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Luke 14:13

GenerosityPoverty and the vulnerableFellowship and the church

11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

12 Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.

But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

14 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

15 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

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Compare

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

    So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.

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  • Isaiah 58:10

    And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:

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  • Proverbs 14:31

    He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

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  • Isaiah 58:7

    Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?

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  • Job 29:15–16

    I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.

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  • Hebrews 13:2

    Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

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  • Nehemiah 8:10

    Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

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  • Job 31:16–20

    If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

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