Luke 14:1-9

1 One sabbath when he went to dine at the house of a ruler who belonged to the Pharisees, they were watching him.

2 And behold, there was a man before him who had dropsy.

3 And Jesus spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not?"

4 But they were silent. Then he took him and healed him, and let him go.

5 And he said to them, "Which of you, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well, will not immediately pull him out on a sabbath day?"

6 And they could not reply to this.

7 Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he marked how they chose the places of honor, saying to them,

8 "When you are invited by any one to a marriage feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest a more eminent man than you be invited by him;

9 and he who invited you both will come and say to you, 'Give place to this man,' and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place.