Luke 14
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.
13 But when thou
makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the
blind:
14 And thou shalt
be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou
shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
15 ¶ And when one
of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he
said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread
in the kingdom of God.
16 Then said he
unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade
many:
17 And sent his
servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden,
Come; for all things are now ready.
18 And they all
with one consent began to make excuse. The first
said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I
must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
19 And another
said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove
them: I pray thee have me excused.
20 And another
said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
21 So that servant
came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master
of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out
quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring
in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the
blind.
22 And the servant
said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet
there is room.
23 And the lord
said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and
hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house
may be filled.
24 For I say unto
you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste
of my supper.
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