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But when thou makest a banquet, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind,
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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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And when one of those that sat
at the table with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed
is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
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Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper and called many
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and sent his slave at supper time to say to those that were called, Come, for all things are now ready.
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And they all with one
consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a field, and I have need to go and see it; I pray thee have me excused.
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And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee have me excused.
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And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
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So that slave came and showed his lord these things. Then the husband of the house, being angry, said to his slave, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city and bring in here the poor and the maimed and the halt and the blind.
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And the slave said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
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And the lord said unto the slave, Go out into the highways and hedges and compel
them to come in that my house may be filled.