KJV + Strong's Jesus Heals a Man with Dropsy 1Andit came to pass,ashewentintothe houseof oneof the chiefPhariseesto eatbreadon the sabbathday, thattheywatchedhim.2And,behold,there wasa certainmanbeforehimwhich had the dropsy.3AndJesusansweringspakeuntothe lawyersandPharisees,saying,Is itlawfulto healon the sabbath day?4Andthey held their peace.Andhe took[him], and healedhim,andlet him go;5Andansweredthem,saying,Whichof youshall have an assoran oxfallenintoa pit,andwillnotstraightwaypullhimoutonthe sabbathday?6Andthey couldnotanswerhimagaintothese things. The Parable of the Guests 7Andhe put fortha parabletothose which were bidden,when he markedhowthey chose outthe chief rooms;sayinguntothem,8Whenthou art biddenofany[man] toa wedding,sitnotdowninthe highest room;lesta more honourable manthan thoubebiddenofhim;9Andhe that badetheeandhimcomeand sayto thee,Givethis manplace;andthou beginwithshameto takethe lowestroom.10Butwhenthou art bidden,goand sit downinthe lowestroom;thatwhenhe that badetheecometh,he may sayunto thee,Friend,go uphigher:thenshalt thouhaveworshipin the presenceof them that sit at meatwith thee.11Forwhosoeverexaltethhimselfshall be abased;andhe that humblethhimselfshall be exalted. 12Thensaid healsoto him that badehim,Whenthou makesta dinnerora supper,callnotthyfriends,northybrethren,neitherthykinsmen,nor[thy] richneighbours;lesttheyalsobidtheeagain,anda recompencebe madethee.13Butwhenthou makesta feast,callthe poor,the maimed,the lame,the blind:14Andthou shalt beblessed;forthey cannotrecompensethee:forthoushalt be recompensedatthe resurrectionof the just. The Parable of the Banquet
(Matthew 22:1-14) 15Andwhen oneof them that sat at meat with himheardthese things,he saidunto him,Blessed[is] hethat shall eatbreadinthe kingdomof God. 16Thensaid heunto him,A certainmanmadea greatsupper,andbademany:17Andsenthisservantat suppertimeto sayto them that were bidden,Come;forall thingsarenowready.18Andthey allwithone[consent] beganto make excuse.The firstsaidunto him,I have boughta piece of ground,andI mustneedsgoandseeit:I praytheehavemeexcused.19Andanothersaid,I have boughtfiveyokeof oxen,andI goto provethem:I praytheehavemeexcused.20Andanothersaid,I have marrieda wife,andthereforeI cannotcome.21Sothatservantcame,and shewedhislordthese things.Thenthe master of the housebeing angrysaidto hisservant,Go outquicklyintothe streetsandlanesof the city,andbring inhitherthe poor,andthe maimed,andthe halt,andthe blind.22Andthe servantsaid,Lord,it is doneasthou hast commanded,andyetthere isroom.23Andthe lordsaiduntothe servant,Go outintothe highwaysandhedges,andcompel[them] to come in,thatmyhousemay be filled.24ForI sayunto you,Thatnoneof thosemenwhichwere biddenshall tasteof mysupper. The Cost of Following Jesus
(Matthew 8:18-22;Luke 9:57-62;John 6:60-65) 25Andthere wentgreatmultitudeswith him:andhe turned,and saiduntothem,26If any[man] cometome,andhatenothisfather,andmother,andwife,andchildren,andbrethren,andsisters,yea,andhis ownlifealso,he cannotbemydisciple.27Andwhosoeverdothnotbearhiscross,andcomeafterme,cannotbemydisciple.28Forwhichofyou,intendingto builda tower,sittethnotdownfirst,and counteththe cost,whetherhe have[sufficient] tofinish[it]?29Lesthaply,after hehath laidthe foundation,andisnotableto finish[it], allthat behold[it] beginto mockhim,30Saying,Thismanbeganto build,andwasnotableto finish.31Orwhatking,goingto makewaragainstanotherking,sittethnotdownfirst,and consultethwhetherhe beablewithtenthousandto meethim that comethagainsthimwithtwentythousand?32Or else,while the otherisyeta great way off,he sendethan ambassage,and desirethconditionsof peace.33Solikewise,whosoeverhe be ofyouthatforsakethnotallthat he hath,he cannotbemydisciple. Good Salt 34Salt[is] good:butifthe salthave lost his savour,wherewithshall it be seasoned?35It isneitherfitforthe land,nor yetforthe dunghill;[but] men castitout.He that hathearsto hear,let him hear. |
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