Lucas 14
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Jesus na casa de um fariseu
14 Jesus foi comer a casa de um dos líderes dos fariseus num certo sábado; e eles vigiavam-no, 2 para ver se curaria um dos presentes, que sofria de uma doença que o fazia inchar. 3 Então Jesus dirigiu-se aos fariseus e especialistas na Lei que se achavam em volta: “A Lei permite ou não curar um homem num dia de sábado?” 4 E visto que se recusavam a responder, Jesus, tomando o doente pela mão, curou-o e mandou-o embora. 5 Depois, voltando-se para eles disse: “Qual de vocês, que tivesse um filho ou um boi, e se este caísse num poço, não iria logo tirá-lo, num dia de sábado?” 6 Uma vez mais, não encontraram resposta que lhe dessem.
7 Quando reparou que todos os convidados procuravam o lugar de honra, perto do topo da mesa, contou-lhes a seguinte parábola: 8 “Se fores convidado para uma festa de casamento, não procures ocupar o melhor lugar, pois, se aparecer alguém de posição superior à tua, 9 o dono da casa levá-lo-á para o sítio onde te encontras sentado e dir-te-á: ‘Deixa que esta pessoa se sente no lugar em que estavas.’ E tu ficarás humilhado e terás de aceitar qualquer lugar que reste, ao fundo da mesa.
10 Em vez disso, começa pelo fim. E quando aquele que te convidou te vir, dirá: ‘Amigo, temos para ti um lugar melhor do que esse!’ E assim serás honrado perante todos os outros convidados! 11 Porque todo aquele que procura elevar-se será humilhado e todo aquele que se humilhar a si mesmo será elevado.”
12 Voltou-se então para o seu hospedeiro: “Quando ofereceres um jantar, não convides amigos, irmãos, parentes e vizinhos ricos, porque esses retribuirão o convite. 13 Em vez disso, convida os pobres, os aleijados, os coxos e os cegos. 14 Na ressurreição dos justos Deus recompensar-te-á por teres convidado aqueles que não podem retribuir-te.”
15 Ouvindo isto, alguém que estava à mesa com Jesus exclamou: “Feliz aquele que tiver o privilégio de cear no reino de Deus!” Ao que Jesus respondeu com a seguinte parábola:
A parábola da grande festa
(Mt 22.1-14)
16 “Um homem preparou uma grande festa e enviou muitos convites. 17 Chegada a hora do banquete, mandou o seu servo dizer aos convidados: ‘Venham, pois já está pronto.’ 18 Todos, porém, começaram com desculpas: um porque acabara de comprar um campo e queria vê-lo, pedindo, portanto, que dispensasse a sua presença. 19 Outro porque tinha acabado de comprar cinco juntas de bois e queria experimentá-los. 20 Outro ainda, porque acabara de casar-se, não podia ir.
21 O servo voltou e transmitiu ao seu senhor as respostas. Este, indignado, disse ao seu servo que fosse depressa pelas ruas e becos da cidade e convidasse os mendigos, paralíticos, coxos e cegos. 22 Ele foi e, mesmo assim, ainda havia lugar. 23 Então disse o senhor ao servo: ‘Vai por aí fora, pelos caminhos e por todos esses lugares; insiste para que venham, de modo que a casa fique cheia. 24 Quanto aos que primeiro convidei, ninguém provará dos manjares que eu tinha preparado!’ ”
O custo de ser discípulo
(Mt 10.37-38; 5.13; Mc 9.50)
25 Grandes multidões seguiam Jesus, que lhes falou assim: 26 “Todo aquele que quiser ser meu seguidor e não odiar[a] o seu próprio pai, mãe, esposa, filhos, irmãos ou irmãs e a sua própria vida, não pode ser meu discípulo. 27 Quem não carregar a sua cruz para me seguir não pode ser meu discípulo.
28 Contudo, não deve começar a seguir-me enquanto não tiver pensado no custo que isso implica. Pois quem começaria a construir um edifício sem primeiro fazer cálculos e verificar se tem dinheiro suficiente para pagar as contas? 29 De outro modo, arriscar-se-ia a só poder lançar os alicerces, por se terem esgotado os recursos. 30 E então toda a gente troçaria dele! ‘Veem aquele homem?’, diriam então em tom de zombaria. ‘Começou uma casa e ficou sem dinheiro antes de a terminar!’
31 E qual é o rei que se dispõe a iniciar uma guerra sem primeiro consultar os seus conselheiros e verificar se com 10 000 homens terá força suficiente para derrotar os 20 000 que marcham contra ele? 32 E se vir que não, enquanto as tropas inimigas ainda vêm longe, enviará uma comissão de tréguas para discutir as condições de paz. 33 Semelhantemente, ninguém pode tornar-se meu discípulo sem ter primeiro calculado bem o que isso representa, e sem ter renunciado a tudo por amor a mim.
34 O sal é bom para temperar, mas se perder o sabor como pode tornar-se outra vez salgado? 35 O sal sem sabor não presta para nada, nem mesmo para adubo. É lançado fora. Quem tem ouvidos, ouça!”
Luke 14
King James Version
14 And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.
2 And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.
3 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?
4 And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;
5 And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?
6 And they could not answer him again to these things.
7 And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them.
8 When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
9 And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
12 Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
13 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
14 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
15 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:
17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
21 So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
24 For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,
26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
34 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
35 It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Luke 14
English Standard Version
Healing of a Man on the Sabbath
14 One Sabbath, (A)when he went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they were (B)watching him carefully. 2 And behold, there was a man before him who had dropsy. 3 And Jesus responded to (C)the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, (D)“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?” 4 But they remained silent. Then he took him and healed him and sent him away. 5 And he said to them, (E)“Which of you, having a son[a] or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?” 6 (F)And they could not reply to these things.
The Parable of the Wedding Feast
7 Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed (G)how they chose the places of honor, saying to them, 8 “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest someone more distinguished than you be invited by him, 9 and he who invited you both will come and say to you, ‘Give your place to this person,’ and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place. 10 But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, (H)so that when your host comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you. 11 For (I)everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
The Parable of the Great Banquet
12 He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give (J)a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers[b] or your relatives or rich neighbors, (K)lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. 13 But when you give a feast, (L)invite (M)the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14 and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid (N)at (O)the resurrection of the just.”
15 When one of those who reclined at table with him heard these things, he said to him, (P)“Blessed is everyone who will (Q)eat bread in the kingdom of God!” 16 But he said to him, (R)“A man once (S)gave a great banquet and invited many. 17 And at the time for the banquet he (T)sent his servant[c] to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’ 18 But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please have me excused.’ 19 And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them. Please have me excused.’ 20 And another said, (U)‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’ 21 So the servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in (V)the poor and crippled and blind and lame.’ 22 And the servant said, ‘Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.’ 23 And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled. 24 For I tell you,[d] (W)none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.’”
The Cost of Discipleship
25 Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, 26 (X)“If anyone comes to me and (Y)does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, (Z)yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. 27 (AA)Whoever does not (AB)bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. 28 For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not (AC)first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? 29 Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, 30 saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’ 31 Or what king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not (AD)sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32 And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace. 33 (AE)So therefore, any one of you who (AF)does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.
Salt Without Taste Is Worthless
34 (AG)“Salt is good, (AH)but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? 35 It is of no use either for the soil or for the manure pile. It is thrown away. (AI)He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Footnotes
- Luke 14:5 Some manuscripts a donkey
- Luke 14:12 Or your brothers and sisters
- Luke 14:17 Or bondservant; also verses 21 (twice), 22, 23
- Luke 14:24 The Greek word for you here is plural
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