


Luke 14:12
Bible Versions
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.
Then {G1161} said he {G3004} also {G2532} to him that bade {G2564} him {G846}, When {G3752} thou makest {G4160} a dinner {G712} or {G2228} a supper {G1173}, call {G5455} not {G3361} thy {G4675} friends {G5384}, nor {G3366} thy {G4675} brethren {G80}, neither {G3366} thy {G4675} kinsmen {G4773}, nor {G3366} thy rich {G4145} neighbours {G1069}; lest {G3379} they {G846} also {G2532} bid {G479} thee {G4571} again {G479}, and {G2532} a recompence {G468} be made {G1096} thee {G4671}.
Yeshua also said to the one who had invited him, “When you give a lunch or a dinner, don’t invite your friends, brothers, relatives or rich neighbors; for they may well invite you in return, and that will be your repayment.
Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.
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.
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