New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 14:7-24

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!”

16But He saidG3004to him, “A manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444was givingἐποίειepoieiG4160a bigμέγαmegaG3173dinnerδεῖπνονdeipnonG1173,and he invitedἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564manyπολλούς·pollousG4183;

17and at the dinnerδείπνουdeipnouG1173hourὥρᾳhōraG5610he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649his slaveδοῦλονdoulonG1401to sayG3004to thoseG3588who had been invitedκεκλημένοις·keklēmenoisG2564, ‘Comeἔρχεσθε,erchestheG2064;for everything is readyἕτοιμάhetoimaG2092nowἤδηēdēG2235.’

18But they allπάντεςpantesG3956alikeἀπὸ μιᾶςapo miasG575 G1520beganἤρξαντοērxantoG757to makeG3868excusesG3868.The firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413oneG4413saidG3004to him, ‘I have boughtἠγόρασαēgorasaG59apieceG68of landG68and I needἀνάγκηνanagkēnG318to goἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831out and lookG3708at it;pleaseἐρωτῶerōtōG2065considerG2192me excusedG3868.’

19AnotherG2087oneG2087saidG3004, ‘I have boughtἠγόρασαēgorasaG59fiveπέντεpenteG4002yokeζεύγηzeugēG2201of oxenβοῶνboōnG1016,and I am goingπορεύομαιporeuomaiG4198to tryδοκιμάσαιdokimasaiG1381them out;pleaseἐρωτῶerōtōG2065considerἔχεecheG2192me excusedπαρῃτημένον.parētēmenonG3868.’

20AnotherG2087oneG2087saidG3004, ‘I have marriedἔγημαegēmaG1060a wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,and for that reasonδιὰdiaG1223I cannotοὐ δύναμαιou dunamaiG1410 G3756comeἐλθεῖν.eltheinG2064.’

21And the slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401cameπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854backand reportedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518thisταῦτα.¶tautaG3778to his masterκυρίῳkuriōG2962.ThenΤότεToteG5119the headG3617of the householdG3617became angryὀργισθεὶςorgistheisG3710and saidG3004to his slaveδούλῳdoulōG1401, ‘GoἔξελθεexeltheG1831out at onceταχέωςtacheōsG5030into the streetsπλατείαςplateiasG4116and lanesῥύμαςrhumasG4505of the cityπόλεως,poleōsG4172and bringεἰσάγαγεeisagageG1521in hereὧδε.hōdeG5602the poorπτωχοὺςptōchousG4434and crippledἀναπείρουςanapeirousG376and blindτυφλοὺςtuphlousG5185and lameχωλοὺςchōlousG5560.’

22And the slaveδοῦλος·doulosG1401saidG3004, ‘Masterκύριε,kurieG2962,whatὃhoG3739you commandedἐπέταξας,epetaxasG2004has beenG1096doneG1096,and stillἔτιetiG2089there is roomτόποςtoposG5117.’

23And the masterκύριοςkuriosG2962saidG3004to the slaveδοῦλον·doulonG1401, ‘GoἔξελθεexeltheG1831out into the highwaysὁδοὺςhodousG3598and along the hedgesφραγμοὺςphragmousG5418,and compelἀνάγκασονanagkasonG315themto comeεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525in, soἵναinaG2443that my houseοἶκος.oikosG3624may be filledγεμισθῇgemisthēaG1072.

24For I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, noneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762of thoseἐκείνωνekeinōnG1565menἀνδρῶνandrōnG435who were invitedκεκλημένωνkeklēmenōnG2564shall tasteγεύσεταίgeusetaiG1089of my dinnerδείπνουdeipnouG1173.’”

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