Luke 14:2-14

2And 1there in front of Him was a man suffering from 2edema. 3And Jesus responded and said to the 34lawyers and 5Pharisees, “6Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?” 4But they kept silent. And He took hold of him and healed him, and sent him away. 5And He said to them, “78Which one of you will have a son or an ox fall into a well, and will not immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?” 69And they could offer no reply to this.

7Now He began telling a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how 10they had been picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them, 8“Whenever you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, 11do not 12take the place of honor, for someone more distinguished than you may have been invited by him, 9and the one who invited you 13both will come and say to you, ‘Give your place to this person,’ and then 14in disgrace you will proceed to occupy the last place. 10But whenever you are invited, go and 15take the last place, so that when the one who has invited you comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, 16move up higher’; then you will have honor in the sight of all who are 17dining at the table with you. 1118For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

12Now He also went on to say to the one who had invited Him, “Whenever you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor wealthy neighbors, otherwise they may also invite you to a meal in return, and that will be your 19repayment. 13But whenever you give a 20banquet, invite people who are poor, who have disabilities, who are limping, and people who are blind; 14and you will be blessed, since they 21do not have the means to repay you; for you will be repaid at 22the resurrection of the righteous.”