Luke 14 1-24.
Luke 14:1-24
1 "One Sabbath Jesus went to eat a meal at the home of one of the
leading Pharisees; and people were watching Jesus closely. 2 A man
whose legs and arms were swollen came to Jesus, 3 and Jesus spoke up
and asked the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees, "Does our Law
allow healing on the Sabbath or not?" 4 But they would not say a
thing. Jesus took the man, healed him, and sent him away. 5 Then he
said to them, "If any one of you had a child or an ox that happened to
fall in a well on a Sabbath, would you not pull it out at once on the
Sabbath itself" 6 But they were not able to answer him about this. 7
Jesus noticed how some of the guests were choosing the best places, so
he told this parable to all of them: 8 "When someone invites you to a
wedding feast, do not sit down in the best place. It could happen that
someone more important than you has been invited, 9 and your host, who
invited both of you, would have to come and say to you, "Let him have
this place." Then you would be embarrassed and have to sit in the
lowest place. 10 Instead, when you are invited, go and sit in the
lowest place, so that your host will come to you and say, "Come on up,
my friend, to a better place." This will bring you honor in the
presence of all the other guests. 11 For those who make themselves
great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made
great. " 12 Then Jesus said to his host, "When you give a lunch or a
dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives
or your rich neighbors—for they will invite you back, and in this way
you will be paid for what you did. 13 When you give a feast, invite
the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind; 14 and you will be
blessed, because they are not able to pay you back. God will repay you
on the day the good people rise from death. " 15 When one of the
guests sitting at the table heard this, he said to Jesus, "How happy
are those who will sit down at the feast in the Kingdom of God!" 16
Jesus said to him, "There was once a man who was giving a great feast
to which he invited many people. 17 When it was time for the feast, he
sent his servant to tell his guests, "Come, everything is ready!" 18
But they all began, one after another, to make excuses. The first one
told the servant, "I have bought a field and must go and look at it;
please accept my apologies." 19 Another one said, "I have bought five
pairs of oxen and am on my way to try them out; please accept my
apologies." 20 Another one said, "I have just gotten married, and for
that reason I cannot come." 21 The servant went back and told all this
to his master. The master was furious and said to his servant, "Hurry
out to the streets and alleys of the town, and bring back the poor,
the crippled, the blind, and the lame." 22 Soon the servant said,
"Your order has been carried out, sir, but there is room for more." 23
So the master said to the servant, 'Go out to the country roads and
lanes and make people come in, so that my house will be full. 24 I
tell you all that none of those who were invited will taste my
dinner!"
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bless you.
1 "One Sabbath Jesus went to eat a meal at the home of one of the
leading Pharisees; and people were watching Jesus closely. 2 A man
whose legs and arms were swollen came to Jesus, 3 and Jesus spoke up
and asked the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees, "Does our Law
allow healing on the Sabbath or not?" 4 But they would not say a
thing. Jesus took the man, healed him, and sent him away. 5 Then he
said to them, "If any one of you had a child or an ox that happened to
fall in a well on a Sabbath, would you not pull it out at once on the
Sabbath itself" 6 But they were not able to answer him about this. 7
Jesus noticed how some of the guests were choosing the best places, so
he told this parable to all of them: 8 "When someone invites you to a
wedding feast, do not sit down in the best place. It could happen that
someone more important than you has been invited, 9 and your host, who
invited both of you, would have to come and say to you, "Let him have
this place." Then you would be embarrassed and have to sit in the
lowest place. 10 Instead, when you are invited, go and sit in the
lowest place, so that your host will come to you and say, "Come on up,
my friend, to a better place." This will bring you honor in the
presence of all the other guests. 11 For those who make themselves
great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made
great. " 12 Then Jesus said to his host, "When you give a lunch or a
dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives
or your rich neighbors—for they will invite you back, and in this way
you will be paid for what you did. 13 When you give a feast, invite
the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind; 14 and you will be
blessed, because they are not able to pay you back. God will repay you
on the day the good people rise from death. " 15 When one of the
guests sitting at the table heard this, he said to Jesus, "How happy
are those who will sit down at the feast in the Kingdom of God!" 16
Jesus said to him, "There was once a man who was giving a great feast
to which he invited many people. 17 When it was time for the feast, he
sent his servant to tell his guests, "Come, everything is ready!" 18
But they all began, one after another, to make excuses. The first one
told the servant, "I have bought a field and must go and look at it;
please accept my apologies." 19 Another one said, "I have bought five
pairs of oxen and am on my way to try them out; please accept my
apologies." 20 Another one said, "I have just gotten married, and for
that reason I cannot come." 21 The servant went back and told all this
to his master. The master was furious and said to his servant, "Hurry
out to the streets and alleys of the town, and bring back the poor,
the crippled, the blind, and the lame." 22 Soon the servant said,
"Your order has been carried out, sir, but there is room for more." 23
So the master said to the servant, 'Go out to the country roads and
lanes and make people come in, so that my house will be full. 24 I
tell you all that none of those who were invited will taste my
dinner!"
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bless you.
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