1And 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.⇆ compare2And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.⇆ compare3And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?⇆ compare4And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;⇆ compare5And 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?⇆ compare6And they could not answer him again to these things.⇆ compare7And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,⇆ compare8When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honorable man than thou be bidden of him;⇆ compare9And 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.⇆ compare10But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he 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.⇆ compare11For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.⇆ compare12Then 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 neighbors; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee.⇆ compare13But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:⇆ compare14And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.⇆ compare15And 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.⇆ compare16Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:⇆ compare17And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.⇆ compare18And 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.⇆ compare19And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.⇆ compare20And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.⇆ compare21So that servant came, and showed 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.⇆ compare22And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.⇆ compare23And 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.⇆ compare24For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.⇆ compare25And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,⇆ compare26If 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.⇆ compare27And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.⇆ compare28For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?⇆ compare29Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,⇆ compare30Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.⇆ compare31Or 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?⇆ compare32Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth ambassadors, and desireth conditions of peace.⇆ compare33So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.⇆ compare34Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned?⇆ compare35It 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.⇆ compare