Luke 14 Bible in Basic English
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1 And it came about that when he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees on the Sabbath, to have a meal, they were watching him.
1 Y ACONTECIÓ que entrando en casa de un príncipe de los Fariseos un sábado á comer pan, ellos le acechaban.
2 And a certain man was there who had a disease.
2 Y he aquí un hombre hidrópico estaba delante de él.
3 And Jesus, answering, said to the scribes and Pharisees, Is it right to make people well on the Sabbath or not?
3 Y respondiendo Jesús, habló á los doctores de la ley y á los Fariseos, diciendo: ¿Es lícito sanar en sábado?
4 But they said nothing. And he made him well and sent him away.
4 Y ellos callaron. Entonces él tomándole, le sanó, y despidióle.
5 And he said to them, Which of you, whose ox or ass has got into a water-hole, will not straight away get him out on the Sabbath?
5 Y respondiendo á ellos dijo: ¿El asno ó el buey de cuál de vosotros caerá en [algún] pozo, y no lo sacará luego en día de sábado?
6 And they had no answer to that question.
6 Y no le podían replicar á estas cosas.
7 And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; saying to them,
7 Y observando cómo escogían los primeros asientos á la mesa, propuso una parábola á los convidados, diciéndoles:
8 When you get a request to come to a feast, do not take the best seat, for a more important man than you may be coming,
8 Cuando fueres convidado de alguno á bodas, no te sientes en el primer lugar, no sea que otro más honrado que tú esté por él convidado,
9 And then the giver of the feast will come to you and say, Give your place to this man; and you, with shame, will have to take the lowest seat.
9 Y viniendo el que te llamó á ti y á él, te diga: Da lugar á éste: y entonces comiences con vergüenza á tener el lugar último.
10 But when you come, go and take the lowest seat, so that when the giver of the feast comes, he may say to you, Friend, come up higher; and then you will have honour in the eyes of all the others who are there.
10 Mas cuando fueres convidado, ve, y siéntate en el postrer lugar; porque cuando viniere el que te llamó, te diga: Amigo, sube arriba: entonces tendrás gloria delante de los que juntamente se asientan á la mesa.
11 For every man who gives himself a high place will be put down, but he who takes a low place will be lifted up.
11 Porque cualquiera que se ensalza, será humillado; y el que se humilla, será ensalzado.
12 And he said to the master of the house, When you give a feast, do not send for your friends and your brothers and your family or your neighbours who have wealth, for they may give a feast for you, and so you will get a reward.
12 Y dijo también al que le había convidado: Cuando haces comida ó cena, no llames á tus amigos, ni á tus hermanos, ni á tus parientes, ni á vecinos ricos; porque también ellos no te vuelvan á convidar, y te sea hecha compensación.
13 But when you give a feast, send for the poor and the blind and those who are broken in body:
13 Mas cuando haces banquete, llama á los pobres, los mancos, los cojos, los ciegos;
14 And you will have a blessing, because they will not be able to give you any payment, and you will get your reward when the upright come back from the dead.
14 Y serás bienaventurado; porque no te pueden retribuir; mas te será recompensado en la resurrección de los justos.
15 And, hearing these words, one of those who were at table with him said to him, Happy is the man who will be a guest in the kingdom of God.
15 Y oyendo esto uno de los que juntamente estaban sentados á la mesa, le dijo: Bienaventurado el que comerá pan en el reino de los cielos.
16 And he said to them, A certain man gave a great feast, and sent word of it to a number of people.
16 El entonces le dijo: Un hombre hizo una grande cena, y convidó á muchos.
17 And when the time had come, he sent his servants to say to them, Come, for all things are now ready.
17 Y á la hora de la cena envió á su siervo á decir á los convidados: Venid, que ya está todo aparejado.
18 And they all gave reasons why they were not able to come. The first said to him, I have got a new field, and it is necessary for me to go and see it: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.
18 Y comenzaron todos á una á excusarse. El primero le dijo: He comprado una hacienda, y necesito salir y verla; te ruego que me des por excusado.
19 And another said, I have got some cattle, and I am going to make a test of them: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.
19 Y el otro dijo: He comprado cinco yuntas de bueyes, y voy á probarlos; ruégote que me des por excusado.
20 And another said, I have been married, and so I am not able to come.
20 Y el otro dijo: Acabo de casarme, y por tanto no puedo ir.
21 And the servant came back and gave his master an account of these things. Then the master of the house was angry and said to the servant, Go out quickly into the streets of the town and get the poor, the blind, and those who are broken in body.
21 Y vuelto el siervo, hizo saber estas cosas á su señor. Entonces enojado el padre de la familia, dijo á su siervo: Ve presto por las plazas y por las calles de la ciudad, y mete acá los pobres, los mancos, y cojos, y ciegos.
22 And the servant said, Lord, your orders have been done, and still there is room.
22 Y dijo el siervo: Señor, hecho es como mandaste, y aun hay lugar.
23 And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the roads and the fields, and make them come in, so that my house may be full.
23 Y dijo el señor al siervo: Ve por los caminos y por los vallados, y fuérza[los] á entrar, para que se llene mi casa.
24 For I say to you that not one of those who were requested to come will have a taste of my feast.
24 Porque os digo que ninguno de aquellos hombres que fueron llamados, gustará mi cena.
25 Now a great number of people went with him.
25 Y muchas gentes iban con él; y volviéndose les dijo:
26 And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple.
26 Si alguno viene á mí, y no aborrece á su padre, y madre, y mujer, é hijos, y hermanos, y hermanas, y aun también su vida, no puede ser mi discípulo.
27 Whoever does not take up his cross and come after me may not be my disciple.
27 Y cualquiera que no trae su cruz, y viene en pos de mí, no puede ser mi discípulo.
28 For which of you, desiring to put up a tower, does not first give much thought to the price, if he will have enough to make it complete?
28 Porque ¿cuál de vosotros, queriendo edificar una torre, no cuenta primero sentado los gastos, si tiene lo que necesita para acabarla?
29 For fear that if he makes a start and is not able to go on with it to the end, all who see it will be laughing at him,
29 Porque después que haya puesto el fundamento, y no pueda acabarla, todos los que [lo] vieren, no comiencen á hacer burla de él,
30 And saying, This man made a start at building and is not able to make it complete.
30 Diciendo: Este hombre comenzó á edificar, y no pudo acabar.
31 Or what king, going to war with another king, will not first take thought if he will be strong enough, with ten thousand men, to keep off him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
31 ¿O cuál rey, habiendo de ir á hacer guerra contra otro rey, sentándose primero no consulta si puede salir al encuentro con diez mil al que viene contra él con veinte mil?
32 Or while the other is still a great distance away, he sends representatives requesting conditions of peace.
32 De otra manera, cuando aun el otro está lejos, le ruega por la paz, enviándo[le] embajada.
33 And so whoever is not ready to give up all he has may not be my disciple.
33 Así pues, cualquiera de vosotros que no renuncia á todas las cosas que posee, no puede ser mi discípulo.
34 For salt is good, but if the taste goes from it, of what use is it?
34 Buena es la sal; mas si aun la sal fuere desvanecida, ¿con qué se adobará?
35 It is no good for the land or for the place of waste; no one has a use for it. He who has ears, let him give ear.
35 Ni para la tierra, ni para el muladar es buena; fuera la arrojan. Quien tiene oídos para oir, oiga.
Cross references (32)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Mark 3:2; Psalm 62:4; Luke 20:20; Proverbs 23:7; Luke 6:7
- 3 Luke 6:9; Matthew 12:10; Mark 3:4; Luke 13:14–16; John 7:23
- 4 Matthew 22:46; Matthew 21:25–27
- 5 Luke 13:15; Exodus 23:4–5; Matthew 12:11–12
- 6 Luke 20:40; Acts 6:10; Luke 20:26; Luke 21:15; Luke 13:17
- 7 Philippians 2:3; Luke 11:43; Matthew 23:6; Luke 20:46; Mark 12:38–39
- 8 Proverbs 25:6–7
- 9 Proverbs 16:18; Proverbs 11:2; Proverbs 3:35; Esther 6:6–12; Ezekiel 28:2–10
- 10 Proverbs 25:6–7; Proverbs 15:33; Isaiah 60:14; Revelation 3:9; 1 Samuel 15:17
- 11 Luke 18:14; Matthew 23:12; Proverbs 29:23; James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5
- 12 James 2:1–6; Matthew 5:46; Proverbs 22:16; Luke 6:32–36; Proverbs 14:20
- 13 Luke 14:21; Isaiah 58:10; Proverbs 14:31; Isaiah 58:7; Job 29:15–16
- 14 Proverbs 19:17; Acts 24:15; John 5:29; Matthew 6:4; Matthew 25:34–40
- 15 Revelation 19:9; Luke 22:30; Luke 13:29; Matthew 25:10; Matthew 8:11
- 16 Matthew 22:2–14; Revelation 22:17; Isaiah 55:1–7; Luke 14:16–24; Isaiah 25:6–7
- 17 Proverbs 9:1–5; John 7:37; Matthew 22:3–4; Luke 3:4–6; Matthew 10:1–4
- 18 Luke 18:24; Luke 17:26–31; 1 Timothy 6:9–10; Isaiah 29:11–12; Acts 18:5–6
- 20 Deuteronomy 24:5; 1 Corinthians 7:33; Luke 18:29–30; Luke 14:26–28; 1 Corinthians 7:29–31
- 21 Luke 14:13; Matthew 11:5; Luke 14:24; Matthew 22:7–8; Hebrews 2:3
- 22 John 14:2; 1 Timothy 2:5–6; Colossians 2:9; Ephesians 3:8; Revelation 7:4–9
- 23 Matthew 22:9–10; Colossians 1:28; 2 Corinthians 5:11; Acts 13:47–48; 2 Timothy 4:2
- 24 Matthew 21:43; Acts 13:46; Matthew 22:8; John 3:36; John 8:24
- 25 John 6:24–27
- 26 Matthew 10:37; John 12:25; Philippians 3:8; Acts 20:24; Psalm 73:25–26
- 27 Matthew 10:38; Luke 9:23–25; Mark 10:21; Matthew 16:24–26; Mark 8:34–37
- 28 Proverbs 24:27; Matthew 10:22; Joshua 24:19–24; Luke 14:33; Acts 21:13
- 30 Hebrews 6:11; 2 John 8; Hebrews 6:4–8; 2 Peter 2:19–22; Hebrews 10:38
- 31 Proverbs 20:18; Proverbs 25:8; 1 Kings 20:11; 2 Kings 18:20–22
- 32 Acts 12:20; 2 Kings 10:4–5; Job 40:9; Luke 12:58; James 4:6–10
- 33 Philippians 3:7–8; 1 John 2:15–16; Luke 5:28; Luke 14:26; Luke 18:28–30
- 34 Matthew 5:13; Colossians 4:6; Mark 9:49–50; Hebrews 2:4–8
- 35 Matthew 11:15; Revelation 2:11; Revelation 2:7; Luke 9:44; Matthew 13:9
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Holy lessons have been set forth before us, to which we should both give ear, and upon which by the Lord's help I would deliver some observations. In the Apostolic lesson thanks are rendered unto the Lord for the faith of the Gentiles, of course, because it was His work.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
They then represent the Saviour as having indicated this twofold faculty: first, the sustaining power, when He said, "Whosoever doth not bear his cross (Stauros), and follow after me, cannot be my disciple;" and again, "Taking up the cross, follow me;" but the separating power when He said, "I came not to send peace, but a sword." They also maintain …
Thus both of them, being now Thine, were building a tower at the necessary cost, --of forsaking all that they had and following Thee.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
For this reason Luke saith, "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;" not commanding simply to hate them, since this were even quite contrary to the law; but "when one desires to be loved more …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
John, therefore, did distinctly foresee the first "resurrection of the just," and the inheritance in the kingdom of the earth; and what the prophets have prophesied concerning it harmonize [with his vision].