1 On a Sabbath day, Jesus went to the home of a leading Pharisee to eat with him. The people there were all watching him very closely.
2 A man with a bad disease was there in front of him.
3 Jesus said to the Pharisees and experts in the law, “Is it right or wrong to heal on the Sabbath day?”
4 But they would not answer his question. So he took the man and healed him. Then he sent the man away.
5 Jesus said to the Pharisees and teachers of the law, “If your son or work animal falls into a well on the Sabbath day, you know you would pull him out immediately.”
6 The Pharisees and teachers of the law could say nothing against what he said.
7 Then Jesus noticed that some of the guests were choosing the best places to sit. So he told this story: