13 But whenever you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14 and you will be blessed, because they are not able to repay you. For it will be paid back to you at the resurrection of the righteous.”

15 Now when[a] one of those reclining at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is everyone who[b] will eat bread in the kingdom of God!”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 14:15 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Luke 14:15 Literally “whoever”

13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,(A) 14 and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”(B)

The Parable of the Great Banquet(C)

15 When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast(D) in the kingdom of God.”(E)

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