Lucas 14
La Biblia de las Américas
Jesús sana otra vez en día de reposo
14 Y aconteció que cuando Jesús[a] entró en casa de uno de los principales de los fariseos[b] un día de reposo para comer pan, ellos le estaban observando cuidadosamente(A). 2 Y allí[c], frente a Él, estaba un hombre hidrópico. 3 Y dirigiéndose[d] Jesús, a los intérpretes de la ley[e](B) y a los fariseos, les habló diciendo: ¿Es lícito sanar en el día de reposo, o no(C)? 4 Pero ellos guardaron silencio. Y Él, tomándolo de la mano, lo sanó y lo despidió. 5 Y a ellos les dijo: ¿A quién de vosotros se le cae un hijo[f] o un buey en un hoyo en día de reposo, y no lo saca inmediatamente(D)? 6 Y no pudieron responderle a esto(E).
Lección sobre la humildad
7 Y comenzó a referir una parábola a los invitados, cuando advirtió cómo escogían los lugares de honor a la mesa(F), diciéndoles: 8 Cuando seas invitado por alguno a un banquete de bodas, no tomes[g] el lugar de honor(G), no sea que él haya invitado a otro más distinguido que tú, 9 y viniendo el que te invitó a ti y a él, te diga: «Dale el lugar a este»; y entonces, avergonzado(H), tengas que irte al[h] último lugar. 10 Sino que cuando seas invitado, ve y siéntate[i] en el último lugar, para que cuando llegue el que te invitó, te diga: «Amigo, ven más adelante[j](I)»; entonces serás honrado delante de todos los que se sientan[k] a la mesa contigo. 11 Porque todo el que se ensalce, será humillado; y el que se humille será ensalzado(J).
12 Y dijo también al que le había convidado: Cuando ofrezcas una comida o una cena, no llames a tus amigos, ni a tus hermanos, ni a tus parientes, ni a tus vecinos ricos, no sea que ellos a su vez también te conviden y tengas ya tu[l] recompensa. 13 Antes bien, cuando ofrezcas un banquete, llama a pobres, mancos[m], cojos, ciegos, 14 y serás bienaventurado[n], ya que ellos no tienen para recompensarte; pues tú serás recompensado en la resurrección de los justos(K).
Parábola de la gran cena
15 Cuando uno de los que estaban sentados[o] con Él a la mesa oyó esto, le dijo: ¡Bienaventurado[p] todo el que coma pan en el reino de Dios(L)! 16 (M)Pero Él le dijo: Cierto hombre dio una gran cena, e invitó a muchos; 17 y a la hora de la cena envió a su siervo a decir a los que habían sido invitados: «Venid, porque ya todo está preparado». 18 Y todos a una comenzaron a excusarse. El primero le dijo: «He comprado un terreno[q] y necesito ir a verlo; te ruego que me excuses». 19 Y otro dijo: «He comprado cinco yuntas de bueyes y voy a probarlos; te ruego que me excuses». 20 También otro dijo: «Me he casado, y por eso no puedo ir(N)». 21 Cuando el siervo regresó, informó de todo esto a su señor. Entonces, enojado el dueño de la casa, dijo a su siervo: «Sal enseguida por las calles y callejones de la ciudad, y trae acá a los pobres, los mancos[r], los ciegos y los cojos». 22 Y el siervo dijo: «Señor, se ha hecho lo que ordenaste, y todavía hay lugar». 23 Entonces el señor dijo al siervo: «Sal a los caminos y por los cercados, y oblígalos a entrar para que se llene mi casa. 24 Porque os digo que ninguno de aquellos hombres que fueron invitados probará mi cena».
El costo del discipulado
25 Grandes multitudes le acompañaban; y Él, volviéndose, les dijo: 26 Si alguno viene a mí, y no aborrece[s] a su padre y madre, a su mujer e hijos, a sus hermanos y hermanas, y aun hasta su propia vida, no puede ser mi discípulo(O). 27 El que no carga su cruz y viene en pos de mí, no puede ser mi discípulo(P). 28 Porque, ¿quién de vosotros, deseando edificar una torre, no se sienta primero y calcula el costo, para ver si tiene lo suficiente para terminarla? 29 No sea que cuando haya echado los cimientos y no pueda terminar, todos los que lo vean comiencen a burlarse de él, 30 diciendo: «Este hombre comenzó a edificar y no pudo terminar». 31 ¿O qué rey, cuando sale al encuentro de otro rey para la batalla, no se sienta primero y delibera si con diez mil hombres es bastante fuerte como para enfrentarse al que viene contra él con veinte mil(Q)? 32 Y si no, cuando el otro todavía está lejos, le envía una delegación[t] y pide condiciones de paz. 33 Así pues, cualquiera de vosotros que no renuncie a todas sus posesiones, no puede ser mi discípulo(R). 34 Por tanto, buena es la sal, pero si también la sal ha perdido su sabor, ¿con qué será sazonada(S)? 35 No es útil ni para la tierra ni para el muladar; la arrojan fuera. El que tenga oídos para oír, que oiga(T).
Footnotes
- Lucas 14:1 Lit., El
- Lucas 14:1 I.e., miembro del Sanedrín
- Lucas 14:2 Lit., he aquí
- Lucas 14:3 Lit., respondiendo
- Lucas 14:3 I.e., expertos en la ley de Moisés
- Lucas 14:5 Algunos mss. antiguos dicen: asno
- Lucas 14:8 Lit., no te recuestes en
- Lucas 14:9 O, comiences a ocupar el
- Lucas 14:10 Lit., recuéstate
- Lucas 14:10 Lit., sube más arriba
- Lucas 14:10 Lit., se reclinan
- Lucas 14:12 Lit., y te sea hecha
- Lucas 14:13 O, lisiados
- Lucas 14:14 O, dichoso
- Lucas 14:15 Lit., reclinados
- Lucas 14:15 O, Dichoso
- Lucas 14:18 O, campo
- Lucas 14:21 O, lisiados
- Lucas 14:26 I.e., en comparación a su amor por Él
- Lucas 14:32 O, embajada
Luke 14
English Standard Version
Healing of a Man on the Sabbath
14 One Sabbath, (A)when he went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they were (B)watching him carefully. 2 And behold, there was a man before him who had dropsy. 3 And Jesus responded to (C)the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, (D)“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?” 4 But they remained silent. Then he took him and healed him and sent him away. 5 And he said to them, (E)“Which of you, having a son[a] or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?” 6 (F)And they could not reply to these things.
The Parable of the Wedding Feast
7 Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed (G)how they chose the places of honor, saying to them, 8 “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest someone more distinguished than you be invited by him, 9 and he who invited you both will come and say to you, ‘Give your place to this person,’ and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place. 10 But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, (H)so that when your host comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you. 11 For (I)everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
The Parable of the Great Banquet
12 He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give (J)a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers[b] or your relatives or rich neighbors, (K)lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. 13 But when you give a feast, (L)invite (M)the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14 and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid (N)at (O)the resurrection of the just.”
15 When one of those who reclined at table with him heard these things, he said to him, (P)“Blessed is everyone who will (Q)eat bread in the kingdom of God!” 16 But he said to him, (R)“A man once (S)gave a great banquet and invited many. 17 And at the time for the banquet he (T)sent his servant[c] to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’ 18 But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please have me excused.’ 19 And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them. Please have me excused.’ 20 And another said, (U)‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’ 21 So the servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in (V)the poor and crippled and blind and lame.’ 22 And the servant said, ‘Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.’ 23 And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled. 24 For I tell you,[d] (W)none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.’”
The Cost of Discipleship
25 Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, 26 (X)“If anyone comes to me and (Y)does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, (Z)yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. 27 (AA)Whoever does not (AB)bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. 28 For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not (AC)first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? 29 Otherwise, when he has laid a 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 out to encounter another king in war, will not (AD)sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32 And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace. 33 (AE)So therefore, any one of you who (AF)does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.
Salt Without Taste Is Worthless
34 (AG)“Salt is good, (AH)but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? 35 It is of no use either for the soil or for the manure pile. It is thrown away. (AI)He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Footnotes
- Luke 14:5 Some manuscripts a donkey
- Luke 14:12 Or your brothers and sisters
- Luke 14:17 Or bondservant; also verses 21 (twice), 22, 23
- Luke 14:24 The Greek word for you here is plural
Luke 14
New International Version
Jesus at a Pharisee’s House(A)
14 One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee,(B) he was being carefully watched.(C) 2 There in front of him was a man suffering from abnormal swelling of his body. 3 Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law,(D) “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”(E) 4 But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him on his way.
5 Then he asked them, “If one of you has a child[a] or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull it out?”(F) 6 And they had nothing to say.
7 When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table,(G) he told them this parable: 8 “When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited. 9 If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place. 10 But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests. 11 For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”(H)
12 Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. 13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,(I) 14 and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”(J)
The Parable of the Great Banquet(K)
15 When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast(L) in the kingdom of God.”(M)
16 Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. 17 At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
18 “But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’
19 “Another said, ‘I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’
20 “Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’
21 “The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.’(N)
22 “‘Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.’
23 “Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full. 24 I tell you, not one of those who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.’”(O)
The Cost of Being a Disciple
25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple.(P) 27 And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.(Q)
28 “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? 29 For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you, 30 saying, ‘This person began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’
31 “Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Won’t he first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand? 32 If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace. 33 In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.(R)
34 “Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?(S) 35 It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out.(T)
“Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”(U)
Footnotes
- Luke 14:5 Some manuscripts donkey
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