1And it came to pass, when he had come into the house of one of the chief men of the Pharisees on the sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him.stylusMark 3:2, Mark 3:2, Psalms 41:6, Psalms 62:4, Psalms 64:52And lo! there was a certain man before him, who had the dropsy.stylus3And Jesus answering spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath, or not?stylusMatthew 12:10, Matthew 12:10, Luke 6:9, Luke 13:14, Luke 13:164But they were silent. And taking hold of him, he cured him, and sent him away.stylusMatthew 22:46, Matthew 22:46, Matthew 21:25, Matthew 21:27, Matthew 21:255And he answered them and said, Who is there of you, who, if his son or his ox fall into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the sabbath-day?stylusLuke 13:15, Luke 13:15, Exodus 23:4, Exodus 23:5, Exodus 23:46And they could make no answer to this.stylusLuke 20:40, Luke 20:40, Acts 6:10, Luke 13:17, Luke 20:267And he spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he observed how they chose out the highest places at the table, saying to them,stylusPhilippians 2:3, Luke 11:43, Philippians 2:3, Luke 11:43, Matthew 23:68When thou art invited by any one to a wedding, do not take the highest place, lest one more honorable than thou may have been invited by him;stylusProverbs 25:6, Proverbs 25:7, Proverbs 25:6, Proverbs 25:79and he who invited thee and him come and say to thee, Give place to this man; and then thou wilt begin with shame to take the lowest place.stylusProverbs 11:2, Proverbs 16:18, Proverbs 11:2, Proverbs 16:18, Proverbs 3:3510But when thou art invited, go and recline in the lowest place, that when he who invited thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher. Then wilt thou have honor in the presence of all who are at table with thee.stylusProverbs 25:6, Proverbs 25:7, Proverbs 25:6, Proverbs 25:7, Proverbs 15:3311For every one that exalteth himself will be humbled; and he that humbleth himself will be exalted.stylusLuke 18:14, Luke 18:14, Matthew 23:12, Matthew 23:12, Proverbs 29:2312And he said also to him who invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, do not invite thy friends, nor thy brothers, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbors; lest they too invite thee in return, and a recompense be made thee.stylusMatthew 5:46, Matthew 5:46, James 2:1, James 2:6, James 2:113But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind;stylusLuke 14:21, Luke 14:21, Isaiah 58:10, Isaiah 58:10, Proverbs 14:3114and thou shalt be blessed, because they cannot recompense thee; but thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the righteous.stylusProverbs 19:17, Proverbs 19:17, Acts 24:15, Acts 24:15, John 5:2915And one of those who were at table with him, hearing this, said to him, Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.stylusRevelation 19:9, Revelation 19:9, Luke 22:30, Luke 22:30, Luke 13:2916And he said to him, A certain man made a great supper, and invited many.stylusMatthew 22:2, Matthew 22:14, Matthew 22:2, Matthew 22:14, Revelation 22:1717And at the hour of supper he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, Come, for things are now ready.stylusProverbs 9:1, Proverbs 9:5, Matthew 10:1, Matthew 10:4, Matthew 11:2718And all with one accord began to excuse themselves. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of land, and must needs go out and see it; I pray that I may be excused.stylus1 Timothy 6:9, 1 Timothy 6:10, 1 Timothy 6:9, 1 Timothy 6:10, Luke 17:2619And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and am going out to try them; I pray that I may be excused.stylus20And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.stylusDeuteronomy 24:5, Deuteronomy 24:5, 1 Corinthians 7:33, 1 Corinthians 7:33, Luke 18:2921And the servant came, and reported these things to his lord. 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 hither the poor, and the maimed, the blind, and the lame.stylusLuke 14:13, Luke 14:13, Matthew 11:5, James 2:5, Matthew 11:522And the servant said, Lord, what thou didst command hath been done, and yet there is room.stylusJohn 14:2, John 14:2, 1 Timothy 2:5, 1 Timothy 2:6, 1 John 2:223And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain them to come in, that my house may be filled.stylusMatthew 22:9, Matthew 22:10, Matthew 22:9, Matthew 22:10, Colossians 1:2824For I say to you, that none of those men who were invited shall taste of my supper.stylusMatthew 21:43, Matthew 21:43, Acts 13:46, Acts 13:46, John 3:3625And great multitudes were going with him; and he turned and said to them,stylusJohn 6:24, John 6:27, John 6:24, John 6:27, Luke 12:126If any one cometh to me, and hateth not his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.stylusMatthew 10:37, Matthew 10:37, John 12:25, John 12:25, Philippians 3:827Whoever doth not bear his own cross and follow me, cannot be my disciple.stylusMatthew 10:38, Matthew 10:38, Luke 9:23, Luke 9:25, Luke 9:2328For which of you, intending to build a tower, doth not sit down first and count the cost, whether he hath the means to finish it?stylusProverbs 24:27, Proverbs 24:27, Matthew 10:22, Matthew 10:22, Joshua 24:1929lest haply when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to make sport of him,stylus30saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.stylusHebrews 6:11, Hebrews 6:11, 2 John 1:8, 2 John 1:8, 1 Corinthians 3:1131Or what king, setting out to give battle to another king, will not first sit down and consider whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?stylusProverbs 20:18, Proverbs 20:18, 2 Kings 18:20, 2 Kings 18:22, 1 Kings 20:1132Else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an embassy, and asketh conditions of peace.stylusActs 12:20, Acts 12:20, Luke 12:58, Matthew 5:25, James 4:633So likewise, whoever of you doth not forsake all that he hath, cannot be my disciple.stylusPhilippians 3:7, Philippians 3:8, Philippians 3:7, Philippians 3:8, 1 John 2:1534Salt then is good; but if the salt itself have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned?stylusMatthew 5:13, Matthew 5:13, Colossians 4:6, Colossians 4:6, Mark 9:4935It is fit neither for the land, nor for the dunghill; men cast it out. He that hath ears, let him hear.stylusMatthew 11:15, Matthew 11:15, Luke 8:8, Revelation 2:7, Luke 9:44