English Revised Version

Luke 14:2-8 English Revised Version (ERV)

2. And behold, there was before him a certain man which had the dropsy.

3. And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not?

4. But they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go.

5. And he said unto them, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a well, and will not straightway draw him up on a sabbath day?

6. And they could not answer again unto these things.

7. And he spake a parable unto those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,

8. When thou art bidden of any man to a marriage feast, sit not down in the chief seat; lest haply a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him,