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Luke 14:13

GenerosityPoverty and the vulnerableFellowship and the church

11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

12 Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.

But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,

14 and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

15 When one of those reclining with Him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is everyone who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”

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BSB
But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,
KJV
But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
WEB
But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;
ASV
But when thou makest a feast, bid the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
DARBY
But when thou makest a feast, call poor, crippled, lame, blind:
BLB
But when you may make a feast, call the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,
ÅB
Men når du gjør gjestebud, da be fattige, vanføre, halte, blinde!
OTB
Men når du holder et gjestebud, inviter de fattige, de uføre, de lamme, og de blinde,
B1930
Men når du gjør gjestebud, da be fattige, vanføre, halte, blinde!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Luke 14:21

    The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

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  • Isaiah 58:10

    and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will go forth in the darkness, and your night will be like noonday.

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  • Proverbs 14:31

    Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

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  • Isaiah 58:7

    Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?

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  • Job 29:15–16

    I served as eyes to the blind and as feet to the lame.

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  • Hebrews 13:2

    Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.

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  • Nehemiah 8:10

    Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

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  • Job 31:16–20

    If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,

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