14:1 - When he went to the Pharisee’s house to eat bread for the sabbath they kept a close eye on him.
14:2 - A guy with edema stood in front of him.
14:3 - Jesus answered the lawyers and Pharisees by asking Is it legal to heal someone on the seventh day, the sabbath?
14:4 - And they retained their balance. And he released him after possessing and reviving him.
14:5 - They were answered with, Who of all of you will have a donkey or cow fall into peril and not save the straight away on the sabbath?
14:6 - There was nothing they could say.
14:7 - And he gave an analogy to those that were invited, when he saw how they sought out the best rooms; saying to them.
14:8 - Don’t invite guests to a wedding by acting haughty and pretentious. For if you do, the prospective guests will instead attend the wedding of a more honorable family.
14:9 - He gave a bad room to the man that disrespected him.
14:10 - Instead, when you are invited, go sit at the lowest place so that when the host comes he might say to you, Friend, move to a higher place. Then you will gain the respect of the others that eat with you.
14:11 - Whenever you blow yourself up for others you’ll get knocked down, but those who quietly work to do what is right will receive heavenly reward.
14:12 - He then said to the man that had invited him, ‘When you have a meal, don’t invite your friends, or your brothers, or your family, or even your rich neighbors, in case they invite you back, and your kindness is therefore repaid.’
14:13 - When you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind:
14:14 - You will be blessed spiritually when you give to people who cannot give material items back to you in trade. Instead of receiving material things in trade for your good deed, you will receive spiritual things of greater value at the resurrection.
14:15 - When another dinner guest hear him, hes said to him Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
14:16 - Then he spoke to the man, A person cooked a wonderful dinner, and called lots of people:
14:17 - And he asked his houseworker at the hour of dinner to ask them who were invited to come, for everything was in order to begin.
14:18 - Everyone began to make excuses: the first said, ‘I’ve just bought some land and need to go have a look; I’m afraid I’ll have to be excused’
14:19 - Somebody said, I have bought five pairs of domesticated bovine animals, and I go to show it to them: I hope they have me excused.
14:20 - And another man said that he could not come because he had married a wife.
14:21 - The servant came and showed his master his things which made his master angry enough to order the servant to go out into the city and bring him all the poor, disabled, handicapped and blind people.
14:22 - He said to God, I did as you asked and there is still space.
14:23 - The lord asked his servant to travel throughout cities and countryside gathering crowds of people to join him in his house.
14:24 - I won’t let anyone who disrespects me eat my food.
14:25 - Great crowds followed him, and he turned and said to them,
14:26 - I don’t want a disciple who doesn’t hate his family.
14:27 - And whomever does not admit his sins and follow me cannot be my student.
14:28 - If you intend to build a tower, do not sit down first and worry about whether or not you have enough money to finish the project.
14:29 - He built the foundation but was not able to finish it so everyone who saw it laughed at him.
14:30 - Said, He started to build, and then could not finish.
14:31 - What king would go to war against another king without consulting his experts about whether or not his army of only 10,000 could defeat the army of 20,000?
14:32 - Or else, while the other is still a long way away, he will send an ambassador to negotiate for peace.
14:33 - Similarly, whoever does not give up all that you possess cannot be my student.
14:34 - Salt is good, but if you stop liking salt, what will you use as seasoning?
14:35 - It is not fitting for either the earth or even the dump; but humanity still flings it forth. Any man that has ears, let him hear.