Berean Standard Bible

Luke 14

1One SabbathΚαὶ ἐγένετο σαββάτῳKai egeneto sabbatōG2532 G1096 G4521ἐνenG1722, JesusαὐτὸνautonG846τῷtōG3588wentἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064to eatφαγεῖν ἄρτονphagein artonG5315 G740inεἰςeisG1519thehomeοἶκόνoikonG3624of aτινοςtinosG5100τῶνtōnG3588leadingἀρχόντωνarchontōnG758τῶνtōnG3588PhariseeΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330,andκαὶkaiG2532those in attendanceαὐτοὶautoiG846wereἦσανēsanG1510watching Him closelyπαρατηρούμενοι αὐτόν.paratēroumenoi autonG3906 G846.

2καὶkaiG2532Right thereἰδοὺidouG2400beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715Himαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846wasἦνēnG1510aτιςtisG5100manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444with dropsyὑδρωπικὸςhudrōpikosG5203.

3SoΚαὶKaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424askedἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν πρὸςapokritheis eipen prosG611 G2036 G4314theτοὺςtousG3588experts in the lawνομικοὺςnomikousG3544andκαὶkaiG2532thePhariseesΦαρισαίουςPharisaiousG5330λέγων·legōnG3004, “Is it lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832to healθεραπεῦσαιtherapeusaiG2323on theτῷtōG3588SabbathσαββάτῳsabbatōG4521orἢēG2228notοὔ;ouG3756?”

4ButδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588they remained silentἡσύχασαν.hēsuchasanG2270.ThenκαὶkaiG2532Jesustook holdἐπιλαβόμενοςepilabomenosG1949of the man,healedἰάσατοiasatoG2390himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532sent him on his wayἀπέλυσεν.¶apelusenG630.

5AndΚαὶKaiG2532He askedεἶπεν·eipenG2036πρὸςprosG4314themαὐτοὺςautousG846, “WhichτίνοςtinosG5101of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771whosesonυἱὸςhuiosG5207orἢēG2228oxβοῦςbousG1016fallsπεσεῖται,peseitaiG4098intoεἰςeisG1519a pitφρέαρphrearG5421onἐνenG1722theτοῦtouG3588Sabbathσαββάτου;sabbatouG4521dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250καὶkaiG2532will notοὐκoukG3756immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112pull him outἀνασπάσει αὐτὸνanaspasei autonG385 G846?”

6AndκαὶkaiG2532they were unableοὐκ ἴσχυσανouk ischusanG3756 G2480to answerἀνταποκριθῆναιantapokrithēnaiG470πρὸςprosG4314theseταῦτα.¶tautaG3778questions.

The Parable of the Guests

7When Jesus noticedἐπέχωνepechōnG1907howπῶςpōsG4459τοὺςtousG3588the guestsκεκλημένουςkeklēmenousG2564choseἐξελέγοντο,exelegontoG1586theτὰςtasG3588places of honorπρωτοκλισίαςprōtoklisiasG4411δὲdeG1161,He toldG2036 G4314 G3004themαὐτούς·autousG846a parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850:

8“WhenὅτανhotanG3752you are invitedκληθῇς ὑπό τινοςklēthēas hupo tinosG2564 G5259 G5100toεἰςeisG1519a wedding banquetγάμους,gamousG1062,do notμὴmēG3361sitκατακλιθῇςkataklithēasG2625inεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588place of honorπρωτοκλισίαν,prōtoklisianG4411,in caseμήποτεmēpotepoteG3361 G4219someonemore distinguishedἐντιμότερόςentimoterosG1784than youσουsouG4771has beenᾖēG1510invitedκεκλημένοςkeklēmenosG2564ὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259αὐτοῦ,autouG846.

9ThenκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588host who invitedκαλέσαςkalesasG2564both of youσὲ καὶ αὐτὸνse kai autonG4771 G2532 G846will comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andtellG2046youσοι·soiG4771, ‘GiveδὸςdosG1325this manτούτῳtoutōG3778yourseatτόπον.toponG5117.’AndκαὶkaiG2532τότεtoteG5119inμετὰmetaG3326humiliationαἰσχύνηςaischunēsG152,you will haveG756to takeκατέχειν.katecheinG2722theτὸνtonG3588lastἔσχατονeschatonG2078placeτόπονtoponG5117.

10Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235whenὅτανhotanG3752you are invitedκληθῇς,klēthēasG2564,goπορευθεὶςporeutheisG4198andsitἀνάπεσεanapeseG377inεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588lastἔσχατονeschatonG2078placeτόπον,toponG5117,so thatἵναinaG2443ὅτανhotanG3752ὁhoG3588your hostκεκληκώς σε,keklēkōs seG2564 G4771will comeἔλθῃelthēG2064andtellG2046youσοι·soiG4771, ‘Friendφίλε,phileG5384,move upπροσανάβηθιprosanabēthiG4320to a better placeἀνώτερον.anōteronG511.’ThenτότεtoteG5119youσοιsoiG4771will beἔσταιestaiG1510honoredδόξαdoxaG1391in front ofἐνώπιονenōpionG1799everyoneπάντωνpantōnG3956τῶνtōnG3588at the tableσυνανακειμένωνsunanakeimenōnG4873withyouσοι.soiG4771.

11ForὅτιhotiG3754everyoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὁhoG3588exaltsὑψῶνhupsōnG5312himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438will be humbledταπεινωθήσεται,tapeinōthēsetaiG5013,andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588one whohumblesταπεινῶνtapeinōnG5013himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438will be exaltedὑψωθήσεται.¶hupsōthēsetaiG5312.”

12Thenδὲ καὶde kaiG1161 G2532JesussaidG2036to theτῷtōG3588man whohad invitedκεκληκότιkeklēkotiG2564Himαὐτόν·autonG846, “WhenὅτανhotanG3752you hostποιῇςpoiēasG4160a dinnerἄριστονaristonG712orἢēG2228a banquetδεῖπνον,deipnonG1173,do notμὴmēG3361inviteφώνειphōneiG5455yourσουsouG4771τοὺςtousG3588friendsφίλουςphilousG5384orμηδὲmēdeG3366σουsouG4771τοὺςtousG3588brothersἀδελφούςadelphousG80orμηδὲmēdeG3366σουsouG4771τοὺςtousG3588relativesσυγγενεῖςsungeneisG4773orμηδὲmēdeG3366richπλουσίουςplousiousG4145neighborsγείτοναςgeitonasG1069.OtherwiseμήποτεmēpotepoteG3361 G4219καὶkaiG2532,theyαὐτοὶautoiG846may inviteἀντικαλέσωσίνantikalesōsinG479you in returnσεseG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532youσοι.soiG4771will beγένηταιgenētaiG1096repaidἀνταπόδομάantapodomaG468.

13Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235whenὅτανhotanG3752you hostποιῇς,poiēasG4160a banquetδοχὴνdochēnG1403,inviteκάλειkaleiG2564the poorπτωχούς,ptōchousG4434,the crippledἀναπείρους,anapeirousG376,the lameχωλούς,chōlousG5560, andthe blindτυφλούς.tuphlousG5185,

14andκαὶkaiG2532you will beἔσῃ,esēG1510blessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107.SinceὅτιhotiG3754they cannotοὐκ ἔχουσινouk echousinG3756 G2192repayἀνταποδοῦναίantapodounaiG467youσοι·soiG4771γάρgarG1063,youσοιsoiG4771will be repaidἀνταποδοθήσεταιantapodothēsetaiG467atἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588resurrectionἀναστάσειanastaseiG386of theτῶνtōnG3588righteousδικαίων.¶dikaiōnG1342.”

The Parable of the Banquet

(Matthew 22:1–14)

15WhenδέdeG1161oneτιςtisG5100of thoseτῶνtōnG3588reclining withσυνανακειμένωνsunanakeimenōnG4873HimheardἈκούσαςAkousasG191thisταῦταtautaG3778,he saidεἶπενeipenG2036toαὐτῷ·autōG846Jesus, “BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107is everyonewhoὅστιςhostisG3748will eat at the feastφάγεται ἄρτονphagetai artonG5315 G740inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.”

16ButδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588JesusrepliedεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτῷ·autōG846, “A certainτιςtisG5100manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444preparedἐποίειepoieiG4160a greatμέγαmegaG3173banquetδεῖπνονdeipnonG1173andκαὶkaiG2532invitedἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564manyπολλούς·pollousG4183guests.

17καὶkaiG2532When it wasτὸνtonG3588timeὥρᾳhōraG5610for theτῇtēaG3588banquetδείπνουdeipnouG1173,he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649hisαὐτοῦautouG846τοῦtouG3588servantδοῦλονdoulonG1401to tellεἰπεῖνeipeinG2036thoseτοῖςtoisG3588who had been invitedκεκλημένοις·keklēmenoisG2564, ‘Comeἔρχεσθε,erchestheG2064,forὅτιhotiG3754everythingisἐστινestinG1510nowἤδηēdēG2235readyἕτοιμάhetoimaG2092.’

18ButκαὶkaiG2532one after anotherἀπὸ μιᾶςapo miasG575 G1520they allπάντεςpantesG3956beganG756to make excusesπαραιτεῖσθαι.¶paraiteisthaiG3868.TheὉHoG3588firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413onesaidεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτῷ·autōG846, ‘I have boughtἠγόρασαēgorasaG59a fieldἀγρὸνagronG68,andκαὶkaiG2532IἔχωechōG2192needἀνάγκηνanagkēnG318to goἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831seeG3708itαὐτόν·autonG846.Pleaseἐρωτῶ σε,erōtō seG2065 G4771excuseἔχε παρῃτημένον.eche parētēmenonG2192 G3868meG1473.’

19καὶkaiG2532AnotherἕτεροςheterosG2087saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, ‘I have boughtἠγόρασαēgorasaG59fiveπέντεpenteG4002yokeζεύγηzeugēG2201of oxenβοῶνboōnG1016,andκαὶkaiG2532I am goingπορεύομαιporeuomaiG4198to tryδοκιμάσαιdokimasaiG1381themαὐτά·autaG846out.Pleaseἐρωτῶ σε,erōtō seG2065 G4771excuseἔχε παρῃτημένον.eche parētēmenonG2192 G3868meG1473.’

20StillκαὶkaiG2532anotherἕτεροςheterosG2087saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, ‘I have marriedἔγημαegēmaG1060a wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135καὶkaiG2532,soδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778I cannotοὐ δύναμαιou dunamaiG3756 G1410comeἐλθεῖν.eltheinG2064.’

21καὶkaiG2532TheὁhoG3588servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401returnedπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854andreportedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518all thisταῦτα.¶tautaG3778toτῷtōG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846masterκυρίῳkuriōG2962.ThenΤότεToteG5119theὁhoG3588owner of the houseοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēsG3617became angryὀργισθεὶςorgistheisG3710andsaidεἶπενeipenG2036toτῷtōG3588hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846servantδούλῳdoulōG1401, ‘Go outἔξελθεexeltheG1831quicklyταχέωςtacheōsG5030intoεἰςeisG1519theτὰςtasG3588streetsG4113andκαὶkaiG2532alleysῥύμαςrhumasG4505of theτῆςtēsG3588cityπόλεως,poleōsG4172,andκαὶkaiG2532bring inεἰσάγαγε ὧδε.eisagage hōdeG1521 G5602theτοὺςtousG3588poorπτωχοὺςptōchousG4434καὶkaiG2532, thecrippledἀναπείρουςanapeirousG376καὶkaiG2532, theblindτυφλοὺςtuphlousG5185,andκαὶkaiG2532thelameχωλοὺςchōlousG5560.’

22‘Sirκύριε,kurieG2962καὶkaiG2532,’theὁhoG3588servantδοῦλος·doulosG1401repliedεἶπενeipenG2036, ‘whatὃhoG3739you orderedἐπέταξας,epetaxasG2004has been doneγέγονενgegonenG1096,andκαὶkaiG2532there isἐστίν.estinG1510stillἔτιetiG2089roomτόποςtoposG5117.’

23SoκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588masterκύριοςkuriosG2962toldεἶπεν πρὸςeipen prosG2036 G4314hisτὸνtonG3588servantδοῦλον·doulonG1401, ‘Go outἔξελθεexeltheG1831toεἰςeisG1519theτὰςtasG3588highwaysὁδοὺςhodousG3598andκαὶkaiG2532hedgesφραγμοὺςphragmousG5418andκαὶkaiG2532compelἀνάγκασονanagkasonG315themto come inεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525,so thatἵναinaG2443myG1473ὁhoG3588houseοἶκος.oikosG3624will be fullγεμισθῇgemisthēaG1072.

24ForγὰρgarG1063I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,not oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762of thoseἐκείνωνekeinōnG1565τῶνtōnG3588menἀνδρῶνandrōnG435whoτῶνtōnG3588were invitedκεκλημένωνkeklēmenōnG2564will tasteγεύσεταίgeusetaiG1089myG1473τοῦtouG3588banquetδείπνουdeipnouG1173.’”

The Cost of Discipleship

(Matthew 8:18–22; Luke 9:57–62; John 6:59–66)

25NowδὲdeG1161largeπολλοί.polloiG4183crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793were traveling withΣυνεπορεύοντοSuneporeuontoG4848JesusαὐτῷautōG846,andκαὶkaiG2532He turnedστραφεὶςstrapheisG4762andsaidεἶπενeipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846,

26“IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064toπρόςprosG4314MeG1473andκαὶkaiG2532does notοὐouG3756hateμισεῖmiseiG3404hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438τὸνtonG3588fatherπατέραpateraG3962andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588motherμητέραmēteraG3384andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135andκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588childrenτέκναteknaG5043andκαὶkaiG2532τοὺςtousG3588brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80andκαὶkaiG2532τὰςtasG3588sistersἀδελφάς,adelphasG79—yesἔτιetiG2089τεteG5037,evenκαὶkaiG2532hisἑαυτοῦ,he'autouG1438ownτὴνtēnG3588lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590—he cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG3756 G1410beG1510MyG1473discipleμαθητής.mathētēsG3101.

27AndwhoeverὅστιςhostisG3748does notοὐouG3756carryβαστάζειbastazeiG941hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438τὸνtonG3588crossσταυρὸνstauronG4716andκαὶkaiG2532followἔρχεται ὀπίσωerchetai opisōG2064 G3694MeG1473cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG3756 G1410beG1510MyG1473discipleμαθητής.¶mathētēsG3101.

28γὰρgarG1063WhichΤίςTisG5101ofἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,wishingθέλωνthelōnG2309to buildοἰκοδομῆσαιoikodomēsaiG3618a towerπύργονpurgonG4444,does notοὐχὶouchiG3780firstG4412sit downκαθίσαςkathisasG2523andcountψηφίζειpsēphizeiG5585theτὴνtēnG3588costδαπάνηνdapanēnG1160to see ifεἰeiG1487he hasἔχειecheiG2192the resourcestoεἰςeisG1519completeἀπαρτισμόν;apartismonG535it?

29Otherwiseἵνα μήποτεina mēpotepoteG2443 G3361 G4219,if he laysθέντοςthentosG5087theαὐτοῦautouG846foundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310andκαὶkaiG2532is unableμὴ ἰσχύοντοςmē ischuontosG3361 G2480to finishἐκτελέσαιektelesaiG1615the work,everyoneπάντεςpantesG3956whoοἱhoiG3588seesθεωροῦντεςtheōrountesG2334itwill ridiculeἐμπαίζεινempaizeinG756 G1702himαὐτῷautōG846,

30sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004ὅτιhotiG3754, ‘ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778ὁhoG3588manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444καὶkaiG2532couldἴσχυσενischusenG2480notοὐκoukG3756finishἐκτελέσαι.ektelesaiG1615what he startedG756to buildοἰκοδομεῖνoikodomeinG3618.’

31OrἢēG2228whatτίςtisG5101kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935on his wayπορευόμενοςporeuomenosG4198to warσυμβαλεῖν εἰς πόλεμονsumbalein eis polemonG4820 G1519 G4171with anotherἑτέρῳheterōG2087kingβασιλεῖbasileiG935will not first sit downοὐχὶ καθίσαςouchi kathisasG3780 G2523 G4412andconsiderβουλεύσεταιbouleusetaiG1011whetherεἰeiG1487heἐστινestinG1510canδυνατόςdunatosG1415engageὑπαντῆσαιhupantēsaiG5221withἐνenG1722tenδέκαdekaG1176thousandχιλιάσινchiliasinG5505mentheτῷtōG3588onecomingἐρχομένῳerchomenōG2064againstἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτόν;autonG846withμετὰmetaG3326twentyεἴκοσιeikosiG1501thousandχιλιάδωνchiliadōnG5505?

32AndδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487he is unableG1490,he will sendἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649a delegationπρεσβείανpresbeianG4242while the other kingαὐτοῦautouG846isὄντοςontosG1510stillἔτιetiG2089far offπόρρωporrōG4206,to askἐρωτᾷerōtaG2065τὰtaG3588forπρὸςprosG4314terms of peaceεἰρήνην.¶eirēnēnG1515.

33In the same wayΟὕτως οὖνHoutōs ounG3779 G3767,any oneπᾶςpasG3956ofἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771whoὃςhosG3739does not give upοὐκ ἀποτάσσεταιouk apotassetaiG3756 G657everythingπᾶσινpasinG3956τοῖςtoisG3588heἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438hasὑπάρχουσιν,huparchousinG5225cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG3756 G1410beG1510MyG1473discipleμαθητής.¶mathētēsG3101.

Good Salt

(Matthew 5:13–16; Mark 9:49–50)

34οὖνounG3767τὸtoG3588Saltἅλας·halasG217isgoodΚαλὸνKalonG2570,butδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437theτὸtoG3588saltἅλαςhalasG217καὶkaiG2532loses its savorμωρανθῇ,mōranthēaG3471,withἐνenG1722whatτίνιtiniG5101will it be seasonedἀρτυθήσεται;artuthēsetaiG741?

35It isἐστιν·estinG1510fitεὔθετόνeuthetonG2111neitherοὔτεouteG3777forεἰςeisG1519thesoilγῆνgēnG1093norοὔτεouteG3777forεἰςeisG1519themanure pileκοπρίανkoprianG2874, anditαὐτό.autoG846is thrownβάλλουσινballousinG906outἔξωexōG1854.He whoὁhoG3588hasἔχωνechōnG2192earsὦταōtaG3775to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191,let him hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.”