Luke 14:1-8

1 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.

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

5 And He answered them, saying, "Which of you shall have an ox or an ass fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the Sabbath day?"

6 And again they could not answer Him concerning these things.

7 And He put forth a parable to those who were bidden, when He marked how they chose out the chief places, saying unto them,

8 "When thou art bidden by any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest place, lest a more honorable man than thou be bidden by him,