Luke 14:12

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Summary

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.

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General references

Matthew 5:42

Luke 6:34

Bible References

When

Those who had no food he made full of good things; the men of wealth he sent away with nothing in their hands;

The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.

He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

My brothers, if you have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory, do not take a man's position into account.

And a

If you have love for those who have love for you, what credit is it to you? for even sinners have love for those who have love for them.

Say to all the people of the land and to the priests, When you went without food and gave yourselves to grief in the fifth and the seventh months for these seventy years, did you ever do it because of me?

For if you have love for those who have love for you, what credit is it to you? do not the tax-farmers the same?

Take care not to do your good works before men, to be seen by them; or you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

General references

Give to him who comes with a request, and keep not your property from him who would for a time make use of it.

And if you let those have the use of your money, from whom you are hoping to get it back, what credit is it to you? even sinners do so to sinners, hoping to get back as much as they gave.