1 And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath, that they watched him.
2 And behold, there was a certain man before him who had the dropsy.
3 And Jesus answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath?
4 And they held their peace. And he took him and healed him, and let him go;
5 And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not forthwith pull him out on the sabbath?
6 And they could not answer him again to these things.
7 And he put forth a parable to those who were invited, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying to them,