Jesus Heals a Man with Dropsy
One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely. Mrk 3:2Luk 20:20Luk 6:7Pro 23:7Psa 41:6Psa 62:4Psa 64:5-61Co 9:19-22 Right there before Him was a man with dropsy. So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” Luk 6:9Mat 12:10Jhn 7:23Luk 13:14-16Mrk 3:4Luk 11:44-45Mat 12:2Mat 22:35
But they remained silent. Mat 21:25-27Mat 22:46
Then Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him on his way. And He asked them, “Which of you whose son 1or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?” Luk 13:15Exo 23:4-5Mat 12:11-12Dan 4:24
And they were unable to answer these questions. Luk 20:40Act 6:10Luk 13:17Luk 20:26Luk 21:15Mat 22:46
The Parable of the Guests
When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable: Php 2:3Luk 11:43Mat 23:6Luk 20:46Mrk 12:38-393Jn 1:9Act 8:18-19Ezk 17:2 “When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited. Pro 25:6-7 Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place. Pro 16:18Pro 11:2Pro 3:35Dan 4:30-34Est 6:6-12Ezk 28:2-10
But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ 2 Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you. Pro 25:6-7Pro 15:33Isa 60:141Sa 15:17Rev 3:9 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” Luk 18:14Mat 23:12Pro 29:23Jas 4:61Pe 5:5Psa 138:6Pro 18:12Jas 4:10
Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid. Jas 2:1-6Mat 5:46Luk 6:32-36Pro 22:16Pro 14:20Mat 6:1-4Luk 1:53Zec 7:5-7 But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind, Luk 14:21Isa 58:10Isa 58:7Pro 14:31Job 29:15-16Heb 13:2Job 31:16-20Neh 8:10 and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.” Pro 19:17Act 24:15Jhn 5:29Mat 25:34-40Mat 6:4Dan 12:2-3Luk 20:35-36Mat 10:41-42
The Parable of the Banquet
(Matthew 22:1–14)
When one of those reclining with Him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is everyone who will eat at the feast 3in the kingdom of God.” Rev 19:9Luk 13:29Luk 22:30Mat 25:10Jhn 6:27-59Luk 12:37Mat 8:11
But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests. Mat 22:2-14Rev 22:17Isa 55:1-7Isa 25:6-7Luk 14:16-24Rev 3:20Pro 9:1-2Sng 5:1 When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’ Pro 9:1-5Jhn 7:37Luk 3:4-6Mat 10:1-4Mat 22:3-42Co 5:18Act 13:26Act 2:38-39
But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’ 1Ti 6:9-10Luk 17:26-31Luk 18:241Jn 2:15-162Ti 4:4Act 18:5-6Isa 28:12-13Isa 29:11-12
Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’
Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, so I cannot come.’ Deu 24:51Co 7:331Co 7:29-31Luk 14:26-28Luk 18:29-30
The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’ Luk 14:13Mat 11:5Jas 2:5Jhn 9:39Luk 14:24Mat 22:7-81Sa 2:8Heb 2:3
‘Sir,’ the servant replied, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’ Jhn 14:21Ti 2:5-6Col 2:9Eph 3:8Psa 130:7Rev 7:4-91Jn 2:2Act 1:1-9
So the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full. Mat 22:9-10Col 1:282Co 5:11Act 13:47-482Co 5:202Ti 4:2Act 18:6Act 28:28 For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’” Mat 21:43Act 13:46Mat 22:8Jhn 3:36Jhn 8:24Heb 12:25-26Jhn 3:19Mat 23:38-39
The Cost of Discipleship
(Matthew 8:18–22; Luke 9:57–62; John 6:59–66)
Large crowds were now traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them, Jhn 6:24-27Luk 12:1 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple. Mat 10:37Jhn 12:25Php 3:8Act 20:24Psa 73:25-26Rev 12:11Deu 13:6-8Deu 33:9 And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple. Mat 10:38Luk 9:23-25Mat 16:24-26Mrk 10:21Mrk 8:34-372Ti 3:12Act 14:22Mat 13:21
Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it? Pro 24:27Mat 10:22Jos 24:19-24Luk 14:33Act 21:13Mat 20:22-23Mat 8:201Th 3:4-5 Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’ Heb 6:112Jn 1:82Pe 2:19-22Heb 6:4-81Co 3:11-14Act 1:18-19Heb 10:38Mat 27:3-8
Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand? Pro 20:18Pro 25:81Ki 20:112Ki 18:20-22 And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace. Act 12:201Ki 20:31-342Ki 10:4-5Jas 4:6-10Job 40:9Luk 12:58Mat 5:25
In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple. Php 3:7-81Jn 2:15-16Luk 5:28Luk 14:26Luk 18:28-30Luk 18:22-23Luk 5:11Act 5:1-5
Good Salt
(Matthew 5:13–16; Mark 9:49–50)
Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned? Mat 5:13Col 4:6Mrk 9:49-50Heb 2:4-8 It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. Mat 11:15Rev 2:11Rev 2:7Luk 9:44Mat 13:9Rev 2:29Jhn 15:6Luk 8:8
He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”