5. . V . Elitism

14:15-24

one reclining

"certain man a great supper"

14:15 hearing And one of the ones reclining with these things said to him: Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. 16 And he said to him: A certain man made supper a great, and invited many, 17 and sent the slave of him at the hour of the supper to say to the ones having been invited: Come, because now prepared it is. 18 And they began from one mind all to beg off. The first said to him: A farm I bought, and I am obliged going out to set it; I ask thee, have me begged off. 19 and another said: yoke of oxen I bought five, and I am going to prove them; I ask thee, have me begged off. 20 And another said: A wife

I married, and therefore I cannot to come. 21 And coming up the slave reported to the lord of him these things. Then being angry the house-master told the slave of him: go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and the poor and maimed and blind and lame bring in here. 22 And said the slave: Lord has happened what thou didst command yet room there is. 23 And said the lord to the slave: Go out into the ways and hedges and compel to come in, that may be filled of me the house. 24 for I tell you that not one men of those having been invited shall taste of me the supper.

6. . V .Ideological foundations

14:25-35

Crowds, many

"lay foundation of house"

14:25 And came together to him crowds many, and turning he said to them: 26 If anyone comes to me and hates not the father of him and the mother and the wife and the children and the brothers and the sisters, and besides also the life of himself, he cannot to be of me a disciple. 27 Who bears not the cross of himself and comes after me, he cannot to be of me a disciple. 28 For who of you wishing a tower to build not first sitting counts the cost, if he has for completion? 29 Lest when laying him a foundation and not being able to finish all the ones seeing begin him to mock 30 saying. This man began to build and was not able to finish.

31 Or what king going another king to attack in war not sitting first will deliberate if able he is with ten thousands to meet the one with twenty thousands coming upon him? 32 Otherwise, yet him afar being a delegation sending he asks the things for peace. 33 So therefore everyone of you who does not say farewell to all the of himself possessions cannot to be of me a disciple. 34 Good therefore the salt; but if even the salt becomes useless, with what will it be seasoned? 35 neither for soil nor for manure suitable is it; outside they cast it The one having ears to hear let him hear.