7And when He noted how they (the scribes and Pharisees) who were also invited chose out the places of honor, He offered them this advice: 8“When you are invited by anyone to a wedding, do not sit not in the place of honor; because a person more distinguished than you may be invited by the host; 9And the host who invited him may come and say to you, ‘Give your seat to this man’; and you will be humiliated as you take whatever place is left. 10Instead, when you are invited, sit down in the lowest place so that the host may come and say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place’; then you shall be honored among those that dine with you. 11For whoever exalts himself shall be abased; and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.” 12Then Jesus said to the Pharisee who had invited Him, “When you give a dinner or a supper, do not invite your friends, or your brothers, or your relatives, or your rich neighbors, that they may also return the invitation, and repay you. 13But instead, when you give a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind, 14And you shall be blessed; for although they cannot recompense you; for you shall be rewarded at the resurrection of the just.”

15And when one of those eating with Him heard these things, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is he that shall attend the banquet in the kingdom of God”. 16Then Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet, and invited many. 17And he sent his servant at supper time to tell those that were invited, ‘Come; for all things are now ready’. 18And they all with one consent began to make excuses. The first said unto him, ‘I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it; please have me excused’. 19And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to test them; I pray you’ll me excuse me’. 20And still another said, ‘I have just gotten married, so I cannot come’. 21So his servant came, and told him lord these things. Then the owner of the house became angry, and told his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind’. 22And the servant said, ‘Lord, I have done as you ordered, and yet there is still room’. 23And the owner said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel anyone you find to come in, so that my house will be filled. 24For I tell you, none of those men I invited shall taste my banquet’”.

25And great crowds were following Jesus; and He turned, and said to them, 26“If anyone comes to Me, and does not, by comparison, hate his father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yea, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple. 27And whoever does not bear their cross, and follow Me, cannot be My disciple. 28For who among you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has the means to finish it? 29So that after he has laid the foundation, and cannot complete it; and all that see it begin to mock him, 30And say, ‘This man began to build, and was not able to finish’. 31Or what king would go to war against another king without, first sitting down, and considers whether he be able, with ten thousand, to oppose him that is coming against him with twenty thousand? 32And if he is not able, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation to negotiate conditions of peace. 33So in the same way, whoever among you that will not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple. 34Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its savor, how can its saltiness be restored to it? 35It is not fit for the soil, or even the dunghill; but is thrown out. He that has ears to hear, let him hear and understand.”