42:014:001 And it came to pass, as he went into the
house of one of the
chief
Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they
watched
him.
42:014:002 And, behold, there was a certain man before
him which had the
dropsy.
42:014:003 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers
and Pharisees,
saying,
Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?
42:014:004 And they held their peace. And he
took him, and healed him,
and
let him go;
42:014:005 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?
42:014:006 And they could not answer him again to these things.
42:014:007 And he put forth a parable to those which
were bidden, when he
marked
how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them.
42:014:008 When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding,
sit not down in
the
highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou
be
bidden
of him;
42:014:009 And he that bade thee and him come and
say to thee, Give this
man
place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest
room.
42:014:010 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down
in the lowest room;
that
when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee,
Friend,
go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in
the
presence
of them that sit at meat with thee.
42:014:011 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be
abased; and he that
humbleth
himself shall be exalted.
42:014:012 Then said he also to him that bade 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
bid
thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
42:014:013 But when thou makest a feast, call the
poor, the maimed, the
lame,
the blind:
42:014:014 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot
recompense thee:
for
thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the
just.
42:014:015 And when one of them that sat at meat with
him heard these
things,
he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread
in
the kingdom of God.
42:014:016 Then said he unto him, A certain man made
a great supper, and
bade
many:
42:014:017 And sent his servant at supper time to
say to them that were
bidden,
Come; for all things are now ready.
42:014:018 And they all with one consent began to
make excuse. The first
said
unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must
needs
go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.


