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Now it happened, as He went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they watched Him closely.
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And behold, there was a certain man before Him who had dropsy.
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And Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"
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But they kept silent. And He took him and healed him, and let him go.
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Then He answered them, saying, "Which of you, having a donkey or an ox that has fallen into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?"
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And they could not answer Him regarding these things.
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So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the best places, saying to them:
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"When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the best place, lest one more honorable than you be invited by him;