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APRIL 18
3 God is in her palaces; of those who sit at the table with you. For
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He is known as her refuge. whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and
he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
For behold, the kings assembled,
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12 Then He also said to him who invited Him,
They passed by together.
5 They saw it, and so they marveled; “When you give a dinner or a supper, do not
They were troubled, they hastened ask your friends, your brothers, your relatives,
away. nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you
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Fear took hold of them there,
6 back, and you be repaid. But when you give
And pain, as of a woman in birth pangs, a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame,
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7 As when You break the ships of the blind. And you will be blessed, because
Tarshish they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid
With an east wind. at the resurrection of the just.”
15 Now when one of those who sat at the
8 As we have heard, table with Him heard these things, he said to
So we have seen Him, “Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the
In the city of the LORD of hosts, kingdom of God!”
In the city of our God: 16 Then He said to him, “A certain man gave
God will establish it forever. Selah a great supper and invited many, and sent his
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Proverbs 14:15–17 servant at supper time to say to those who
were invited, ‘Come, for all things are now
15 The simple believes every word, ready.’ But they all with one accord began to
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But the prudent considers well his make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have
steps.
16 A wise man fears and departs from bought a piece of ground, and I must go and
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evil, see it. I ask you to have me excused.’ And
But a fool rages and is self-confident. another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen,
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17 and I am going to test them. I ask you to have
And a man of wicked intentions me excused.’ Still another said, ‘I have mar-
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is hated. ried a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’ So
that servant came and reported these things
Luke 14:1–24 to his master. Then the master of the house,
being angry, said to his servant, ‘Go out quick-
Now it happened, as He went into the
14 house of one of the rulers of the ly into the streets and lanes of the city, and
Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that bring in here the poor and the maimed and the
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they watched Him closely. And behold, lame and the blind.’ And the servant said,
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there was a certain man before Him who had ‘Master, it is done as you commanded, and
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dropsy. And Jesus, answering, spoke to the still there is room.’ Then the master said to
lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and
heal on the Sabbath?” hedges, and compel them to come in, that my
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4 house may be filled. For I say to you that
But they kept silent. And He took him and
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healed him, and let him go. Then He none of those men who were invited shall
answered them, saying, “Which of you, having taste my supper.’ ”
a donkey or an ox that has fallen into a pit, will
not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath
day?” And they could not answer Him regard-
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ing these things.
7 So He told a parable to those who were 14:21 the poor and the maimed and the
invited, when He noted how they chose the lame and the blind. I.e., people the Pharisees
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best places, saying to them: “When you are tended to regard as unclean or unworthy.The
invited by anyone to a wedding feast, do not sit religious leaders condemned Jesus for His
down in the best place, lest one more honor- associations with prostitutes and tax collectors
able than you be invited by him; and he who (see 5:29,30; 15:1; Matt. 9:10,11; 11:19;
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invited you and him come and say to you, 21:31,32; Mark 2:15,16).
‘Give place to this man,’ and then you begin
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with shame to take the lowest place. But 14:23 into the highways and hedges. This
evidently represents the Gentile regions.
when you are invited, go and sit down in the compel them to come in. I.e., not by force or
lowest place, so that when he who invited you violence, but by earnest persuasion.
comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, go up high-
er.’ Then you will have glory in the presence
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