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.

When

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General references

Matthew 5:42

Luke 6:34

Bible References

When

The hungry, hath he filled with good things, and, the wealthy, hath he sent empty away;

Even by his neighbour, is poor man hated, but, the lovers of the rich man, are many.

He that oppresseth the poor, to make increase for himself, giving to the rich, shall surely come to want.

My brethren, do not, with respect for persons, be holding the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory.

And a

And, if ye love them that love you, what sort of thanks are there for you? for, even sinners, love, such as love them.

Speak thou unto all the people of the land, and unto the priests, saying, - When ye fasted and lamented in the fifth and in the seventh, even these seventy years, did ye, really fast, unto, me?

For, if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? are not, even the tax-collectors, the same thing, doing?

Buttake heed, that ye do not, your righteousness, before men, to be gazed at by them, - otherwise at least, reward, have ye none, with your Father who is in the heavens.

General references

To him who is asking thee, give; and, him who is desiring from thee to borrow, do not thou turn away.

And, if ye lend to them from whom ye are hoping to receive, what sort of thanks are there for you? Even sinners, unto sinners, do lend, that they may receive back, as much.