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
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
Lukas 14
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Jesus botar en man på sabbaten
14 En sabbat var Jesus hembjuden på mat till en farisé som var medlem i rådet[a]. Man observerade honom noga, 2 eftersom det där fanns framför honom en man som led av vatten i kroppen. 3 Jesus frågade då fariseerna och de laglärda: ”Är det tillåtet att bota någon på sabbaten eller inte?”
4 Men de teg. Då rörde Jesus vid mannen och botade honom och lät honom gå.
5 Sedan sa han till dem: ”Om någon av er har ett barn eller kanske en oxe som ramlar i en brunn, drar ni då inte genast upp dem, även om det skulle råka vara sabbat?”
6 Men det kunde de inte svara på.
Sträva inte efter främsta platsen
7 När Jesus såg att gästerna försökte få de främsta platserna vid bordet, gav han dem denna liknelse: 8 ”Om du blir bjuden på bröllop, så sträva inte efter att få den främsta platsen. Det kan ju komma någon som är mer respekterad än du, 9 och då kommer värden och säger: ’Kan du vara snäll och lämna din plats åt den här personen.’ Då måste du generad söka upp en plats längst ner vid bordet.
10 När du är bjuden, välj istället en plats längst ner. När värden då kommer och ser dig kanske han säger: ’Min vän, det finns en bättre plats här framme för dig!’ Då kommer du att bli hedrad inför alla de andra gästerna. 11 Den som upphöjer sig själv ska förödmjukas, men den som ödmjukar sig själv ska upphöjas.”
12 Sedan sa Jesus till honom som hade bjudit in honom: ”När du bjuder till fest, så bjud inte dina vänner eller syskon eller släktingar eller rika grannar, för då blir din belöning att de bjuder tillbaka. 13 Nej, bjud istället till festen dem som är fattiga och handikappade, förlamade och blinda. 14 Då är du lycklig, eftersom de inte kan ge någon belöning tillbaka, utan du ska få din belöning vid de rättfärdigas uppståndelse.”
Liknelsen om den stora festen
(Matt 22:2-14)
15 En man som var med vid bordet och hörde detta, sa till honom: ”Lycklig är den som får komma till festmåltiden i Guds rike.”
16 Då svarade Jesus: ”En man ordnade en stor fest och bjöd in många gäster. 17 När det sedan var dags för festen, sände han iväg sin tjänare till de inbjudna för att säga: ’Allt är klart, välkomna till festen.’ 18 Men alla kom med ursäkter. En sa: ’Jag har just köpt en åker och måste gå och inspektera den. Förlåt att jag inte kan komma!’ 19 En annan sa: ’Jag har just köpt fem par oxar och vill se vad de duger till. Förlåt att jag inte kan komma!’ 20 En tredje sa: ’Jag har just gift mig och kan inte komma.’
21 När tjänaren kom tillbaka och berättade vad de hade sagt, blev hans herre arg och befallde honom att genast gå ut på alla gator och gränder i hela staden och hämta fattiga och handikappade, blinda och förlamade. 22 Men tjänaren sa: ’Herre, jag har gjort som du befallde, men det finns fortfarande platser kvar.’
23 Då sa mannen till sin tjänare: ’Gå ut överallt på vägar och stigar och uppmana alla att komma, så att mitt hus blir fullt. 24 Men jag säger er att ingen av dem som jag bjöd första gången ska få vara med på festen.’ ”
Priset för att vara en lärjunge till Jesus
(Matt 10:37-38; 5:13; Mark 9:50)
25 Jesus var omgiven av stora mängder människor, och han vände sig till dem och sa: 26 ”Den som kommer till mig utan att hata sina föräldrar och sin hustru eller man och barn och syskon, ja, till och med sitt eget liv, kan inte vara min lärjunge.[b] 27 Den som inte bär sitt kors och följer mig kan inte vara min lärjunge.
28 Om någon av er vill bygga ett torn, sätter han sig då inte ner först och räknar ut om han har tillräckligt med pengar för att avsluta bygget? 29 Annars kanske han inte kommer längre än till grunden, och när folk ser det, blir han utskrattad. 30 ’Titta på den där mannen’, kommer man att säga. ’Han började bygga, men blev inte färdig!’
31 Eller när en kung tänker dra ut i krig mot en annan kung, sätter han sig inte först ner och funderar på om hans armé med 10 000 man är stark nog att möta den fiende som kommer emot honom med 20 000 man? 32 Visar det sig vara omöjligt, sänder han istället ut medlare för att be om fred, medan fiendetrupperna fortfarande är långt borta.
33 Ingen av er kan alltså bli min lärjunge, om han inte ger upp allt han äger för min skull. 34 Salt är bra, men till vilken nytta är saltet om det förlorat sin kraft? Kan man få det salt igen? 35 Det duger inte ens till jorden eller till gödselhögen. Det måste kastas bort. Lyssna, du som har öron att höra med!”
Footnotes
- 14:1 Se not till Matt 26:59.
- 14:26 Rädsla för, eller hänsyn till, familjen får inte hindra oss att följa Jesus.
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