1Und es begab sich, dass er an einem Sabbat in das Haus eines Oberen der Pharisäer kam, das Brot zu essen, und sie gaben acht auf ihn. (Lk 6,6; Lk 7,36; Lk 11,37)2Und siehe, da war ein Mensch vor ihm, der war wassersüchtig.3Und Jesus antwortete und sagte zu den Lehrern des Gesetzes und Pharisäern: Ist’s erlaubt, am Sabbat zu heilen oder nicht?4Sie aber schwiegen still. Und er fasste ihn an und heilte ihn und ließ ihn gehen.5Und er sprach zu ihnen: Wer ist unter euch, dem sein Sohn oder sein Ochse in den Brunnen fällt und der ihn nicht alsbald herauszieht, auch am Sabbat? (Mt 12,11; Lk 13,15)6Und sie konnten darauf keine Antwort geben.
Von Rangordnung und Auswahl der Gäste
7Er sagte aber ein Gleichnis zu den Gästen, als er merkte, wie sie sich aussuchten, obenan zu sitzen, und sprach zu ihnen: (Mt 23,6; Lk 11,43)8Wenn du von jemandem zur Hochzeit geladen bist, so setze dich nicht obenan; denn es könnte einer eingeladen sein, der angesehener ist als du, (Spr 25,6)9und dann kommt der, der dich und ihn eingeladen hat, und sagt zu dir: Weiche diesem!, und du müsstest dann beschämt untenan sitzen.10Sondern wenn du eingeladen bist, so geh hin und setz dich untenan, damit, wenn der kommt, der dich eingeladen hat, er zu dir sagt: Freund, rücke hinauf! Dann wirst du Ehre haben vor allen, die mit dir zu Tisch sitzen.11Denn wer sich selbst erhöht, der soll erniedrigt werden; und wer sich selbst erniedrigt, der soll erhöht werden. (Hi 22,29; Mt 23,12; Lk 18,14; Phil 2,8; Jak 4,6; Jak 4,10)12Er sprach aber auch zu dem, der ihn eingeladen hatte: Wenn du ein Mittags- oder Abendmahl machst, so lade weder deine Freunde noch deine Brüder noch deine Verwandten noch reiche Nachbarn ein, damit sie dich nicht etwa wieder einladen und dir vergolten wird.13Sondern wenn du ein Mahl machst, so lade Arme, Verkrüppelte, Lahme und Blinde ein, (5Mo 14,29)14dann wirst du selig sein, denn sie haben nichts, um es dir zu vergelten; es wird dir aber vergolten werden bei der Auferstehung der Gerechten. (Apg 24,15; 1Kor 15,20; Weis 5,15)
Das große Abendmahl
15Da aber einer das hörte, der mit zu Tisch saß, sprach er zu Jesus: Selig ist, der das Brot isst im Reich Gottes! (Mt 22,1; Lk 13,29)16Er aber sprach zu ihm: Es war ein Mensch, der machte ein großes Abendmahl und lud viele dazu ein.17Und er sandte seinen Knecht aus zur Stunde des Abendmahls, den Geladenen zu sagen: Kommt, denn es ist schon bereit!18Da fingen sie alle an, sich zu entschuldigen. Der erste sprach zu ihm: Ich habe einen Acker gekauft und muss hinausgehen und ihn besehen; ich bitte dich, entschuldige mich.19Und ein andrer sprach: Ich habe fünf Joch Ochsen gekauft und ich gehe jetzt hin, sie zu besehen; ich bitte dich, entschuldige mich.20Wieder ein andrer sprach: Ich habe eine Frau geheiratet; darum kann ich nicht kommen. (5Mo 24,5; 1Kor 7,33)21Und der Knecht kam zurück und sagte das seinem Herrn. Da wurde der Hausherr zornig und sprach zu seinem Knecht: Geh schnell hinaus auf die Straßen und Gassen der Stadt und führe die Armen und Verkrüppelten und Blinden und Lahmen herein. (Lk 13,1)22Und der Knecht sprach: Herr, es ist geschehen, was du befohlen hast; es ist aber noch Raum da.23Und der Herr sprach zu dem Knecht: Geh hinaus auf die Landstraßen und an die Zäune und nötige sie hereinzukommen, dass mein Haus voll werde.24Denn ich sage euch: Keiner der Männer, die eingeladen waren, wird mein Abendmahl schmecken.
Von der Nachfolge
25Es ging aber eine große Menge mit ihm; und er wandte sich um und sprach zu ihnen:26Wenn jemand zu mir kommt und hasst nicht seinen Vater, Mutter, Frau, Kinder, Brüder, Schwestern, dazu auch sein eigenes Leben, der kann nicht mein Jünger sein. (Mt 10,37; Lk 18,29; 1Kor 7,29)27Wer nicht sein Kreuz trägt und mir nachfolgt, der kann nicht mein Jünger sein. (Lk 9,23)28Denn wer ist unter euch, der einen Turm bauen will und setzt sich nicht zuvor hin und überschlägt die Kosten, ob er genug habe, um es zu Ende zu führen,29damit nicht, wenn er den Grund gelegt hat und kann’s nicht zu Ende bringen, alle, die es sehen, anfangen, über ihn zu spotten,30und sagen: Dieser Mensch hat angefangen zu bauen und kann’s nicht zu Ende bringen?31Oder welcher König zieht aus, um mit einem andern König Krieg zu führen, und setzt sich nicht zuvor hin und hält Rat, ob er mit zehntausend dem begegnen kann, der über ihn kommt mit zwanzigtausend?32Wenn nicht, so schickt er eine Gesandtschaft, solange jener noch fern ist, und bittet um Frieden.33So auch jeder unter euch: Wer sich nicht lossagt von allem, was er hat, der kann nicht mein Jünger sein. (Lk 9,62; Lk 18,22; Lk 18,28)34Das Salz ist etwas Gutes. Wenn aber das Salz nicht mehr salzt[1], womit soll man würzen? (Mt 5,13; Mk 9,50)35Es ist weder für den Acker noch für den Mist nütze; sondern man wirft es weg. Wer Ohren hat zu hören, der höre! (Lk 8,8)
Lukas 14
English Standard Version
Healing of a Man on the Sabbath
1One Sabbath, when he went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they were watching him carefully. (Mk 3,2; Lk 7,36; Lk 11,37; Lk 20,20)2And behold, there was a man before him who had dropsy.3And Jesus responded to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?” (Mt 12,10; Lk 7,30; Lk 13,14)4But they remained silent. Then he took him and healed him and sent him away.5And he said to them, “Which of you, having a son[1] or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?” (5Mo 22,4; Mt 12,11; Lk 13,15)6And they could not reply to these things. (Mt 22,46)
The Parable of the Wedding Feast
7Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them, (Lk 11,43)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,9and 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.10But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, 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. (Spr 25,6)11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” (Spr 29,23; Hes 21,26; Mt 18,4; Lk 18,14; Jak 4,6; Jak 4,10; 1Petr 5,5)
The Parable of the Great Banquet
12He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers[2] or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. (Lk 6,34; Joh 21,12)13But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, (Neh 8,10; Neh 8,12; Est 9,22; Lk 14,21)14and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.” (Joh 11,24; Apg 24,15; 1Kor 15,23; 1Thess 4,16; Offb 20,4)15When one of those who reclined at table with him heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!” (Lk 13,29; Lk 22,16; Lk 22,30; Offb 19,9)16But he said to him, “A man once gave a great banquet and invited many. (Jes 25,6; Mt 22,2)17And at the time for the banquet he sent his servant[3] to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’ (Est 6,14; Spr 9,3; Spr 9,5)18But 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.’19And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them. Please have me excused.’20And another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’ (5Mo 24,5)21So 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 the poor and crippled and blind and lame.’ (Lk 14,13)22And the servant said, ‘Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.’23And 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.24For I tell you,[4] none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.’” (Mt 21,43; Apg 13,46)
The Cost of Discipleship
25Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them,26“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. (5Mo 33,9; Mt 10,37; Lk 14,33; Lk 16,13; Joh 12,25; Apg 20,24; Offb 12,11)27Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. (Mt 10,38; Mt 16,24; Mk 8,34; Lk 9,23; Joh 19,17)28For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? (Spr 24,27)29Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,30saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’31Or what king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? (Lk 14,28)32And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace.33So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple. (Lk 14,26; Lk 18,28; Phil 3,7)
Salt Without Taste Is Worthless
34“Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? (Mt 5,13; Mk 9,50)35It is of no use either for the soil or for the manure pile. It is thrown away. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” (Mt 11,15)
Lukas 14
King James Version
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.2And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.3And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?4And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;5And 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?6And they could not answer him again to these things.7And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,8When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;9And 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.10But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that 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.11For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.12Then 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 neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.13But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:14And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.15And 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.16Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:17And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.18And 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.19And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.20And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.21So that servant came, and shewed 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.22And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.23And 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.24For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.25And there went great multitudes with him and he turned and said unto them,26If 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.27And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.28For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?29Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,30Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.31Or 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?32Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.33So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.34Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?35It 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.
Lukas 14
New International Version
Jesus at a Pharisee’s house
1One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched.2There in front of him was a man suffering from abnormal swelling of his body.3Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, ‘Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?’4But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him on his way.5Then he asked them, ‘If one of you has a child[1] or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull it out?’6And they had nothing to say.7When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honour at the table, he told them this parable:8‘When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honour, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited.9If 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.10But 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 honoured in the presence of all the other guests.11For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.’12Then 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 neighbours; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid.13But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,14and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.’
The parable of the great banquet
15When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, ‘Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.’16Jesus replied: ‘A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests.17At 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 have 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.”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.24I tell you, not one of those who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.” ’
The cost of being a disciple
25Large crowds were travelling 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.27And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.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?29For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you,30saying, “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?32If 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.33In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.34‘Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?35It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure heap; it is thrown out. ‘Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.’