Luke 14:7-24

7When Jesus noticedG1907 howG4459 the guestsG2564 choseG1586 theG3588 places of honorG4411, He toldG2036G4314G3004 themG846 a parableG3850: 8“WhenG3752 you are invitedG2564G5259G5100 toG1519 a wedding banquetG1062, do notG3361 sitG2625 inG1519 theG3588 place of honorG4411, in caseG3361G4219 someone more distinguishedG1784 than youG4771 has beenG1510 invitedG2564. 9ThenG2532 theG3588 host who invitedG2564 both of youG4771G2532G846 will comeG2064 and tellG2046 youG4771, ‘GiveG1325 this manG3778 your seatG5117.’ AndG2532 inG3326 humiliationG152, you will haveG756 to takeG2722 theG3588 lastG2078 placeG5117.

10ButG235 whenG3752 you are invitedG2564, goG4198 and sitG377 inG1519 theG3588 lastG2078 placeG5117, so thatG2443 your hostG2564G4771 will comeG2064 and tellG2046 youG4771, ‘FriendG5384, move upG4320 to a better placeG511.’1 ThenG5119 youG4771 will beG1510 honoredG1391 in front ofG1799 everyoneG3956 at the tableG4873 with youG4771. 11ForG3754 everyoneG3956 whoG3588 exaltsG5312 himselfG1438 will be humbledG5013, andG2532 theG3588 one who humblesG5013 himselfG1438 will be exaltedG5312.”

12ThenG1161G2532 Jesus saidG2036 to theG3588 man who had invitedG2564 HimG846, “WhenG3752 you hostG4160 a dinnerG712 orG2228 a banquetG1173, do notG3361 inviteG5455 yourG4771 friendsG5384 or brothersG80 or relativesG4773 or richG4145 neighborsG1069. OtherwiseG3361G4219, theyG846 may inviteG479 you in returnG4771, andG2532 youG4771 will beG1096 repaidG468. 13ButG235 whenG3752 you hostG4160 a banquetG1403, inviteG2564 the poorG4434, the crippledG376, the lameG5560, and the blindG5185, 14andG2532 you will beG1510 blessedG3107. SinceG3754 they cannotG3756G2192 repayG467 youG4771, youG4771 will be repaidG467 atG1722 theG3588 resurrectionG386 of theG3588 righteousG1342.”

15WhenG1161 oneG5100 of thoseG3588 reclining withG4873 Him heardG191 this, he saidG2036 toG846 Jesus, “BlessedG3107 is everyone whoG3748 will eat at the feastG5315G7402 inG1722 theG3588 kingdomG932 of GodG2316.”

16ButG1161 Jesus repliedG2036, “A certainG5100 manG444 preparedG4160 a greatG3173 banquetG1173 andG2532 invitedG2564 manyG4183 guests. 17When it was timeG5610 for theG3588 banquetG1173, he sentG649 hisG846 servantG1401 to tellG2036 thoseG3588 who had been invitedG2564, ‘ComeG2064, forG3754 everything isG1510 nowG2235 readyG2092.’

18ButG2532 one after anotherG575G1520 they allG3956 beganG756 to make excusesG3868. TheG3588 firstG4413 one saidG2036, ‘I have boughtG59 a fieldG68, andG2532 IG2192 needG318 to goG1831 seeG3708 itG846. PleaseG2065G4771 excuseG2192G3868 meG1473.’

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AnotherG2087 saidG2036, ‘I have boughtG59 fiveG4002 yokeG2201 of oxenG1016, andG2532 I am goingG4198 to tryG1381 themG846 out. PleaseG2065G4771 excuseG2192G3868 meG1473.’

20StillG2532 anotherG2087 saidG2036, ‘I have marriedG1060 a wifeG1135, soG1223G3778 I cannotG3756G1410 comeG2064.’

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TheG3588 servantG1401 returnedG3854 and reportedG518 all thisG3778 toG3588 hisG846 masterG2962. ThenG5119 theG3588 owner of the houseG3617 became angryG3710 and saidG2036 toG3588 hisG846 servantG1401, ‘Go outG1831 quicklyG5030 intoG1519 theG3588 streetsG4113 andG2532 alleysG4505 of theG3588 cityG4172, andG2532 bring inG1521G5602 theG3588 poorG4434, the crippledG376, the blindG5185, andG2532 the lameG5560.’

22‘SirG2962,’ theG3588 servantG1401 repliedG2036, ‘whatG3739 you orderedG2004 has been doneG1096, andG2532 there isG1510 stillG2089 roomG5117.’

23So theG3588 masterG2962 toldG2036G4314 his servantG1401, ‘Go outG1831 toG1519 theG3588 highwaysG3598 andG2532 hedgesG5418 andG2532 compelG315 them to come inG1525, so thatG2443 myG1473 houseG3624 will be fullG1072. 24ForG1063 I tellG3004 youG4771, not oneG3762 of thoseG1565 menG435 whoG3588 were invitedG2564 will tasteG1089 myG1473 banquetG1173.’”