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For every man who gives himself a high place will be put down, but he who takes a low place will be lifted up.

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.

But when you give a feast, send for the poor and the blind and those who are broken in body:

And when the time had come, he sent his servants to say to them, Come, for all things are now ready.

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.

For I say to you that not one of those who were requested to come will have a taste of my feast.

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.

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?

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,

For salt is good, but if the taste goes from it, of what use is it?

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.

And he made a story for them, saying,

And when he gets back to his house, he sends for his neighbours and friends, saying to them, Be glad with me, for I have got back my sheep which had gone away.

I say to you that even so there will be more joy in heaven when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing, than for ninety-nine good men, who have no need of a change of heart.

And when she has it again, she gets her friends and neighbours together, saying, Be glad with me, for I have got back the bit of silver which had gone from me.

And he got up and went to his father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with pity for him and went quickly and took him in his arms and gave him a kiss.

For this, my son, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away from me, and has come back. And they were full of joy.

And he sent for one of the servants, questioning him about what it might be.

But when this your son came, who has been wasting your property with bad women, you put to death the fat young ox for him.

But it was right to be glad and to have a feast; for this your brother, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away and has come back.