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And he said to the master of the house, When you give a feast, do not send for your friends and your brothers and your family or your neighbours who have wealth, for they may give a feast for you, and so you will get a reward.

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But when you give a feast, send for the poor and the blind and those who are broken in body:

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And you will have a blessing, because they will not be able to give you any payment, and you will get your reward when the upright come back from the dead.

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And, hearing these words, one of those who were at table with him said to him, Happy is the man who will be a guest in the kingdom of God.

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And he said to them, A certain man gave a great feast, and sent word of it to a number of people.

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And when the time had come, he sent his servants to say to them, Come, for all things are now ready.

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And they all gave reasons why they were not able to come. The first said to him, I have got a new field, and it is necessary for me to go and see it: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.

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And another said, I have got some cattle, and I am going to make a test of them: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.

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And another said, I have been married, and so I am not able to come.

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And the servant came back and gave his master an account of these things. Then the master of the house was angry and said to the servant, Go out quickly into the streets of the town and get the poor, the blind, and those who are broken in body.

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And the servant said, Lord, your orders have been done, and still there is room.

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And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the roads and the fields, and make them come in, so that my house may be full.

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For I say to you that not one of those who were requested to come will have a taste of my feast.