Luke - 14:13

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13 But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;

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Explanation and meaning of Luke 14:13.

Differing Translations

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But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
But when thou makest a feast, bid the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
But when thou makest a feast, call poor, crippled, lame, blind:
but when thou mayest make a feast, be calling poor, maimed, lame, blind,
But when you make a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
But when you entertain, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind;
But when you give a feast, send for the poor and the blind and those who are broken in body:
But when you prepare a feast, call the poor, the disabled, the lame, and the blind.
No, when you entertain, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind;

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

The poor - Those who are destitute of comfortable food.
The maimed - Those who are deprived of any member of their body, as an arm or a leg or who have not the use of them so that they can labor for their own support.

But when thou makest a feast,.... An entertainment for others, a dinner, or a supper:
call the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind; that is, the poor maimed, the poor lame, and the poor blind; otherwise it is possible that rich men may be maimed, lame, and blind; whereas these are not intended, but such who are in indigent circumstances, that stand in need of a meal, and to whom it is welcome.

call the poor--"Such God Himself calls" (Luke 14:21) [BENGEL].

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