Luke 14:7-24

7And he spoke a parable to those that were invited, remarking how they chose out the first places, saying to them,

8When thou art invited by any one to a wedding, do not lay thyself down in the first place at table, lest perhaps a more honourable than thou be invited by him,

9and he who invited thee and him come and say to thee, Give place to this [man], and then thou begin with shame to take the last place.

10But when thou hast been invited, go and put thyself down in the last place, that when he who has invited thee comes, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honour before all that are lying at table with thee;

11for every one that exalts himself shall be abased, and he that abases himself shall be exalted.

12And he said also to him that had invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsfolk, nor rich neighbours, lest it may be they also should invite thee in return, and a recompense be made thee.

13But when thou makest a feast, call poor, crippled, lame, blind:

14and thou shalt be blessed; for they have not [the means] to recompense thee; for it shall be recompensed thee in the resurrection of the just.

15And one of those that were lying at table with [them], hearing these things, said to him, Blessed [is] he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of 1God.

16And he said to him, A certain man made a great supper and invited many.

17And he sent his bondman at the hour of supper to say to those who were invited, Come, for already all things are ready.

18And all began, without exception, to excuse themselves. The first said to him, I have bought land, and I must go out and see it; I pray thee hold me for excused.

19And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee hold me for excused.

20And another said, I have married a wife, and on this account I cannot come.

21And the bondman came up and brought back word of these things to his lord. Then the master of the house, in anger, said to his bondman, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring here the poor and crippled and lame and blind.

22And the bondman said, Sir, it is done as thou hast commanded, and there is still room.

23And the lord said to the bondman, Go out into the ways and fences and compel to come in, that my house may be filled;

24for I say to you, that not one of those men who were invited shall taste of my supper.