3. . V .Hierarchy

14:1-11

Lawyers & Pharisees

"chief places at table"

14:1-11 It happened that he went into the house of one of the leaders of the Pharisees on a Sabbath day to eat bread. They were watching him carefully. And there was a certain man with dropsy who was before him. Jesus responded to this and spoke to the lawyers and pharisees saying. "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?" They were silent. And taking (the man) he cured him and sent him on his way. He (then) said to them. "Which of you who if you have a son or an ox that falls into a pit would not immediately pull it up even on a Sabbath day?" They were not able to reply to these things. And he spoke a parable to the people who had been invited because he had been noting how they

were choosing the chief seats (at the table). "When you are invited by anyone to wedding festivities do not sit in the chief seat in case someone who is more honourable than yourself has been invited. Then the one who invited both yourself and him will say to you "Give this man your place." And then you will begin with shame to take the last place of all. Rather when you are invited go and sit in the last place so that when the one who invited you comes he will say to you. "Friend go up higher. Then you will be honoured before all those who are reclining with you." This is because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled. The one who humbles himself will be exalted."

4. . V . Payment base

14:12-14

one inviting

"invite poor persons"

14:12-14 He also spoke to the one inviting him. "When you make a dinner or a supper do not call your friends nor your brothers, nor your relatives, nor rich neighbours, lest they invite you in return and in that sense they repay you.

Rather when you make a party invite the poor, the maimed, the lame and the blind. Then you will be blessed because they cannot repay you. Rather you will be repaid in the resurrection of the just."