Jesus Heals a Man with Dropsy

1And it came to pass when He entered into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on the Sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching Him. 2And, behold, a certain dropsical man was before Him. 3And Jesus responding spoke to the theologians and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath-day, or not? and they were silent. 4And taking him by the hand, He healed him, and sent him away. 5And responding to them He said; Of which one of you shall his son or his ox fall into a pit, and will he not immediately lift him out on the Sabbath-day? 6and they were not able to respond to these things.

The Parable of the Guests

7And He spoke a parable to those whom He had called, warning them that they should not choose the first couches; saying to them,

8When you may be called by any one to a marriage feast, do not sit down upon the first couch; lest one more worthy than thee may have been called by him, 9and the one having called thee and him, having come in shall say to thee, Give place to him; and then thou shalt with shame begin to take the last place. 10But when you may be invited, coming in sit down in the last place; in order that when the one having invited thee may come, he will say to thee, Friend, come up higher: then there will be glory to thee in the presence of all those sitting along with thee. 11Because every one who shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

12And He spoke to the one having also invited Him, When you may make a dinner or a supper, do not call your rich friends, nor your brothers, nor your kindred, nor your neighbors; lest they may also invite thee in turn, and there may be a recompense unto thee. 13But when you may make a feast, invite the poor, maimed, lame, blind: 14and thou shalt be happy; because they have nothing with which to recompense thee: and it shall be recompensed unto thee in the resurrection of the just.

The Parable of the Banquet
(Matthew 22:1–14)

15And a certain one of those sitting together, hearing these things, said to Him, Happy is he whosoever eateth bread in the kingdom of God.

16And He said to him, A certain man made a great supper, and invited many; 17and at the hour, of the supper he sent his servants to say to those who were invited, Come; because they are now ready. 18And they all of one consent began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a farm, and I have need having gone to see it: I pray thee have me excused. 19And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove the same: I intreat thee have me excused. 20Another said, I have married a wife, and on this account I am not able to come. 21And the servant coming, announced these things to his lord. Then the land-lord being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and lead in hither the poor and maimed and blind and lame. 22And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou didst command, and yet there is room. 23And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the roads and hedges, and compel them to come in, in order that my house may be filled: 24for I say unto you, that no one of these men who have been invited shall taste of my supper.

The Cost of Discipleship
(Matthew 8:18–22; Luke 9:57–62; John 6:59–66)

25And many multitudes were journeying along with Him, and turning He said to them,

26If any one comes to me, and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and even yet his own soul, he is not able to be my disciple. 27Whosoever does not carry his cross, and come after me, is not able to be my disciple. 28For which one of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sitting down count the cost; if he has unto sufficiency? 29Lest he having laid the foundation, and being unable to complete it, all who see it may begin to mock him, 30saying, that this man began to build, and was not able to complete it. 31Or what king, going forth to engage in war with another king, will not first sitting down counsel if he is able with ten thousand to meet him who is coming against him, with twenty thousand? 32But if not, while he is yet a great way off, sending an embassy, he asks for those things which appertain to peace. 33Thus then every one of you who does not consecrate all his possessions, is not able to be my disciple.

Good Salt
(Matthew 5:13–16; Mark 9:49–50)

34Therefore salt is good: but if the salt may lose its savor, with what shall it be salted? 35It is neither good for the land nor for excrement: they cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.