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Luke - ch 14 v 1 - 20
- And it came about that when he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees on the Sabbath, to have a meal, they were watching him.
- And a certain man was there who had a disease.
- And Jesus, answering, said to the scribes and Pharisees, Is it right to make people well on the Sabbath or not?
- But they said nothing. And he made him well and sent him away.
- And he said to them, Which of you, whose ox or ass has got into a water-hole, will not straight away get him out on the Sabbath?
- And they had no answer to that question.
- And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; saying to them,
- When you get a request to come to a feast, do not take the best seat, for a more important man than you may be coming,
- And then the giver of the feast will come to you and say, Give your place to this man; and you, with shame, will have to take the lowest seat.
- But when you come, go and take the lowest seat, so that when the giver of the feast comes, he may say to you, Friend, come up higher; and then you will have honour in the eyes of all the others who are there.
- For every man who gives himself a high place will be put down, but he who takes a low place will be lifted up.
- And he said to the master of the house, When you give a feast, do not send for your friends and your brothers and your family or your neighbours who have wealth, for they may give a feast for you, and so you will get a reward.
- But when you give a feast, send for the poor and the blind and those who are broken in body:
- And you will have a blessing, because they will not be able to give you any payment, and you will get your reward when the upright come back from the dead.
- And, hearing these words, one of those who were at table with him said to him, Happy is the man who will be a guest in the kingdom of God.
- And he said to them, A certain man gave a great feast, and sent word of it to a number of people.
- And when the time had come, he sent his servants to say to them, Come, for all things are now ready.
- And they all gave reasons why they were not able to come. The first said to him, I have got a new field, and it is necessary for me to go and see it: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.
- And another said, I have got some cattle, and I am going to make a test of them: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.
- And another said, I have been married, and so I am not able to come.
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