Luke 14:12

The Text-Critical English New Testament

Jesus also said to the man who had invited him, “When yoʋ prepare a luncheon or dinner, do not invite yoʋr friends, yoʋr brothers, yoʋr relatives, or yoʋr rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite yoʋ in return, and yoʋ will be repaid.

Cross References

Matthew 5:46

For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?

Luke 1:53

He has filled the hungry with good things, but the rich he has sent away empty.

Luke 1:58

Then her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy with her, and they rejoiced with her.

Luke 14:11

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Luke 14:13

But when yoʋ prepare a banquet, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind.

2 Corinthians 6:13

Now in return—I am speaking as I would to my own children—open your hearts to us.