap, mga lumpo, mga bulag, at mga pilay.’ 22 Pagkatapos sinabi ng alipin, ‘Panginoon, nagawa ko na po ang iniutos ninyo, ngunit marami pang bakanteng upuan.’ 23 Kaya't sinabi ng panginoon sa alipin, ‘Pumunta ka sa mga lansangan at sa mga daan, at pilitin mong pumarito ang sinumang makita mo upang mapuno ang aking bahay. 24 Sinasabi ko sa inyo, isa man sa mga unang inanyayahan ay hindi makakatikim ng aking handa!’”
Ang Pagiging Alagad(E)
25 Sumama kay Jesus ang napakaraming tao; humarap siya sa kanila at kanyang sinabi, 26 “Hindi(F) maaaring maging alagad ko ang sinumang umiibig sa kanyang ama at ina, asawa at mga anak, mga kapatid, at maging sa sarili niyang buhay nang higit sa akin. 27 Ang(G) hindi magpasan ng sarili niyang krus at sumunod sa akin ay hindi maaaring maging alagad ko.
28 “Kung ang isa sa inyo'y nagbabalak na magtayo ng tore, hindi ba siya uupo muna upang magplano at kuwentahin kung magkano ang magagastos niya upang matiyak kung may sapat siyang pera para maipatapos ang kanyang ipapatayo? 29 Baka matapos mailagay ang mga pundasyon ay hindi naman mayari ang tore. Siya'y kukutyain lamang ng lahat ng makakakita niyon. 30 Sasabihin nila, ‘Ang taong ito'y nagsimulang magtayo ngunit hindi naman naipatapos.’
31 “O sinong hari na makikipagdigma sa kapwa hari ang hindi muna mauupo upang pag-aralang mabuti kung kaya niya, gamit ang sampung libo niyang kawal, na sumagupa sa kalaban na may dalawampung libong kawal? 32 At kung hindi niya kaya, malayo pa ang kalaban ay magsusugo na siya ng mga kinatawan upang makipagkasundo. 33 Gayundin naman, hindi maaaring maging alagad ko ang sinuman kung hindi niya tatalikuran ang lahat sa kanyang buhay.
Asin na Walang Alat(H)
34 “Mabuti ang asin, ngunit kung ang asin ay mawalan na ng alat, paano pa ito mapapaalat muli? 35 Wala itong kabutihang maibibigay sa lupa, o kahit sa tambakan man ng dumi, kaya't ito'y itinatapon na lamang. Makinig ang may pandinig!”
Luke 14
New Living Translation
Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
14 One Sabbath day Jesus went to eat dinner in the home of a leader of the Pharisees, and the people were watching him closely. 2 There was a man there whose arms and legs were swollen.[a] 3 Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in religious law, “Is it permitted in the law to heal people on the Sabbath day, or not?” 4 When they refused to answer, Jesus touched the sick man and healed him and sent him away. 5 Then he turned to them and said, “Which of you doesn’t work on the Sabbath? If your son[b] or your cow falls into a pit, don’t you rush to get him out?” 6 Again they could not answer.
Jesus Teaches about Humility
7 When Jesus noticed that all who had come to the dinner were trying to sit in the seats of honor near the head of the table, he gave them this advice: 8 “When you are invited to a wedding feast, don’t sit in the seat of honor. What if someone who is more distinguished than you has also been invited? 9 The host will come and say, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then you will be embarrassed, and you will have to take whatever seat is left at the foot of the table!
10 “Instead, take the lowest place at the foot of the table. Then when your host sees you, he will come and say, ‘Friend, we have a better place for you!’ Then you will be honored in front of all the other guests. 11 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
12 Then 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. 13 Instead, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. 14 Then at the resurrection of the righteous, God will reward you for inviting those who could not repay you.”
Parable of the Great Feast
15 Hearing this, a man sitting at the table with Jesus exclaimed, “What a blessing it will be to attend a banquet[c] in the Kingdom of God!”
16 Jesus replied with this story: “A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations. 17 When the banquet was ready, he sent his servant to tell the guests, ‘Come, the banquet is ready.’ 18 But they all began making excuses. One said, ‘I have just bought a field and must inspect it. Please excuse me.’ 19 Another said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of oxen, and I want to try them out. Please excuse me.’ 20 Another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’
21 “The 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.’ 22 After the servant had done this, he reported, ‘There is still room for more.’ 23 So 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. 24 For none of those I first invited will get even the smallest taste of my banquet.’”
The Cost of Being a Disciple
25 A large crowd was following Jesus. He turned around and said to them, 26 “If 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. 27 And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple.
28 “But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it? 29 Otherwise, you might complete only the foundation before running out of money, and then everyone would laugh at you. 30 They would say, ‘There’s the person who started that building and couldn’t afford to finish it!’
31 “Or what king would go to war against another king without first sitting down with his counselors to discuss whether his army of 10,000 could defeat the 20,000 soldiers marching against him? 32 And if he can’t, he will send a delegation to discuss terms of peace while the enemy is still far away. 33 So you cannot become my disciple without giving up everything you own.
34 “Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again? 35 Flavorless salt is good neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown away. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!”
Luke 14
New King James Version
A Man with Dropsy Healed on the Sabbath
14 Now it happened, as He went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they watched Him closely. 2 And behold, there was a certain man before Him who had dropsy. 3 And Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, (A)“Is it lawful to heal on the [a]Sabbath?”
4 But they kept silent. And He took him and healed him, and let him go. 5 Then He answered them, saying, (B)“Which of you, having a [b]donkey or an ox that has fallen into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?” 6 And they could not answer Him regarding these things.
Take the Lowly Place
7 So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the best places, saying to them: 8 “When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the best place, lest one more honorable than you be invited by him; 9 and he who invited you and him come and say to you, ‘Give place to this man,’ and then you begin with shame to take the lowest place. 10 (C)But when you are invited, go and sit down in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, go up higher.’ Then you will have glory in the presence of those who sit at the table with you. 11 (D)For whoever exalts himself will be [c]humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
12 Then 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. 13 But when you give a feast, invite (E)the poor, the [d]maimed, the lame, the blind. 14 And you will be (F)blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.”
The Parable of the Great Supper(G)
15 Now when one of those who sat at the table with Him heard these things, he said to Him, (H)“Blessed is he who shall eat [e]bread in the kingdom of God!”
16 (I)Then He said to him, “A certain man gave a great supper and invited many, 17 and (J)sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, ‘Come, for all things are now ready.’ 18 But 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.’ 19 And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.’ 20 Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’ 21 So 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 [f]maimed and the lame and the blind.’ 22 And the servant said, ‘Master, it is done as you commanded, and still there is room.’ 23 Then 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. 24 For I say to you (K)that none of those men who were invited shall taste my supper.’ ”
Leaving All to Follow Christ(L)
25 Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them, 26 (M)“If anyone comes to Me (N)and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, (O)yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. 27 And (P)whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. 28 For (Q)which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it— 29 lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, 30 saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish’? 31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, does 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 still a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks conditions of peace. 33 So likewise, whoever of you (R)does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.
Tasteless Salt Is Worthless(S)
34 (T)“Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? 35 It is neither fit for the land nor for the [g]dunghill, but men throw it out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
Footnotes
- Luke 14:3 NU adds or not
- Luke 14:5 NU, M son
- Luke 14:11 put down
- Luke 14:13 crippled
- Luke 14:15 M dinner
- Luke 14:21 crippled
- Luke 14:35 rubbish heap
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