Berean Standard Bible

Luke 14:7-24

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.”

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.’”

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