# Luke 14.13

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 11. <span class="rl-speech">For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.</span> 12. And he said to him also that had bidden him, <span class="rl-speech">When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbors; lest haply they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee.</span>
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> **13. <span class="rl-speech">But when thou makest a feast, bid the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:</span>**
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> 14. <span class="rl-speech">and thou shalt be blessed; because they have not wherewith to recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed in the resurrection of the just.</span> 15. And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.</span> (Luke 14:11-15, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 11. <span class="rl-speech">For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”</span> 12. He also said to the one who had invited him, <span class="rl-speech">“When you make a dinner or a supper, don’t call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also return the favor, and pay you back.</span>
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> **13. <span class="rl-speech">But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;</span>**
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> 14. <span class="rl-speech">and you will be blessed, because they don’t have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous.”</span> 15. When one of those who sat at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, <span class="rl-speech">“Blessed is he who will feast in God’s Kingdom!”</span> (Luke 14:11-15, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 11. <span class="rl-speech">For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.</span> 12. Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
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> **13. But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:**
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> 14. And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just. 15. And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.</span> (Luke 14:11-15, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 11. <span class="rl-speech">because every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'</span> 12. And he said also to him who did call him, <span class="rl-speech">'When thou mayest make a dinner or a supper, be not calling thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kindred, nor rich neighbours, lest they may also call thee again, and a recompense may come to thee;</span>
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> **13. <span class="rl-speech">but when thou mayest make a feast, be calling poor, maimed, lame, blind,</span>**
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> 14. <span class="rl-speech">and happy thou shalt be, because they have not to recompense thee, for it shall be recompensed to thee in the rising again of the righteous.'</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">And one of those reclining with him, having heard these things, said to him, 'Happy [is] he who shall eat bread in the reign of God;'</span> (Luke 14:11-15, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from the Hospitality-Stranger Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-hospitality-stranger-convergence/), via [Luke 14.7-14](/codex/luke-14-7-14/)
- [Disabled People Cannot Choose God Objection Defeater](/codex/disabled-people-cannot-choose-god-objection-defeater/), via [Luke 14](/codex/luke-14/)
- [Essene Origin of Christianity Objection Defeater](/codex/essene-origin-of-christianity-objection-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 14.3-35](/codex/luke-14-3-35/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.