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12 Then Jesus said to his host, "When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid.
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12 Then Jesus said to his host, "When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid.
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13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,
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13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,
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14 and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."
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14 and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."
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