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,