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Luke 14:5-7
New Catholic Bible
Luke 14:5-7
New Catholic Bible
5 Then he said to them, “If one of you has a son or an ox that has fallen into a well, will you not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?” 6 And they were unable to give him any answer.
The Parable of the Ambitious Guest.[a] 7 When he noticed how the guests were securing places of honor, he told them a parable:
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- Luke 14:7 These reflections on the choice of places at a banquet could be nothing more than simple counsels of worldly wisdom. But Jesus wishes to stress that humility holds first place in the values of the kingdom, contrary to the values of the world (see Lk 1:51-52; 18:14).
