A moment in scripture

Luke 14:12

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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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The surrounding passage

  1. Luke 14:10

    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.

  2. Luke 14:11

    For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

  3. Luke 14:13

    But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

  4. Luke 14:14

    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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