dden of any man to a marriage feast, sit not down
in the chief seat; lest haply a more honorable man than thou be
bidden of him, 9 and he that bade thee and him shall come and say
to thee, Give this man place; and then thou shalt begin with shame
to take the lowest place. 10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit
down in the lowest place; that when he that hath bidden thee
cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou
have glory in the presence of all that sit at meat with thee. 11
For everyone that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that
humbleth himself shall be exalted.

12 And he said to him also that had bidden him, When thou makest a
dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor
thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbors; lest haply they also bid thee
again, and a recompense be made thee. 13 But when thou makest a
feast, bid the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: 14 and thou
shalt be blessed; because they have not _wherewith_ to recompense
thee: for thou shalt be recompensed in the resurrection of the
just.

15 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these
things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in
the kingdom of God. 16 But he said unto him, A certain man made a
great supper; and he bade many: 17 and he sent forth his servants
at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for _all_
things are now ready. 18 And they all with one _consent_ began to
make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a field, and I
must needs go out and see it; I pray thee have me excused. 19 And
another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove
them; I pray thee have me excused. 20 And another said, I have
married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. 21 And the servant
came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house
being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets
and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and maimed and
blind and lame. 22 And the servant said, Lord, what thou didst
command is done, and yet there is room. 23 And the lord said unto
the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain
_them_ to come in, that my house may be filled. 24 For I say unto
you, that none of those men that were bidden shall taste of my
supper.