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.
Context
This verse from Luke Chapter 14 connects to 10 cross-references. Healing of a man with dropsy on the sabbath. Parable of the great banquet: those invited make excuses, so the poor, crippled, blind, and lame are brought in from roads and lanes. Count the cost before building a tower or …
Other Translations
And he said to him also that had bidden him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbors; lest haply they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee.
And he said also to him who did call him, `When thou mayest make a dinner or a supper, be not calling thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kindred, nor rich neighbours, lest they may also call thee again, and a recompense may come to thee;
And he said to the master of the house, When you give a feast, do not send for your friends and your brothers and your family or your neighbours who have wealth, for they may give a feast for you, and so you will get a reward.
Cross References
The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to …
Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the …
Should ye not hear the words which the Lord hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and …
For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward …
That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they …
That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which …
He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.