2. There in front of him was a man suffering from abnormal swelling of his body.
3. Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?"
4. But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him on his way.
5. Then he asked them, "If one of you has a child or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull it out?"
6. And they had nothing to say.
7. When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable: