Luke 14:13

New Century Version

Instead, when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.

Cross References

2 Samuel 6:19

David gave a loaf of bread, a cake of dates, and a cake of raisins to every Israelite, both men and women. Then all the people went home.

2 Chronicles 30:24

Hezekiah king of Judah gave one thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep to the people. The officers gave one thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep to the people. Many priests made themselves holy.

Nehemiah 8:10

Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy good food and sweet drinks. Send some to people who have none, because today is a holy day to the Lord. Don’t be sad, because the joy of the Lord will make you strong.”

Nehemiah 8:12

Then all the people went away to eat and drink, to send some of their food to others, and to celebrate with great joy. They finally understood what they had been taught.

Job 29:13

The dying person blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing.

Proverbs 14:31

Whoever mistreats the poor insults their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.

Proverbs 22:9

Generous people will be blessed, because they share their food with the poor.

Isaiah 58:10

if you feed those who are hungry and take care of the needs of those who are troubled, then your light will shine in the darkness, and you will be bright like sunshine at noon.

Isaiah 58:7

Share your food with the hungry and bring poor, homeless people into your own homes. When you see someone who has no clothes, give him yours, and don’t refuse to help your own relatives.

Matthew 15:30

Great crowds came to Jesus, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, those who could not speak, and many others. They put them at Jesus’ feet, and he healed them.

Matthew 22:10

So the servants went into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, both good and bad. And the wedding hall was filled with guests.

Luke 11:41

So give what is in your dishes to the poor, and then you will be fully clean.

Luke 14:12

Then Jesus said to the man who had invited him, “When you give a lunch or a dinner, don’t invite only your friends, your family, your other relatives, and your rich neighbors. At another time they will invite you to eat with them, and you will be repaid.

Luke 14:14

Then you will be blessed, because they have nothing and cannot pay you back. But you will be repaid when the good people rise from the dead.”

Luke 14:21

So the servant returned and told his master what had happened. Then the master became angry and said, ‘Go at once into the streets and alleys of the town, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

Acts 9:39

So Peter got ready and went with them. When he arrived, they took him to the upstairs room where all the widows stood around Peter, crying. They showed him the shirts and coats Tabitha had made when she was still alive.

Deuteronomy 14:29

This is for the Levites so they may eat and be full. (They have no land of their own among you.) It is also for strangers, orphans, and widows who live in your towns so that all of them may eat and be full. Then the Lord your God will bless you and all the work you do.

Deuteronomy 16:11

Rejoice before the Lord your God at the place he will choose to be worshiped. Everybody should rejoice: you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, the Levites in your town, the strangers, orphans, and widows living among you.

Deuteronomy 16:14

Everybody should rejoice at your Feast: you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, the Levites, strangers, orphans, and widows who live in your towns.

1 Timothy 3:2

An overseer must not give people a reason to criticize him, and he must have only one wife. He must be self-controlled, wise, respected by others, ready to welcome guests, and able to teach.

1 Timothy 5:10

She must be known for her good works—works such as raising her children, welcoming strangers, washing the feet of God’s people, helping those in trouble, and giving her life to do all kinds of good deeds.

Titus 1:8

Overseers must be ready to welcome guests, love what is good, be wise, live right, and be holy and self-controlled.

Philemon 1:7

I have great joy and comfort, my brother, because the love you have shown to God’s people has refreshed them.

Hebrews 13:2

Remember to welcome strangers, because some who have done this have welcomed angels without knowing it.