Section XXX.

[1] 1980    Luke xiv. 7.And he spake a parable unto those which were bidden there, because he saw [2] them choose the places that were in the highest part of the sitting room:  1981    Luke xiv. 8.When a man invites thee to a feast, do not go and sit at the head of the room; lest there [3] be there a man more honourable than thou, 1982    Luke xiv. 9.and he that invited you come and say unto thee, Give the place to this man:  and thou be ashamed when thou risest and [4] takest1983    Lit. at thy rising and taking. another place.  1984    Luke xiv. 10.But when thou art invited, go and sit last; so that when he that invited thee cometh, he may say unto thee, My friend, go up higher:  and [5] thou shalt have praise before all that were invited with thee.  1985    Luke xiv. 11.For every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and every one that abaseth himself shall be exalted.

[6] 1986    Luke xiv. 12.And he said also to him that had invited him, When thou makest a feast1987    Practically synonymous words. or a banquet,1988    Practically synonymous words. do not invite thy friends, nor even thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor thy [7] rich neighbours; lest haply they also invite thee, and thou have this reward.  1989    Luke xiv. 13.But when thou makest a feast, invite the poor, and those with withered hand, and the [8] lame, and the blind:  1990    Luke xiv. 14.and blessed art thou, since they have not the means to reward [9] thee; that thy reward may be at the rising of the righteous.  1991    Luke xiv. 15.And when one of them that were invited heard that, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

[10, 11] 1992    Matt. xxii. 1; Matt. xxii. 2.Jesus answered again in parables, and said, 1993    Luke xiv. 16b.The kingdom of heaven hath been likened [Arabic, p. 115] to1994    Borg. ms., is like. a certain king, which made a feast1995    Used specially of a marriage feast. for his son, and prepared a [12] great banquet,1996    Lit. bread, the Syriac word for which (not that in the versions) means also feast. and invited many:  and he sent his servants at the time of the feast to inform them that were invited, 1997    Luke xiv. 17; Matt. xxii. 3b.Everything is made ready for you; come.  And [13] they would not come, but began all of them with one voice to make excuse.  1998    Luke xiv. 18.And the first said unto them, Say to him, I have bought a field, and I must needs go out [14] to see it:  1999    Luke xiv. 19.I pray thee to release2000    Or, omit. me, for I ask to be excused.  And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to examine them:  I pray thee [15] to release me, for I ask to be excused.  2001    Luke xiv. 20.And another said, I have married a wife, [16] and therefore I cannot come.  2002    Matt. xxii. 4.And the king sent also other servants, and said, Say to those that were invited, that my feast is ready, and my oxen and my fatlings are [17] slain, and everything is ready:  come to the feast.  2003    Matt. xxii. 5.But they made light of it, and [18] went, one to his field, and another to his merchandise:  2004    Matt. xxii. 6.and the rest took his [19] servants, and entreated them shamefully, and killed them.  2005    Luke xiv. 21a.And one of the servants [20] came, and informed his lord of what had happened.  2006    Matt. xxii. 7.And when the king heard, he became angry, and sent his armies; and they destroyed those murderers, and [21] burned their cities.  2007    Matt. xxii. 8.Then he said to his servants, The feast is prepared, but those [22] that were invited were not worthy.  2008    Luke xiv. 21c.Go out quickly into the markets and into the partings of the ways of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and those with pains, and the lame, and the blind.  And the servants did as the king commanded them.  [23] 2009    Luke xiv. 22.And they came, and said unto him, Our lord, we have done all that thou commandedst [24] us, and there is here still room.  2010    Luke xiv. 23a; Matt. xxii. 9b.So the lord said unto his servants, Go out into the roads, and the ways, and the paths, and every one that ye find, invite [25] [Arabic, p. 116] to the feast, and constrain them to enter, till my house is2011    Or, that my house may be. filled.  2012    Luke xiv. 23b; Luke xiv. 24.I say unto you, that no one of those people that were invited shall taste of my feast.  [26] 2013    Matt. xxii. 10.And those servants went out into the roads, and gathered all that they found, good and [27] bad:  and the banquet-house was filled with guests.  2014    Matt. xxii. 11.And the king entered to see those [28] who were seated, and he saw there a man not wearing a festive garment:  2015    Matt. xxii. 12.and he said unto him, My friend, how didst thou come in here not having on festive garments?  [29] 2016    Matt. xxii. 13.And he was silent.  Then the king said to the servants, Bind his hands and his feet, and put him forth into the outer darkness; there shall be weeping and [30] gnashing of teeth.  2017    Matt. xxii. 14.The called are many; and the chosen, few.

[31] 2018    John v. 1a.And after that, the time of the feast of unleavened bread of the Jews arrived, [32] and Jesus went out to go to Jerusalem.  2019    Luke xvii. 11; Luke xvii. 12.And as he went in the way, there met him [33] ten persons who were lepers, and stood afar off:  2020    Luke xvii. 13.and they lifted up their voice, and [34] said, Our Master, Jesus, have mercy upon us.  2021    Luke xvii. 14.And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go and shew yourselves unto the priests.  And when they went, they [35] were cleansed.  2022    Luke xvii. 15.And one of them, when he saw himself cleansed, returned, and [36] was praising God with a loud voice; 2023    Luke xvii. 16.and he fell on his face before the feet of [37] Jesus, giving him thanks:  and this man was a Samaritan.  2024    Luke xvii. 17.Jesus answered and said, [38] Were not those that were cleansed ten? where then are the nine?  2025    Luke xvii. 18.Not one of them turned aside to come and praise God, but this man who is of a strange [39] people.  2026    Luke xvii. 19.He said unto him, Arise, and go thy way; for thy faith hath given thee life.2027    Or, saved thee.

[40] 2028    Mark x. 32.And while they were going up in the way to Jerusalem, Jesus went in front of them; and they wondered, and followed him fearing.  And he took his twelve disciples apart, [41] and began to tell them privately2029    Lit. between himself and them. what was about to befall him.  2030    Luke xviii. 31b.And he said unto [Arabic, p. 117] them, We are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things shall be fulfilled [42] that are written in the prophets concerning the Son of man.  2