The economy of grace

Luke 14:1-11
1 And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him. 2 And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy. 3 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? 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 straightway pull him out on the sabbath day? 6 And they could not answer him again to these things. 7 And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them, 8 When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him; 9 And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room. 10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. 11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Lucas 14:1-11
1 Y aconteció un día sábado, que yendo a comer pan en casa de un príncipe de los fariseos, ellos le acechaban. 2 Y he aquí un hombre hidrópico estaba delante de Él. 3 Y respondiendo Jesús, habló a los doctores de la ley y a los fariseos, diciendo: “¿Es lícito sanar en sábado?” 4 Y ellos callaron. Entonces Él tomándole, le sanó, y le despidió. 5 Y les respondió, diciendo: “¿Quién de vosotros, si su asno o su buey cayere en un pozo, no lo sacará luego en día de sábado?” 6 Y no le podían replicar a estas cosas. 7 Y observando cómo escogían los primeros asientos a la mesa, relató una parábola a los convidados, diciéndoles: 8 “Cuando seas convidado por alguno a bodas, no te sientes en el primer lugar, no sea que otro más distinguido que tú esté convidado por él,” 9 “y el que te convidó a ti y a él, venga y te diga: Da lugar a éste; y entonces comiences con vergüenza a tomar el último lugar.” 10 “Mas cuando seas convidado, ve, y siéntate en el postrer lugar; para que cuando venga el que te convidó, te diga: Amigo, sube más arriba; entonces tendrás gloria delante de los que juntamente se sientan a la mesa.” 11 “Porque cualquiera que se enaltece, será humillado; y el que se humilla, será enaltecido.”