Outline
I. The Preface (1:1-4)
The Beginning of the Ministry in Galilee (4:14-41)The First Tour of Galilee (4:42;5:39)A Sabbath Controversy (6:1-11)The Choice of the 12 Apostles (6:12-16)The Sermon on the Plain (6:17-49)Miracles in Capernaum and Nain (7:1-18)The Inquiry of John the Baptist (7:19-29)Jesus and the Pharisees (7:30-50)The Second Tour of Galilee (8:1-3)The Parables of the Kingdom (8:4-21)The Trip across the Sea of Galilee (8:22-39)The Third Tour of Galilee (8:40;9:9)
V. His Withdrawal to Regions around Galilee (9:10-50)
The Narrow Door (13:22-30)Warning concerning Herod (13:31-35)- At a Pharisee's House (14:1-23)
- The Cost of Discipleship (14:24-35)
The Parables of the Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin and the Lost Son (ch. 15)The Parable of the Shrewd Manager (16:1-18)The Rich Man and Lazarus (16:19-31)Miscellaneous Teachings (17:1-10)Ten Healed of Leprosy (17:11-19)The Coming of the Kingdom (17:20-37)The Persistent Widow (18:1-8)The Pharisee and the Tax Collector (18:9-14)Jesus and the Children (18:15-17)The Rich Young Ruler (18:18-30)Christ Foretells His Death (18:31-34)A Blind Beggar Given His Sight (18:35-43)Jesus and Zacchaeus (19:1-10)The Parable of the Ten Minas (19:11-27)
The Triumphal Entry (19:28-44)The Cleansing of the Temple (19:45-48)The Last Controversies with the Jewish Leaders (ch. 20)The Olivet Discourse (ch. 21)The Last Supper (22:1-38)Jesus Praying in Gethsemane (22:39-46)Jesus' Arrest (22:47-65)Jesus on Trial (22:66;23:25)The Crucifixion (23:26-56)The Resurrection (24:1-12)The Post-Resurrection Ministry (24:13-49)The Ascension (24:50-53)
Luke
14 NLT
1 One Sabbath day Jesus went to eat dinner
in the home of a leader of the Pharisees, and the people were watching him
closely.
2 There was a man there whose arms and
legs were swollen.
3 Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in
religious law, “Is it permitted in the law to heal people on the Sabbath day,
or not?”
4 When they refused to answer, Jesus
touched the sick man and healed him and sent him away.
5 Then he turned to them and said, “Which
of you doesn’t work on the Sabbath? If your son or your cow falls into a pit,
don’t you rush to get him out?”
6 Again they could not answer.
7When Jesus noticed that all who had come to
the dinner were trying to sit in the seats of honor near the head of the table,
he gave them this advice:
8“When you are invited to a wedding feast,
don’t sit in the seat of honor. What if someone who is more distinguished than you
has also been invited?
9 The host will come and say, ‘Give this
person your seat.’ Then you will be embarrassed, and you will have to take
whatever seat is left at the foot of the table!
10 “Instead, take the lowest place at the
foot of the table. Then when your host sees you, he will come and say, ‘Friend,
we have a better place for you!’ Then you will be honored in front of all the
other guests.
11 For those who exalt themselves will be
humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
12 Then he turned to his host. “When you
put on a luncheon or a banquet,” he said, “don’t invite your friends, brothers,
relatives, and rich neighbors. For they will invite you back, and that will be
your only reward.
13Instead, invite the poor, the crippled, the
lame, and the blind.
14 Then at the resurrection of the
righteous, God will reward you for inviting those who could not repay
you.”
15 Hearing this, a man sitting at the table
with Jesus exclaimed, “What a blessing it will be to attend a banquet in the
Kingdom of God!”
16 Jesus replied with this story: “A man
prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations.
17 When the banquet was ready, he sent his
servant to tell the guests, ‘Come, the banquet is ready.’
18 But they all began making excuses. One
said, ‘I have just bought a field and must inspect it. Please excuse me.’
19 Another said, ‘I have just bought five
pairs of oxen, and I want to try them out. Please excuse me.’
20 Another said, ‘I now have a wife, so I
can’t come.’
21 “The servant returned and told his
master what they had said. His master was furious and said, ‘Go quickly into
the streets and alleys of the town and invite the poor, the crippled, the
blind, and the lame.’
22 After the servant had done this, he
reported, ‘There is still room for more.’
23 So his master said, ‘Go out into the
country lanes and behind the hedges and urge anyone you find to come, so that
the house will be full.
24For none of those I first invited will get
even the smallest taste of my banquet.’”
25 A large crowd was following Jesus. He
turned around and said to them,
26 “If you want to be my disciple, you must
hate everyone else by comparison—your father and mother, wife and children,
brothers and sisters—yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my
disciple.
27 And if you do not carry your own cross
and follow me, you cannot be my disciple.
28 “But don’t begin until you count the
cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating
the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it?
29 Otherwise, you might complete only the
foundation before running out of money, and then everyone would laugh at
you.
30 They would say, ‘There’s the person who
started that building and couldn’t afford to finish it!’
31 “Or what king would go to war against
another king without first sitting down with his counselors to discuss whether
his army of 10,000 could defeat the 20,000 soldiers marching against him?
32 And if he can’t, he will send a
delegation to discuss terms of peace while the enemy is still far away.
33 So you cannot become my disciple without
giving up everything you own.
34 “Salt is good for seasoning. But if it
loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again?
35 Flavorless salt is good neither for the
soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown away. Anyone with ears to hear
should listen and understand!”
