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Luke 14:7-24

7AndhespokeἜλεγενElegenG3004aparableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850tothosethatwereinvited,remarkinghowπῶςpōsG4459theychoseoutthefirstplacesG4411,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004tothem,

8WhenὅτανhotanG3752thou artinvitedbyanyoneG5100toaweddingγάμους,gamousG1062,donotlay thyselfdowninthefirstplaceπρωτοκλισίαν,prōtoklisianG4411attable,lestG3361perhapsamorehonourablethanthoubeG1510invitedbyhim,

9andhewhoinvitedtheeandhimcomeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andsayG3004tothee,GiveδὸςdosG1325placeτόπον.toponG5117tothis[manG3778],andthenthoubeginἄρξῃarxēG757withshameαἰσχύνηςaischunēsG152totakethelastἔσχατονeschatonG2078placeτόπονtoponG5117.

10ButwhenὅτανhotanG3752thou hastbeenἔσταιestaiG1510invited,goG4198andput thyselfdownG377inthelastἔσχατονeschatonG2078placeτόπον,toponG5117,thatwhenὅτανhotanG3752hewhohasinvitedtheecomesἔλθῃelthēG2064,hemaysayG3004tothee,Friendφίλε,phileG5384,goG4198uphigher:thenτότεtoteG5119shalt thouhavehonourbeforeallthatareG1510lyingattablewiththee;

11foreveryonethatexaltsὑψῶνhupsōnG5312himselfshallbeabased,andhethatabaseshimselfshallbeexaltedὑψωθήσεται.¶hupsōthēsetaiG5312.

12AndhesaidἜλεγενElegenG3004alsoG2532tohimthathadinvitedhim,WhenὅτανhotanG3752thou makestadinnerorasupperδεῖπνον,deipnonG1173,callG2564notthyfriendsφίλουςphilousG5384,northybrethren,northy kinsfolk,norrichπλουσίουςplousiousG4145neighbours,lestG3361itmaybetheyalsoG2532shouldinvitetheeinreturn,andarecompensebemadeποιῇςpoiēasG4160thee.

13ButwhenὅτανhotanG3752thou makestafeast,callκάλειkaleiG2564poorπτωχούς,ptōchousG4434, crippled,lameχωλούς,chōlousG5560,blindτυφλούς.tuphlousG5185:

14andthou shaltbeἔσῃ,esēG1510blessed;fortheyhavenot[themeans]torecompense thee;foritshallbeG1510recompensed theeintheresurrectionἀναστάσειanastaseiG386ofthejustG1342.

15AndoneτιςtisG5100ofthosethatwerelyingattablewith[them],hearingG191thesethingsταῦταtautaG3778,saidG3004tohim,Blessed[is]hewhoshalleatG2068breadἄρτονartonG740inthekingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932ofGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

16AndhesaidG3004tohim,AcertainτιςtisG5100manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444madeG4160agreatμέγαmegaG3173supperδεῖπνονdeipnonG1173andinvitedmanyπολλούς·pollousG4183.

17AndhesentG649hisbondmanatthehourὥρᾳhōraG5610ofsupperδείπνουdeipnouG1173tosayG3004tothosewhowereG1510invited,Comeἔρχεσθε,erchestheG2064,foralreadyG2235allthingsareG1510readyἕτοιμάhetoimaG2092.

18AndallbeganG757,withoutexception,toexcusethemselves.ThefirstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413saidG3004tohim,IhaveboughtG59landG68,andImustgoG1831outandseeG3708it;Ipray theeholdG2192meforexcused.

19AndanothersaidG3004,IhaveboughtG59fiveπέντεpenteG4002yokeofoxenβοῶνboōnG1016,andIgoG4198toprovethem;Ipray theeholdG2192meforexcused.

20AndanothersaidG3004,IhavemarriedG1060awifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,andonthisaccountG1223Icannotcomeἐλθεῖν.eltheinG2064.

21AndthebondmancameG1831upandbroughtεἰσάγαγεeisagageG1521backwordG518ofthesethingsταῦτα.¶tautaG3778tohislordG2962.ThenthemasterκυρίῳkuriōG2962ofthehouseοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēsG3617,inanger,saidG3004tohisbondman,GoἔξελθεexeltheG1831outquicklyintothestreetsG4505andlanesofthecityπόλεως,poleōsG4172,andbringG1521hereὧδε.hōdeG5602thepoorπτωχοὺςptōchousG4434andcrippledandlameχωλοὺςchōlousG5560andblindτυφλοὺςtuphlousG5185.

22AndthebondmansaidG3004,Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,itisG1510doneasthou hastcommandedἐπέταξας,epetaxasG2004,andthereisG1510stillἔτιetiG2089room.

23AndthelordG2962saidG3004tothebondman,GoἔξελθεexeltheG1831outintothewaysG3598andfencesandcompelἀνάγκασονanagkasonG315tocomeG1831in,thatmyhouseοἶκος.oikosG3624maybefilledγεμισθῇgemisthēaG1072;

24forIsayλέγωlegōG3004toyou,thatnotoneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762ofthosemenG435whowereinvitedshalltasteγεύσεταίgeusetaiG1089ofmysupperδείπνουdeipnouG1173.

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