Revised Literal Translation

Luke 14:7-24

7AndδὲdeG1161he put forthἜλεγενElegenG3004a parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850toπρὸςprosG4314those whichτοὺςtousG3588were biddenκεκλημένουςkeklēmenousG2564,when he markedἐπέχωνepechōnG1907howπῶςpōsG4459they chose outἐξελέγοντο,exelegontoG1586the chief roomsτὰς πρωτοκλισίαςtas prōtoklisiasG3588 G4411;sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846,

8WhenὅτανhotanG3752thou art biddenκληθῇςklēthēasG2564ofὑπόhupoG5259anyτινοςtinosG5100mantoεἰςeisG1519a weddingγάμους,gamousG1062,sitG2625notG3361downG2625inεἰςeisG1519the highest roomτὴν πρωτοκλισίαν,tēn prōtoklisianG3588 G4411;lestG3379a more honourable manἐντιμότερόςentimoterosG1784than thouσουsouG4771beᾖēG1510biddenκεκλημένοςkeklēmenosG2564ofὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259himαὐτοῦ,autouG846;

9ὁhoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532heτὸνtonG3588that badeκαλέσαςkalesasG2564theeσὲseG4771andκαὶkaiG2532himαὐτὸνautonG846comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andsayG2046to theeσοι·soiG4771,GiveδὸςdosG1325this manτούτῳtoutōG3778placeτόπον.toponG5117;andκαὶkaiG2532thouG756τότεtoteG5119beginG756withμετὰmetaG3326shameαἰσχύνηςaischunēsG152to takeκατέχειν.katecheinG2722the lowestἔσχατονeschatonG2078roomτόπονtoponG5117.

10τὸνtonG3588ὁhoG3588Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235whenὅτανhotanG3752thou art biddenκληθῇς,klēthēasG2564,goπορευθεὶςporeutheisG4198and sit downἀνάπεσεanapeseG377inεἰςeisG1519the lowestἔσχατονeschatonG2078roomτόπον,toponG5117;thatἵναinaG2443whenὅτανhotanG3752he that badeκεκληκώςkeklēkōsG2564theeσε,seG4771comethἔλθῃelthēG2064,he may sayG3004unto theeσοι·soiG4771,Friendφίλε,phileG5384,go upπροσανάβηθιprosanabēthiG4320higherἀνώτερον.anōteronG511:thenτότεtoteG5119shaltἔσταιestaiG1510thouσοιsoiG4771have worshipδόξαdoxaG1391in the presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of them thatτῶνtōnG3588sit at meat withσυνανακειμένωνsunanakeimenōnG4873theeσοι.soiG4771.

11ὁhoG3588ForὅτιhotiG3754whosoeverπᾶςpasG3956exaltethὑψῶνhupsōnG5312himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438shall be abasedταπεινωθήσεται,tapeinōthēsetaiG5013;andκαὶkaiG2532he thatὁhoG3588humblethταπεινῶνtapeinōnG5013himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438shall be exaltedὑψωθήσεται.¶hupsōthēsetaiG5312.

12τῷtōG3588τοὺςtousG3588ThenδὲdeG1161said heἜλεγενElegenG3004alsoκαὶkaiG2532to himαὐτόν·autonG846thatτοὺςtousG3588bade himκεκληκότιkeklēkotiG2564,WhenὅτανhotanG3752thou makestποιῇςpoiēasG4160a dinnerἄριστονaristonG712orἢēG2228a supperδεῖπνον,deipnonG1173,callφώνειphōneiG5455notG3361thyσουsouG4771friendsφίλουςphilousG5384,norμηδὲmēdeG3366thyσουsouG4771brethrenἀδελφούς τοὺςadelphous tousG3588 G80,neitherμηδὲmēdeG3366thyσουsouG4771kinsmenσυγγενεῖςsungeneisG4773,norμηδὲmēdeG3366thyrichπλουσίουςplousiousG4145neighboursγείτοναςgeitonasG1069;lestG3379theyαὐτοὶautoiG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532bidG479theeσεseG4771againG479,andκαὶkaiG2532a recompenceἀνταπόδομάantapodomaG468be madeγένηταιgenētaiG1096theeσοι.soiG4771.

13Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235whenὅτανhotanG3752thou makestποιῇς,poiēasG4160a feastδοχὴνdochēnG1403,callκάλειkaleiG2564the poorπτωχούς,ptōchousG4434,the maimedἀναπείρους,anapeirousG376,the lameχωλούς,chōlousG5560,the blindτυφλούς.tuphlousG5185:

14τῇtēaG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532thouσοι·soiG4771shalt beἔσῃ,esēG1510blessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107;forὅτιhotiG3754they cannotἔχουσινechousinG2192οὐκoukG3756recompenseἀνταποδοῦναίantapodounaiG467theeσοιsoiG4771:forγάρgarG1063thou shalt be recompensedἀνταποδοθήσεταιantapodothēsetaiG467atἐνenG1722the resurrectionἀναστάσει τῶνanastasei tōnG3588 G386of the justδικαίων.¶dikaiōnG1342.

15AndδέdeG1161when oneτιςtisG5100of them thatτῶνtōnG3588sat at meat with himσυνανακειμένωνsunanakeimenōnG4873heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191these thingsταῦταtautaG3778,he saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107ishe thatG3739shall eatφάγεταιphagetaiG5315breadἄρτονartonG740inἐνenG1722the kingdomτῇ βασιλείᾳtēa basileiaG3588 G932of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.¶tou theouG3588 G2316.

16ὉHoG3588ThenδὲdeG1161said heG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,A certainτιςtisG5100manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444madeἐποίειepoieiG4160a greatμέγαmegaG3173supperδεῖπνονdeipnonG1173,andκαὶkaiG2532badeἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564manyπολλούς·pollousG4183:

17AndκαὶkaiG2532sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649hisαὐτοῦautouG846servantτὸν δοῦλονton doulonG3588 G1401at supperτῇ δείπνουtēa deipnouG3588 G1173timeὥρᾳ τοῦhōra touG3588 G5610to sayG3004to them thatτοῖςtoisG3588were biddenκεκλημένοις·keklēmenoisG2564,Comeἔρχεσθε,erchestheG2064;forὅτιhotiG3754all thingsG3956areἐστινestinG1510nowἤδηēdēG2235readyἕτοιμάhetoimaG2092.

18ὉHoG3588AndG2532they allπάντεςpantesG3956withἀπὸapoG575oneμιᾶςmiasG1520consentbeganG756to make excuseπαραιτεῖσθαι.¶paraiteisthaiG3868.The firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,I have boughtἠγόρασαēgorasaG59a piece of groundἀγρὸνagronG68,andG2532ἔχωechōG2192I must needsἀνάγκηνanagkēnG318goἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831andG2532seeG3708itαὐτόν·autonG846:I prayἐρωτῶerōtōG2065theeσε,seG4771haveἔχεecheG2192meG1473excusedπαρῃτημένον.parētēmenonG3868.

19AndκαὶkaiG2532anotherἕτεροςheterosG2087saidG3004,I have boughtἠγόρασαēgorasaG59fiveπέντεpenteG4002yokeζεύγηzeugēG2201of oxenβοῶνboōnG1016,andκαὶkaiG2532I goπορεύομαιporeuomaiG4198to proveδοκιμάσαιdokimasaiG1381themαὐτά·autaG846:I prayἐρωτῶerōtōG2065theeσε,seG4771haveἔχεecheG2192meG1473excusedπαρῃτημένον.parētēmenonG3868.

20AndκαὶkaiG2532anotherἕτεροςheterosG2087saidG3004,I have marriedἔγημαegēmaG1060a wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,andκαὶkaiG2532thereforeδιὰdiaG1223τοῦτοtoutoG3778I cannotδύναμαιdunamaiG1410οὐouG3756comeἐλθεῖν.eltheinG2064.

21SoκαὶkaiG2532thatG1565servantὁ δοῦλοςho doulosG3588 G1401cameπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854,and shewedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518hisαὐτοῦautouG846lordτῷ κυρίῳtō kuriōG3588 G2962these thingsταῦτα.¶tautaG3778.ThenΤότεToteG5119the master of the houseὁ οἰκοδεσπότηςho oikodespotēsG3588 G3617being angryὀργισθεὶςorgistheisG3710saidG3004to hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846servantτῷ δούλῳtō doulōG3588 G1401,Go outἔξελθεexeltheG1831quicklyταχέωςtacheōsG5030intoεἰςeisG1519the streetsτὰςtasG3588 G4113andκαὶkaiG2532lanesῥύμαςrhumasG4505of the cityτῆς πόλεως,tēs poleōsG3588 G4172,andκαὶkaiG2532bring inεἰσάγαγεeisagageG1521hitherὧδε.hōdeG5602the poorτοὺς πτωχοὺςtous ptōchousG3588 G4434,andκαὶkaiG2532the maimedἀναπείρουςanapeirousG376,andκαὶkaiG2532the haltχωλοὺςchōlousG5560,andκαὶkaiG2532the blindτυφλοὺςtuphlousG5185.

22AndκαὶkaiG2532the servantὁ δοῦλος·ho doulosG3588 G1401saidG3004,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,it is doneγέγονενgegonenG1096asG5613thou hast commandedἐπέταξας,epetaxasG2004,andκαὶkaiG2532yetἔτιetiG2089there isἐστίν.estinG1510roomτόποςtoposG5117.

23AndκαὶkaiG2532the lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314the servantτὸν δοῦλον·ton doulonG3588 G1401,Go outἔξελθεexeltheG1831intoεἰςeisG1519the highwaysτὰς ὁδοὺςtas hodousG3588 G3598andκαὶkaiG2532hedgesφραγμοὺςphragmousG5418,andκαὶkaiG2532compelἀνάγκασονanagkasonG315themto come inεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525,thatἵναinaG2443myG1473houseὁ οἶκος.ho oikosG3588 G3624may be filledγεμισθῇgemisthēaG1072.

24ForγὰρgarG1063I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ThatὅτιhotiG3754noneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762of thoseἐκείνωνekeinōnG1565menτῶν ἀνδρῶνtōn andrōnG3588 G435whichτῶνtōnG3588were biddenκεκλημένωνkeklēmenōnG2564shall tasteγεύσεταίgeusetaiG1089of myG1473supperτοῦ δείπνουtou deipnouG3588 G1173.

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