5. Jesus said to the Pharisees and teachers of the law, “If your son or work animal falls into a well on the Sabbath day, you know you would pull him out immediately.”
6. The Pharisees and teachers of the law could say nothing against what he said.
7. Then Jesus noticed that some of the guests were choosing the best places to sit. So he told this story:
8. “When someone invites you to a wedding, don’t sit in the most important seat. They may have invited someone more important than you.
9. And if you are sitting in the most important seat, they will come to you and say, ‘Give this man your seat!’ Then you will have to move down to the last place and be embarrassed.
10. “So when someone invites you, go sit in the seat that is not important. Then they will come to you and say, ‘Friend, move up here to this better place!’ What an honor this will be for you in front of all the other guests.