And it came to pass on the going of Him into a house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, and they were watching Him.

And behold, a man certain there was with dropsy before Him.

And answering, Jesus spoke to the lawyers and to [the] Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful on the Sabbath to heal or not?

And to them He said, Which of you a son or an ox into a pit will collapse, also not immediately he will pull up him on day the Sabbath?

And not they were able to reply to these things.

He was speaking then to those invited a parable, remarking how the first places they were choosing out, saying to them,

When you may be invited by anyone to wedding feasts, not may recline in the first place, otherwise [one] more honorable than you may have been invited by him,

and having come, the [one] you and him having invited will say to you, do give to this one [your] place, and then you will begin with shame the last place to take.

But when you may be invited, having gone, do recline in the last place, so that when may come the [one] having invited you, he will say to you, Friend, do come up higher. Then will be to you glory before all those reclining [with] you.

For everyone who is exalting himself will be humbled, and the [one] humbling himself will be exalted.

He was saying then also to the [one] having invited Him, When you may make a dinner or a supper, not do call the friends of you, nor the brothers of you, nor the relatives of you, nor neighbors rich, otherwise also they may invite in return you, and may be made recompense to you.

But when a feast you may make, do call [the] poor, [the] crippled, [the] lame, [the] blind;

and blessed you will be, because nothing they have to repay you. It will be recompensed for to you in the resurrection of the righteous.

Having heard then one of those reclining with [Him] these things, he said to Him, Blessed [is he] who will eat bread in the kingdom of God.

And he sent the servant of him at the hour of the supper to say to those invited, do come, for now ready [it] is.

And began with one [voice] all to excuse themselves. The first said to him, A field I have bought, and I have need going out to see it; I beg of you, do hold me excused.

And another said, Yoke of oxen I have bought five, and I am going to prove them; I beg of you do hold me excused.

And another said, A wife I have married, and because of this not I am able to come.

And having come, the servant, reported to the master of him these things. Then having become angry, the master of the house said to the servant of him, do go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and the poor and crippled and blind and lame do bring in here.

And said the servant, Sir, it has been done as you did command, and still room there is.

And said the master to the servant, do go out into the highways and hedges and do compel [them] to come in, so that may be filled of me the house.

I say for to you that not one of the men of those which invited will taste of me the supper.

Were going with then Him crowds great; and having turned, He said to them,