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Lucas 14
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Lucas 14
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Jesús en casa de un fariseo
14 Un día Jesús fue a comer a casa de un fariseo prominente. Era sábado, así que estos estaban acechando a Jesús. 2 Allí, delante de él, estaba un hombre enfermo de hidropesía. 3 Jesús preguntó a los expertos en la Ley y a los fariseos:
—¿Está permitido o no sanar en sábado?
4 Pero ellos se quedaron callados. Entonces tomó al hombre, lo sanó y lo despidió.
5 También les dijo:
—Si uno de ustedes tiene un hijo[a] o un buey que se le cae en un pozo, ¿no lo saca enseguida, aunque sea sábado?
6 Y no pudieron contestarle nada.
7 Al notar cómo los invitados escogían los lugares de honor en la mesa, les contó esta parábola:
8 —Cuando alguien te invite a una fiesta de bodas, no te sientes en el lugar de honor, no sea que haya algún invitado más distinguido que tú. 9 Si es así, el que los invitó a los dos vendrá y te dirá: “Cédele tu asiento a este hombre”. Entonces, avergonzado, tendrás que ocupar el último asiento. 10 Más bien, cuando te inviten, siéntate en el último lugar, para que cuando venga el que te invitó, te diga: “Amigo, pasa más adelante a un lugar mejor”. Así recibirás honor en presencia de todos los demás invitados. 11 Porque todo el que a sí mismo se enaltece será humillado y el que se humilla será enaltecido.
12 También dijo Jesús al que lo había invitado:
—Cuando des una comida o una cena, no invites a tus amigos, ni a tus hermanos, ni a tus parientes, ni a tus vecinos ricos; no sea que ellos, a su vez, te inviten y así seas recompensado. 13 Más bien, cuando des un banquete, invita a los pobres, a los lisiados, a los cojos y a los ciegos. 14 Entonces serás dichoso pues, aunque ellos no tienen con qué recompensarte, serás recompensado en la resurrección de los justos.
Parábola del gran banquete
15 Al oír esto, uno de los que estaban sentados a la mesa con Jesús le dijo:
—¡Dichoso el que coma en el banquete del reino de Dios!
16 Jesús contestó:
—Cierto hombre preparó un gran banquete e invitó a muchas personas. 17 A la hora del banquete mandó a su siervo a decirles a los invitados: “Vengan, porque ya todo está listo”. 18 Pero todos, sin excepción, comenzaron a disculparse. El primero dijo: “Acabo de comprar un terreno y tengo que ir a verlo. Te ruego que me disculpes”. 19 Otro indicó: “Acabo de comprar cinco yuntas de bueyes y voy a probarlas. Te ruego que me disculpes”. 20 Y otro alegó: “Acabo de casarme y por eso no puedo ir”. 21 El siervo regresó y le informó de esto a su señor. Entonces el dueño de la casa se enojó y ordenó a su siervo: “Sal de prisa por las plazas y los callejones del pueblo y trae acá a los pobres, a los lisiados, a los ciegos y a los cojos”. 22 “Señor —dijo luego el siervo—, ya hice lo que usted me mandó, pero todavía hay lugar”. 23 Entonces el señor respondió: “Ve por los caminos y las veredas, y oblígalos a entrar para que se llene mi casa. 24 Les digo que ninguno de aquellos invitados disfrutará de mi banquete”.
El precio del discipulado
25 Grandes multitudes seguían a Jesús, y él se volvió y les dijo: 26 «Si alguno viene a mí y no sacrifica el amor[b] a su padre y a su madre, a su esposa y a sus hijos, a sus hermanos y a sus hermanas, y aun a su propia vida, no puede ser mi discípulo. 27 Y el que no carga su cruz y me sigue no puede ser mi discípulo.
28 »Supongamos que alguno de ustedes quiere construir una torre. ¿Acaso no se sienta primero a calcular el costo para ver si tiene suficiente dinero para terminarla? 29 Si echa los cimientos y no puede terminarla, todos los que la vean comenzarán a burlarse de él 30 y dirán: “Este hombre ya no pudo terminar lo que comenzó a construir”.
31 »O supongamos que un rey está a punto de ir a la guerra contra otro rey. ¿Acaso no se sienta primero a calcular si con diez mil hombres es posible enfrentarse al que viene contra él con veinte mil? 32 Si no puede, enviará una delegación mientras el otro está todavía lejos, para pedir condiciones de paz. 33 De la misma manera, cualquiera de ustedes que no renuncie a todos sus bienes no puede ser mi discípulo.
34 »La sal es buena, pero si la sal pierde su sabor, ¿cómo recuperará el sabor? 35 No sirve ni para la tierra ni para el abono; hay que tirarla fuera.
»El que tenga oídos para oír, que oiga».
Luke 14
King James Version
Luke 14
King James Version
14 And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.
2 And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.
3 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?
4 And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;
5 And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?
6 And they could not answer him again to these things.
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.
8 When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
9 And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
12 Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
13 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
14 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
15 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:
17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
21 So that servant came, and shewed 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 hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
23 And the lord said unto 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 unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,
26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold 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, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
34 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
35 It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Luke 14
Easy-to-Read Version
Luke 14
Easy-to-Read Version
Is It Right to Heal on the Sabbath Day?
14 On a Sabbath day, Jesus went to the home of a leading Pharisee to eat with him. The people there were all watching him very closely. 2 A man with a bad disease[a] was there in front of him. 3 Jesus said to the Pharisees and experts in the law, “Is it right or wrong to heal on the Sabbath day?” 4 But they would not answer his question. So he took the man and healed him. Then he sent the man away. 5 Jesus said to the Pharisees and teachers of the law, “If your son or work animal falls into a well on the Sabbath day, you know you would pull him out immediately.” 6 The Pharisees and teachers of the law could say nothing against what he said.
Don’t Make Yourself Important
7 Then Jesus noticed that some of the guests were choosing the best places to sit. So he told this story: 8 “When someone invites you to a wedding, don’t sit in the most important seat. They may have invited someone more important than you. 9 And if you are sitting in the most important seat, they will come to you and say, ‘Give this man your seat!’ Then you will have to move down to the last place and be embarrassed.
10 “So when someone invites you, go sit in the seat that is not important. Then they will come to you and say, ‘Friend, move up here to this better place!’ What an honor this will be for you in front of all the other guests. 11 Everyone who makes themselves important will be made humble. But everyone who makes themselves humble will be made important.”
You Will Be Rewarded
12 Then Jesus said to the Pharisee who had invited him, “When you give a lunch or a dinner, don’t invite only your friends, brothers, relatives, and rich neighbors. At another time they will pay you back by inviting you to eat with them. 13 Instead, when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, and the blind. 14 Then you will have great blessings, because these people cannot pay you back. They have nothing. But God will reward you at the time when all godly people rise from death.”
A Story About People Invited to a Dinner(A)
15 One of the men sitting at the table with Jesus heard these things. The man said to him, “It will be a great blessing for anyone to eat a meal in God’s kingdom!”
16 Jesus said to him, “A man gave a big dinner. He invited many people. 17 When it was time to eat, he sent his servant to tell the guests, ‘Come. The food is ready.’ 18 But all the guests said they could not come. Each one made an excuse. The first one said, ‘I have just bought a field, so I must go look at it. Please excuse me.’ 19 Another man said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of work animals; I must go and try them out. Please excuse me.’ 20 A third man said, ‘I just got married; I can’t come.’
21 “So the servant returned and told his master what happened. The master was angry. He said, ‘Hurry! Go into the streets and alleys of the town. Bring me the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
22 “Later, the servant said to him, ‘Master, I did what you told me to do, but we still have places for more people.’ 23 The master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and country roads. Tell the people there to come. I want my house to be full! 24 I tell you, not one of those people I invited first will eat any of this food I prepared.’”
Decide if You Can Follow Me(B)
25 Many people were traveling with Jesus. He said to them, 26 “If you come to me but will not leave your family, you cannot be my follower. You must love me more than your father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters—even more than your own life! 27 Whoever will not carry the cross that is given to them when they follow me cannot be my follower.
28 “If you wanted to build a building, you would first sit down and decide how much it would cost. You must see if you have enough money to finish the job. 29 If you don’t do that, you might begin the work, but you would not be able to finish. And if you could not finish it, everyone would laugh at you. 30 They would say, ‘This man began to build, but he was not able to finish.’
31 “If a king is going to fight against another king, first he will sit down and plan. If he has only 10,000 men, he will try to decide if he is able to defeat the other king who has 20,000 men. 32 If he thinks he cannot defeat the other king, he will send some men to ask for peace while that king’s army is still far away.
33 “It is the same for each of you. You must leave everything you have to follow me. If not, you cannot be my follower.
Don’t Lose Your Influence(C)
34 “Salt is a good thing. But if the salt loses its salty taste, you can’t make it salty again. 35 It is worth nothing. You can’t even use it as dirt or dung. People just throw it away.
“You people who hear me, listen!”
Footnotes
- Luke 14:2 disease The man had dropsy, a sickness that causes the body to swell larger and larger.
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