Then said he also to him that had desired him to dinner, "When thou makest a dinner, or a supper: call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor yet rich neighbours: lest they bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee.

Then said he to him, "A certain man ordained a great supper, and bade many;

and sent his servant at supper time, to say to them that were bidden, come: for all things are now ready.

For I say unto you, that none of those men which were bidden, shall taste of my supper.'"