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14:16. But he said to him: A certain man made a great supper and invited
many.
14:17. And he sent his servant at the hour of supper to say to them that
were invited, that they should come: for now all things are ready.
14:18. And they began all at once to make excuse. The first said to him:
I have bought a farm and I must needs go out and see it. I pray thee,
hold me excused.
14:19. And another said: I have bought five yoke of oxen and I go to try
them. I pray thee, hold me excused.
14:20. And another said: I have married a wife; and therefore I cannot
come.
14:21. And the servant returning, told these things to his lord. 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 feeble and the blind and the lame.
14:22. And the servant said: Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded;
and yet there is room.
14:23. And the Lord said to the servant: Go out into the highways and
hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
14:24. But I say unto you that none of those men that were invited shall
taste of my supper.
14:25. And there went great multitudes with him. And turning, he said to
them:
14:26. 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.
Hate not, etc... The law of Christ does not allow us to hate even our
enemies, much less our parents: but the meaning of the text is, that we
must be in that disposition of soul, as to be willing to renounce, and
part with every thing, how near or dear soever it may be to us, that
would keep us from following Christ.
14:27. And whosoever doth not carry his cross and come after me cannot
be my disciple.
14:28. For which of you, having a mind to build a tower, doth not first
sit down and reckon the charges that are necessary, whether he have
wherewithal to finish it:
14:29. Lest, after he hath laid the foundation and is not able to finish
it, all that see it begin to mock him,
14:30. Saying: This man began to build and was not able to finish.
14:31. Or, what king, about to go to make war against another king, doth
not first sit down and think whether he be able, with ten thousand, to
meet him that, with twenty thousand, cometh against him?
14:32. Or else, while the other is yet afar off, sending an embassy, he
desireth conditions of peace.
14:33. So likewise every one of you that doth not renounce all that he
possesseth cannot be my disciple.
14:34. Salt is good. But if the salt shall lose its savour, wherewith
shall it be seasoned?
14:35. It is neither profitable for the land nor for the dunghill: but
shall be cast out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Luke Chapter 15
The parables of the lost sheep and of the prodigal son.
15:1. Now the publicans and sinners drew near unto him to hear him.
15:2. And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying: This man
receiveth sinners and eateth with them.
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