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Luke 14:12 KJV
Luke · chapter 14 · verse 12
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.Luke 14:12 · King James Version
Luke 14:12 in context
10But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
11For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
12Then 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.
13But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
14And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
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Key words (Strong's)
- neighboursgeitōna neighbourG1069 →
- brethrenadelphosa brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother…G80 →
- friendsphilosfriend, to be friendly to one, wish him well, a friend, an associate, he who associates…G5384 →
- kinsmensyngenēsof the same kin, akin to, related by blood, in a wider sense, of the same nation, a…G4773 →
- makestpoieōto make, with the names of things made, to produce, construct, form, fashion, etc., to be…G4160 →
- dinneraristonthe first food taken early in the morning before work, breakfast, later usage dinnerG712 →
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Our Lord Jesus here sets us an example of profitable edifying discourse at our tables, when we are in company with our friends. We find that when he had none but his disciples, who were his own family, with him at his table, his discourse with them was good, and to the use of edifying;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-14