Berean Standard Bible

Luke 14:7-14

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.”

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