New King James Version

Christian Standard Bible

1Now 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.

1One Sabbath, when he went in to eat at the house of one of the leading Pharisees, they were watching him closely.

2And behold, there was a certain man before Him who had dropsy.

2There in front of him was a man whose body was swollen with fluid.

3And Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”

3In response, Jesus asked the law experts and the Pharisees, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?"

4But they kept silent. And He took him and healed him, and let him go.

4But they kept silent. He took the man, healed him, and sent him away.

5Then He answered them, saying, “Which of you, having a donkey or an ox that has fallen into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?”

5And to them, he said, "Which of you whose son or ox falls into a well, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?"

6And they could not answer Him regarding these things.

6They could find no answer to these things.

7So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the best places, saying to them:

7He told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they would choose the best places for themselves:

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;

8"When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, don't recline at the best place, because a more distinguished person than you may have been invited by your host.

9and 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.

9The one who invited both of you may come and say to you, 'Give your place to this man,' and then in humiliation, you will proceed to take the lowest place.

10But 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.

10"But when you are invited, go and recline in the lowest place, so that when the one who invited you comes, he will say to you, 'Friend, move up higher.' You will then be honored in the presence of all the other guests.

11For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted."

12Then 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.

12He also said to the one who had invited him, "When you give a lunch or a dinner, don't invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors, because they might invite you back, and you would be repaid.

13But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind.

13On the contrary, when you host a banquet, invite those who are poor, maimed, lame, or blind.

14And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.”

14And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."

15Now when one of those who sat at the table with Him heard these things, he said to Him, “Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!”

15When one of those who reclined at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, "Blessed is the one who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!"

16Then He said to him, “A certain man gave a great supper and invited many,

16Then he told him: "A man was giving a large banquet and invited many.

17and sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, ‘Come, for all things are now ready.’

17At the time of the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who were invited, 'Come, because everything is now ready.'

18But 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.’

18"But without exception they all began to make excuses. The first one said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. I ask you to excuse me.'

19And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.’

19"Another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I'm going to try them out. I ask you to excuse me.'

20Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’

20"And another said, 'I just got married, and therefore I'm unable to come.'

21So 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 maimed and the lame and the blind.’

21"So the servant came back and reported these things to his master. Then in anger, the master of the house told his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in here the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.'

22And the servant said, ‘Master, it is done as you commanded, and still there is room.’

22"'Master,' the servant said, 'what you ordered has been done, and there's still room.'

23Then 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.

23"Then the master told the servant, 'Go out into the highways and hedges and make them come in, so that my house may be filled.

24For I say to you that none of those men who were invited shall taste my supper.’ ”

24For I tell you, not one of those people who were invited will enjoy my banquet.'"

25Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them,

25Now great crowds were traveling with him. So he turned and said to them:

26“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.

26"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters--yes, and even his own life--he cannot be my disciple.

27And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.

27Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.

28For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it—

28"For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn't first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it?

29lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,

29Otherwise, after he has laid the foundation and cannot finish it, all the onlookers will begin to ridicule him,

30saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish’?

30saying, 'This man started to build and wasn't able to finish.'

31Or 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?

31"Or what king, going to war against another king, will not first sit down and decide if he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one who comes against him with twenty thousand?

32Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks conditions of peace.

32If not, while the other is still far off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace.

33So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.

33In the same way, therefore, every one of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple.

34“Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its flavor, how shall it be seasoned?

34"Now, salt is good, but if salt should lose its taste, how will it be made salty?

35It is neither fit for the land nor for the dunghill, but men throw it out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

35It isn't fit for the soil or for the manure pile; they throw it out. Let anyone who has ears to hear listen."

The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.

The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission.