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1 AND it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the principal Pharisees, to eat bread on the sabbath, that they were watchfully observant of him. 2 And, behold, there was a certain man who had a dropsy, before him. 3 And Jesus addressing himself to the teachers of the law and the Pharisees, spake, saying, Is it lawful to perform cures on the sabbath? 4 And they said nothing. And he took him, and healed him, and sent him away; 5 and addressing them, said, Whose ass or ox is fallen into a pit, and doth he not immediately pull him out on the sabbath-day? 6 And they were unable to answer him in opposition to these things. 7 Then he spake to those who were invited, a parable, when he observed how they chose the principal seats; saying unto them, 8 When thou art invited of any person to a marriage entertainment, recline not on the principal couch; lest a more honourable personage than thyself be invited by him; 9 and he that invited thee and him, coming say to thee, Yield this person the place; and so thou shalt begin with shame to go down to the lowest place. 10 But when thou art invited, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he who invited thee comes, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher; then shalt thou have respect in the presence of those who are seated with thee. 11 For every one who exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. 12 Then said he also to the person who had invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, invite not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy relations, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also invite thee again, and a recompence be made to thee. 13 But when thou makest an entertainment, invite the poor, the maimed, the halt, the blind: Luke 14:1-13, Haweis New Testament. Public domain.
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