10. "But when you are invited, take the lowest place. Then your host will come over to you. He will say, 'Friend, move up to a better place.' Then you will be honored in front of all the other guests.
11. Anyone who lifts himself up will be brought down. And anyone who is brought down will be lifted up."
12. Then Jesus spoke to his host. "Suppose you give a lunch or a dinner," he said. "Do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, or your relatives, or your rich neighbors. If you do, they may invite you to eat with them. So you will be paid back.
13. "But when you give a big dinner, invite those who are poor. Also invite those who can't walk, the disabled and the blind.