1One Sabbath day Jesus went to eat at the house of a ruler. He was a ruler of the Pharisees. They were watching Jesus. 2man stood in front of him. He was sick. His body was filled with water. 3Jesus asked the teachers of Gods law and the Pharisees, Is it right to heal a person on the Sabbath day or not? 4They did not answer. So he took the man and healed him. Then he sent him away. 5Jesus said to them, If your horse or cow falls into a hole, which one of you will not pull him out right away on the Sabbath day? 6They could not answer that. 7Jesus told a story to the people who were asked to eat at the house. He saw that they chose to sit at the best places. 8He said to them, When you are called to a wedding, do not sit in the best place. It may be that a better man than you has been called. 9Then the man who called you both will come and say to you, "Get up and let this man sit here." Then you will be ashamed. And you will go and sit down in the last place. 10But when you are asked to go to a wedding, go and sit down in the last place. Then when the man who called you comes, he will say to you, "Friend, come to a better place." Then all the people who sit at the table will see how he respects you. 11Everyone who puts himself up in a high place will be brought down to a low place. And everyone who puts himself down in a low place will be brought up to a high place. 12Then Jesus said to the man who had asked him to come, When you make a dinner or a feast, do not ask your friends, or your brothers, or the people in your family, or your rich neighbours. They will repay you by making a dinner for you. 13But when you make a dinner, ask the people who are poor, hurt, lame, or blind. 14You will be made happy because they cannot pay you. You will be repaid when all good people are raised from death. 15One of those who was sitting at the table heard this. He said, Happy is the person who will eat in the kingdom of God! 16But Jesus said to him, A man made a big feast and asked many people to come. 17When the feast was ready, he sent his servant to tell the people who had been asked. He said, "Come. Everything is ready." 18But the people all began to make excuses. The first one said, I have bought a farm. I must go and see it. I beg you, excuse me from the feast." 19Another man said, "I have bought ten oxen. I am going to see them. I beg you, excuse me from the feast." 20Another one said, "I have married a woman, and so I cannot come." 21The servant came and told his master. Then the master was very angry. He said to his servant, "Go out quickly. Go on all the streets in the city. Bring here people who are poor, hurt, blind, or lame." 22The servant came back and said, "Sir, I have done what you told me to do. There is still room for more people." 23Then the master said to the servant, "Go out onto the roads and behind bushes. Find people and make them come in so that my house will be full. 24I tell you, not one of the men who were called first will eat any of my feast. 25, fehlt/missing 26Many people were going with Jesus. He turned to them and said, If any man comes to me, he must hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sister. Yes, he must hate himself too. If he does not, he cannot be my disciple. 27If anyone does not carry his cross