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Read Full Chapter (Luke 14) Luke 14:12 KJV
"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 Chapter 14, Verse 12
Luke 14:12 in Context (Verses 9–15 KJV)
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And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
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But 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.
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For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
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¶ 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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But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
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And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
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¶ 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.