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Butἀλλ’whenὅτανyou giveποιῇςa banquet,δοχὴνinviteκάλειthe poor,πτωχούςthe crippled,ἀναπείρουςthe lame,χωλούςthe blind;τυφλούς
Luke 14:13
Study it in the app“But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind;”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 14:13, word by word
- whenὅτανhotan
when, whenever
When, whenever.
Where else “hotan” appears- you giveποιῇςpoiēis
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiēis” appears- a banquetδοχὴνdochēn
banquet
Banquet, reception, feast.
Where else “dochēn” appears- inviteκάλειkalei
invite
To summon someone, or invite them to a meal or feast.
Where else “kalei” appears- the poorπτωχούςptōchous
poor
Someone who has nothing to live on.
Where else “ptōchous” appears- the crippledἀναπείρουςanapeirous
crippled
Crippled, disabled.
Where else “anapeirous” appears- the lameχωλούςchōlous
lame
Lame.
Where else “chōlous” appears- the blindτυφλούςtyphlous
blind
Someone who cannot see.
Where else “typhlous” appears
The context
12And he was also saying to the one who had invited him, “When you give a lunch or a dinner, do not call your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid.
13 · This verse (above)
14and you will be happy, because they do not have the means to repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
To study Luke 14 in a group
1. What it says
What excuses do the guests give for not coming to the great banquet, and whom does the master of the house invite afterward? (vv. 16-24)
2. What it means
Jesus says that whoever exalts himself will be humbled and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. How does he illustrate this at the table? (vv. 7-11)
3. How I live it
Jesus suggests inviting those who cannot repay you. Whom could you invite or help without expecting anything in return? (vv. 12-14)