1It happened, when he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him.

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Mark 3:2, Mark 3:2, Psalms 41:6, Psalms 62:4, Psalms 64:5

2Behold, a certain man who had dropsy was in front of him.

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3Jesus, answering, spoke to the Law scholars and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?"

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Matthew 12:10, Matthew 12:10, Luke 6:9, Luke 13:14, Luke 13:16

4But they were silent. He took him, and healed him, and let him go.

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Matthew 22:46, Matthew 22:46, Matthew 21:25, Matthew 21:27, Matthew 21:25

5He answered them, "Which of you, if your son or an ox fell into a well, would not immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?"

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Luke 13:15, Luke 13:15, Exodus 23:4, Exodus 23:5, Exodus 23:4

6They could not answer him regarding these things.

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Luke 20:40, Luke 20:40, Acts 6:10, Luke 13:17, Luke 20:26

7He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,

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Philippians 2:3, Luke 11:43, Philippians 2:3, Luke 11:43, Matthew 23:6

8"When you are invited by anyone to a marriage feast, do not sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him,

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Proverbs 25:6, Proverbs 25:7, Proverbs 25:6, Proverbs 25:7

9and he who invited both of you would come and tell you, 'Make room for this person.' Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place.

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Proverbs 11:2, Proverbs 16:18, Proverbs 11:2, Proverbs 16:18, Proverbs 3:35

10But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may tell you, 'Friend, move up higher.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.

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Proverbs 25:6, Proverbs 25:7, Proverbs 25:6, Proverbs 25:7, Proverbs 15:33

11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted."

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Luke 18:14, Luke 18:14, Matthew 23:12, Matthew 23:12, Proverbs 29:23

12He also said to the one who had invited him, "When you make a dinner or a supper, do not call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also return the favor, and pay you back.

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Matthew 5:46, Matthew 5:46, James 2:1, James 2:6, James 2:1

13But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;

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Luke 14:21, Luke 14:21, Isaiah 58:10, Isaiah 58:10, Proverbs 14:31

14and you will be blessed, because they do not have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous."

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Proverbs 19:17, Proverbs 19:17, Acts 24:15, Acts 24:15, John 5:29

15When one of those who sat at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, "Blessed is he who will eat bread in the Kingdom of God!"

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Revelation 19:9, Revelation 19:9, Luke 22:30, Luke 22:30, Luke 13:29

16But he said to him, "A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.

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Matthew 22:2, Matthew 22:14, Matthew 22:2, Matthew 22:14, Revelation 22:17

17He sent out his servant at supper time to tell those who were invited, 'Come, for everything is ready now.'

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Proverbs 9:1, Proverbs 9:5, Matthew 10:1, Matthew 10:4, Matthew 11:27

18They all as one began to make excuses. "The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.'

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1 Timothy 6:9, 1 Timothy 6:10, 1 Timothy 6:9, 1 Timothy 6:10, Luke 17:26

19"Another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.'

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20"Another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.'

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Deuteronomy 24:5, Deuteronomy 24:5, 1 Corinthians 7:33, 1 Corinthians 7:33, Luke 18:29

21"That servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.'

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Luke 14:13, Luke 14:13, Matthew 11:5, James 2:5, Matthew 11:5

22"The servant said, 'Lord, it is done as you commanded, and there is still room.'

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John 14:2, John 14:2, 1 Timothy 2:5, 1 Timothy 2:6, 1 John 2:2

23"The lord said to the servant, 'Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

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Matthew 22:9, Matthew 22:10, Matthew 22:9, Matthew 22:10, Colossians 1:28

24For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will taste of my supper.'"

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Matthew 21:43, Matthew 21:43, Acts 13:46, Acts 13:46, John 3:36

25Now great multitudes were going with him. He turned and said to them,

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John 6:24, John 6:27, John 6:24, John 6:27, Luke 12:1

26"If anyone comes to me, and does not hate his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

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Matthew 10:37, Matthew 10:37, John 12:25, John 12:25, Philippians 3:8

27Whoever does not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

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Matthew 10:38, Matthew 10:38, Luke 9:23, Luke 9:25, Luke 9:23

28For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?

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Proverbs 24:27, Proverbs 24:27, Matthew 10:22, Matthew 10:22, Joshua 24:19

29Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,

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30saying, 'This man began to build, and was not able to finish.'

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Hebrews 6:11, Hebrews 6:11, 2 John 1:8, 2 John 1:8, 1 Corinthians 3:11

31Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?

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Proverbs 20:18, Proverbs 20:18, 2 Kings 18:20, 2 Kings 18:22, 1 Kings 20:11

32Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy, and asks for conditions of peace.

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Acts 12:20, Acts 12:20, Luke 12:58, Matthew 5:25, James 4:6

33So therefore whoever of you who does not renounce all that he has, he cannot be my disciple.

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Philippians 3:7, Philippians 3:8, Philippians 3:7, Philippians 3:8, 1 John 2:15

34Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it?

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Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:13, Colossians 4:6, Colossians 4:6, Mark 9:49

35It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

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Matthew 11:15, Matthew 11:15, Luke 8:8, Revelation 2:7, Luke 9:44