New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 14:1-15

1It happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096that whenἐνenG1722He wentἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064into the houseοἶκόνoikonG3624of oneτινοςtinosG5100of theleadersἀρχόντωνarchontōnG758of the PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330on theSabbathσαββάτῳsabbatōG4521to eatG2068breadἄρτονartonG740,they were watchingπαρατηρούμενοιparatēroumenoiG3906Him closelyG3906.

2AndthereἰδοὺidouG2400in frontἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715of Him was a manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444sufferingG5203from dropsyG5203.

3And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and spokeG3004to thelawyersνομικοὺςnomikousG3544and PhariseesΦαρισαίουςPharisaiousG5330,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Is it lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832to healθεραπεῦσαιtherapeusaiG2323on the SabbathσαββάτῳsabbatōG4521,orἢēG2228not?”

4But they keptG2270silentἡσύχασαν.hēsuchasanG2270.And He tookG1949holdἐπιλαβόμενοςepilabomenosG1949of him and healedἰάσατοiasatoG2390him, and sentG630him awayG630.

5And He saidG3004to them, “WhichτίνοςtinosG5101one of you will have a sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207orἢēG2228an oxβοῦςbousG1016fallπεσεῖται,peseitaiG4098into a wellφρέαρphrearG5421,and will not immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112pullἀνασπάσειanaspaseiG385him out on a Sabbathσαββάτου;sabbatouG4521dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250?”

6And they couldἴσχυσανischusanG2480makeG470noοὐκoukG3756replyG470to thisταῦτα.¶tautaG3778.

7And He beganspeakingἜλεγενElegenG3004a parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850to the invitedκεκλημένουςkeklēmenousG2564guestsG2564when He noticedἐπέχωνepechōnG1907howπῶςpōsG4459they had been pickingἐξελέγοντο,exelegontoG1586out the placesG4411of honorG4411at the table,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004to them,

8“WhenὅτανhotanG3752you are invitedκληθῇςklēthēasG2564by someoneτινοςtinosG5100to a weddingγάμους,gamousG1062feastG1062, do nottakeκατακλιθῇςkataklithēasG2625the placeπρωτοκλισίαν,prōtoklisianG4411of honorG4411,for someone moreG1784distinguishedG1784than you may have beenᾖēG1510invitedκεκλημένοςkeklēmenosG2564by him,

9and he who invitedκαλέσαςkalesasG2564you bothαὐτὸνautonG2532 G846will comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064and sayG3004to you, ‘GiveδὸςdosG1325yourplaceτόπον.toponG5117to thisG3778manG3778,’and thenτότεtoteG5119in disgraceαἰσχύνηςaischunēsG152youproceedἄρξῃarxēG757to occupyκατέχειν.katecheinG2722the lastἔσχατονeschatonG2078placeτόπονtoponG5117.

10But whenὅτανhotanG3752you are invitedκληθῇς,klēthēasG2564,goπορευθεὶςporeutheisG4198and reclineἀνάπεσεanapeseG377at the lastἔσχατονeschatonG2078placeτόπον,toponG5117,soἵναinaG2443that whenὅτανhotanG3752the one who has invitedκεκληκώςkeklēkōsG2564you comesἔλθῃelthēG2064,he may sayG3004to you, ‘Friendφίλε,phileG5384,moveπροσανάβηθιprosanabēthiG4320up higherἀνώτερον.anōteronG511’;thenτότεtoteG5119you will have honorδόξαdoxaG1391in the sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of allπάντωνpantōnG3956whoare at the tableσυνανακειμένωνsunanakeimenōnG4873with you.

11For everyoneπᾶςpasG3956who exaltsὑψῶνhupsōnG5312himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438will be humbledταπεινωθήσεται,tapeinōthēsetaiG5013,and he who humblesταπεινῶνtapeinōnG5013himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438will be exaltedὑψωθήσεται.¶hupsōthēsetaiG5312.”

12And He alsoG2532went on to sayἜλεγενElegenG3004to the one who had invitedκεκληκότιkeklēkotiG2564Him,“WhenὅτανhotanG3752you giveποιῇςpoiēasG4160a luncheonἄριστονaristonG712orἢēG2228a dinnerδεῖπνον,deipnonG1173,do not inviteφώνειphōneiG5455your friendsφίλουςphilousG5384orμηδὲmēdeG3366your brothersἀδελφούςadelphousG80orμηδὲmēdeG3366your relativesσυγγενεῖςsungeneisG4773orμηδὲmēdeG3366richπλουσίουςplousiousG4145neighborsγείτοναςgeitonasG1069,otherwiseG3379they may alsoG2532inviteG479you in returnG479and thatwill be your repaymentἀνταπόδομάantapodomaG468.

13But whenὅτανhotanG3752you giveποιῇς,poiēasG4160areceptionδοχὴνdochēnG1403,inviteκάλειkaleiG2564thepoorπτωχούς,ptōchousG4434, thecrippledἀναπείρους,anapeirousG376, thelameχωλούς,chōlousG5560, theblindτυφλούς.tuphlousG5185,

14and you will be blessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107,sinceὅτιhotiG3754theydo not haveἔχουσινechousinG2192the meansto repayἀνταποδοῦναίantapodounaiG467you; for you will be repaidἀνταποδοθήσεταιantapodothēsetaiG467atthe resurrectionἀναστάσειanastaseiG386of the righteousδικαίων.¶dikaiōnG1342.”

15When oneτιςtisG5100of thoseG3588who were recliningσυνανακειμένωνsunanakeimenōnG4873at the tablewith Him heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191thisταῦταtautaG3778,he saidG3004to Him, “BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107is everyoneG3748whoG3748will eatG2068breadἄρτονartonG740in the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316!”

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