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11 For (A)everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

The Parable of the Great Banquet

12 He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give (B)a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers[a] or your relatives or rich neighbours, (C)lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. 13 But when you give a feast, (D)invite (E)the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 14:12 Or your brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters

11 For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”(A)

12 Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. 13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,(B)

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