¹And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the rulers, who was of the Pharisees, to eat bread on the sabbath, that they were watching him. ²And behold, there was a certain dropsical man before him. ³And Jesus answering spoke unto the doctors of the law and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? ⁴But they were silent. And taking him he healed him and let him go. ⁵And answering he said to them, Of which of you shall an ass or ox fall into a well, that he does not straightway pull him up on the sabbath day? ⁶And they were not able to answer him to these things.

⁷And he spoke a parable to those that were invited, remarking how they chose out the first places, saying to them, ⁸When thou art invited by any one to a wedding, do not lay thyself down in the first place at table, lest perhaps a more honourable than thou be invited by him, ⁹and he who invited thee and him come and say to thee, Give place to this man, and then thou begin with shame to take the last place. ¹⁰But when thou hast been invited, go and put thyself down in the last place, that when he who has invited thee comes, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honour before all that are lying at table with thee; ¹¹for every one that exalts himself shall be abased, and he that abases himself shall be exalted.

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Luke 14:10: But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you.

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