Luke 14:12

Contemporary English Version 1995

Then Jesus said to the man who had invited him: When you give a dinner or a banquet, don't invite your friends and family and relatives and rich neighbors. If you do, they will invite you in return, and you will be paid back.

Cross References

Matthew 5:46

If you love only those people who love you, will God reward you for this? Even tax collectors love their friends.

Proverbs 22:16

Cheat the poor to make profit or give gifts to the rich— either way you lose.

Proverbs 14:20

You have no friends if you are poor, but you have lots of friends if you are rich.

Luke 1:53

God gives the hungry good things to eat, and sends the rich away with nothing.

Luke 1:58

her neighbors and relatives heard how kind the Lord had been to her, and they too were glad.

Luke 14:11

If you put yourself above others, you will be put down. But if you humble yourself, you will be honored.

Luke 14:13

When you give a feast, invite the poor, the paralyzed, the lame, and the blind.

2 Corinthians 6:13

I speak to you as I would speak to my own children. Please make room in your hearts for us.