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Luke 14:13 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: "
Luke 14:13
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For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
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:
And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
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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Luke 14:1
"And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him."
Luke 14:2
"And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy."
Luke 14:3
"And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?"
Luke 14:4
"And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;"
Luke 14:5
"And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?"
Luke 14:6
"And they could not answer him again to these things."
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