14One Sabbath day, Jesus went to eat in the house of a well-known Pharisee. While he was there, he was being carefully watched. ²In front of him was a man whose body was badly swollen.

³Jesus turned to the Pharisees and the authorities on the law. He asked them, “Is it breaking the Law to heal on the Sabbath?”

⁴But they remained silent.

So Jesus took hold of the man and healed him. Then he sent him away.

⁵He asked them another question. He said, “Suppose one of you has a son or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day. Wouldn’t you pull him out right away?” ⁶And they had nothing to say.

⁷Jesus noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table. So he told them a story. ⁸He said, “Suppose someone invites you to a wedding feast. Do not take the place of honor. A person more important than you may have been invited. ⁹If so, the host who invited both of you will come to you. He will say, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then you will be filled with shame. You will have to take the least important place.

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