Luke 14:13

Good News Translation

When you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind;

Cross References

2 Samuel 6:19

and distributed food to them all. He gave each man and woman in Israel a loaf of bread, a piece of roasted meat, and some raisins. Then everyone went home.

2 Chronicles 30:24

King Hezekiah contributed 1,000 bulls and 7,000 sheep for the people to kill and eat, and the officials gave them another 1,000 bulls and 10,000 sheep. A large number of priests went through the ritual of purification.

Nehemiah 8:10

Now go home and have a feast. Share your food and wine with those who don't have enough. Today is holy to our Lord, so don't be sad. The joy that the Lord gives you will make you strong.”

Nehemiah 8:12

So all the people went home and ate and drank joyfully and shared what they had with others, because they understood what had been read to them.

Job 29:13

People who were in deepest misery praised me, and I helped widows find security.

Proverbs 14:31

If you oppress poor people, you insult the God who made them; but kindness shown to the poor is an act of worship.

Proverbs 22:9

Be generous and share your food with the poor. You will be blessed for it.

Isaiah 58:10

if you give food to the hungry and satisfy those who are in need, then the darkness around you will turn to the brightness of noon.

Isaiah 58:7

Share your food with the hungry and open your homes to the homeless poor. Give clothes to those who have nothing to wear, and do not refuse to help your own relatives.

Matthew 15:30

Large crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the dumb, and many other sick people, whom they placed at Jesus' feet; and he healed them.

Matthew 22:10

So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, good and bad alike; and the wedding hall was filled with people.

Luke 11:41

But give what is in your cups and plates to the poor, and everything will be ritually clean for you.

Luke 14:12

Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a lunch or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or your rich neighbors—for they will invite you back, and in this way you will be paid for what you did.

Luke 14:14

and you will be blessed, because they are not able to pay you back. God will repay you on the day the good people rise from death.”

Luke 14:21

The servant went back and told all this to his master. The master was furious and said to his servant, ‘Hurry out to the streets and alleys of the town, and bring back the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

Acts 9:39

So Peter got ready and went with them. When he arrived, he was taken to the room upstairs, where all the widows crowded around him, crying and showing him all the shirts and coats that Dorcas had made while she was alive.

Deuteronomy 14:29

This food is for the Levites, since they own no property, and for the foreigners, orphans, and widows who live in your towns. They are to come and get all they need. Do this, and the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.

Deuteronomy 16:11

Be joyful in the Lord's presence, together with your children, your servants, and the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows who live in your towns. Do this at the one place of worship.

Deuteronomy 16:14

Enjoy it with your children, your servants, and the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows who live in your towns.

1 Timothy 3:2

A church leader must be without fault; he must have only one wife, be sober, self-controlled, and orderly; he must welcome strangers in his home; he must be able to teach;

1 Timothy 5:10

and have a reputation for good deeds: a woman who brought up her children well, received strangers in her home, performed humble duties for other Christians, helped people in trouble, and devoted herself to doing good.

Titus 1:8

He must be hospitable and love what is good. He must be self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

Philemon 1:7

Your love, dear brother, has brought me great joy and much encouragement! You have cheered the hearts of all of God's people.

Hebrews 13:2

Remember to welcome strangers in your homes. There were some who did that and welcomed angels without knowing it.