Luke 14:13

13 sed cum facis convivium voca pauperes debiles claudos caecos

Luke 14:13 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 14:13

But when thou makest a feast
An entertainment for others, a dinner, or a supper:

call the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind;
that is, the poor maimed, the poor lame, and the poor blind; otherwise it is possible that rich men may be maimed, lame, and blind; whereas these are not intended, but such who are in indigent circumstances, that stand in need of a meal, and to whom it is welcome.

Luke 14:13 In-Context

11 quia omnis qui se exaltat humiliabitur et qui se humiliat exaltabitur

12 dicebat autem et ei qui se invitaverat cum facis prandium aut cenam noli vocare amicos tuos neque fratres tuos neque cognatos neque vicinos divites ne forte et ipsi te reinvitent et fiat tibi retributio

13 sed cum facis convivium voca pauperes debiles claudos caecos

14 et beatus eris quia non habent retribuere tibi retribuetur enim tibi in resurrectione iustorum

15 haec cum audisset quidam de simul discumbentibus dixit illi beatus qui manducabit panem in regno Dei