Luke 14
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Luke 14:12-16

12He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, don’t invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors so you can be invited by them in return and get repaid.

13But when you host an elaborate meal, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.

14Then you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

15When one of those at the meal with Jesus heard this, he said to him, “Blessed is everyone who will feast in the kingdom of God!”

16But Jesus said to him, “A man once gave a great banquet and invited many guests.

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