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13 Instead, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. 14 Then at the resurrection of the righteous, God will reward you for inviting those who could not repay you.”

Parable of the Great Feast

15 Hearing this, a man sitting at the table with Jesus exclaimed, “What a blessing it will be to attend a banquet[a] in the Kingdom of God!”

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Footnotes

  1. 14:15 Greek to eat bread.

13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,(A) 14 and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”(B)

The Parable of the Great Banquet(C)

15 When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast(D) in the kingdom of God.”(E)

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