LUKE 14:12 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
Then Jesus said to his host, when you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid — the instruction to the host is the most socially radical of the dinner teachings. Do not invite friends, relatives, rich neighbors: the standard reciprocal hospitality network. If you do, they may invite you back: the repayment eliminates the grace of the giving.
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