8 And, lo, I say that men will come from lands afar, from east, from west, from north, from south and sit with me in consciousness of life. 9 Behold, I say, the last shall be the first, the first shall be the last. 10 All men are called unto the kingdom of the Christ; but few are chosen, for the pure in heart alone can see the king. 11 And as he spoke a Pharisee came up and said, You man of Galilee, if you would save your life remain not here; flee instantly, for Herod swears that he will take your life, and even now his officers are seeking you. 12 And Jesus said, Why is it that the Pharisees are so concerned about my life? And then he said unto the man who spoke, 13 Go forth and say to that sly fox, Behold, I heal the sick and cast the unclean spirits out today, tomorrow, and the days to come, and then I will attain. 14 Go say to him, I need not fear in Galilee, for I must meet the cruel wrath of men within Jerusalem. 15 And while they tarried in the place a man, a Pharisee, invited Jesus and a few of those who followed him, to dine with him upon the Sabbath day, to celebrate the marriage of his son. 16 Among the guests was one afflicted with a dropsical disease. 17 And Jesus said to those who had been sent to get from his own lips some words by which they might accuse him of a crime, 18 You lawyers and you Pharisees, what do you say about the lawlessness of healing on the Sabbath day? Here is a man, one of your own, and he is sore distressed. 19 Shall I, in God’s own strength, say out the healing Word and heal this man? 20 The lawyers and the Pharisees were dumb; they answered not. 21 Then Jesus spoke the healing Word and healed the man and he, rejoicing, went his way. 22 Then Jesus said again unto the lawyers and the Pharisees, Which one of you who has a horse or cow, if it would fall into a pit upon the Sabbath day would not call in his friends to help to draw it out? 23 And not a man could answer, Here am I. 24 As Jesus looked upon the guests who had been bidden to the feast and saw them crowding in to get the highest seats, he said to them, 25 You selfish men why do you strive to take the highest seats when you are but invited guests? You do not show our host the courtesies of life. 26 When men are bidden to a marriage feast they should sit in the lower seats until the host shall place them where he wills. 27 You may, unbidden, take the highest seat; but then a man more honorable may come and when the host shall bid you rise and take a lower seat that he may honor his more worthy guest, you cannot help but blush for very shame in your humility. 28 But if you take the lowest seat and then are honored by your host and asked to take a higher seat, you are esteemed an honored guest. 29 In this event we note a principle in life, That he who would exalt himself shall be abased, and he who humbles low himself shall be exalted in the sight of men.