Luke 14
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Luke 14:12-16

12And He alsoG2532went on to sayἜλεγενElegenG3004to the one who had invitedκεκληκότιkeklēkotiG2564Him,“WhenὅτανhotanG3752you giveποιῇςpoiēasG4160a luncheonἄριστονaristonG712orἢēG2228a dinnerδεῖπνον,deipnonG1173,do not inviteφώνειphōneiG5455your friendsφίλουςphilousG5384orμηδὲmēdeG3366your brothersἀδελφούςadelphousG80orμηδὲmēdeG3366your relativesσυγγενεῖςsungeneisG4773orμηδὲmēdeG3366richπλουσίουςplousiousG4145neighborsγείτοναςgeitonasG1069,otherwiseG3379they may alsoG2532inviteG479you in returnG479and thatwill be your repaymentἀνταπόδομάantapodomaG468.
13But whenὅτανhotanG3752you giveποιῇς,poiēasG4160areceptionδοχὴνdochēnG1403,inviteκάλειkaleiG2564thepoorπτωχούς,ptōchousG4434, thecrippledἀναπείρους,anapeirousG376, thelameχωλούς,chōlousG5560, theblindτυφλούς.tuphlousG5185,
14and you will be blessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107,sinceὅτιhotiG3754theydo not haveἔχουσινechousinG2192the meansto repayἀνταποδοῦναίantapodounaiG467you; for you will be repaidἀνταποδοθήσεταιantapodothēsetaiG467atthe resurrectionἀναστάσειanastaseiG386of the righteousδικαίων.¶dikaiōnG1342.”
15When oneτιςtisG5100of thoseG3588who were recliningσυνανακειμένωνsunanakeimenōnG4873at the tablewith Him heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191thisταῦταtautaG3778,he saidG3004to Him, “BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107is everyoneG3748whoG3748will eatG2068breadἄρτονartonG740in the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316!”
16But He saidG3004to him, “A manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444was givingἐποίειepoieiG4160a bigμέγαmegaG3173dinnerδεῖπνονdeipnonG1173,and he invitedἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564manyπολλούς·pollousG4183;
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