1. And it came to pass as he went into the house of one of the princes of the Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day that they watched him.
2. And, behold, there was a certain man before him who had the dropsy.
3. And Jesus, answering, spoke unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?
4. And they were silent. And he took him and healed him and dismissed him
5. and answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?
6. And they could not answer him as to these things.
7. And observing how they chose the first seats at the table, he put forth a parable to those who were invited, saying unto them,
8. When thou art called to a wedding by anyone, do not sit down in the highest place, lest a more honourable man than thou be invited of him,
9. and he that called thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place, and thou begin with shame to have the lowest place.
10. But when thou art called, go and sit down in the lowest place that when he that invited thee comes, he may say unto thee, Friend, come up higher; then shalt thou have glory in the presence of those that sit at the table with thee.
11. For whosoever exalts himself shall be abased, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.
12. Then said he also to him that invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen nor thy rich neighbours, lest they also invite thee again, and a recompense be made thee.
13. But when thou makest a banquet, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind,
14. and thou shalt be blessed, for they cannot recompense thee; for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
15. And when one of those that sat at the table with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
16. Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper and called many
17. and sent his slave at supper time to say to those that were called, Come, for all things are now ready.
18. And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a field, and I have need to go and see it; I pray thee have me excused.
19. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee have me excused.