Luke 14:12
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Luke 14:12 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And he said to him also that had bidden him, 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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Then Jesus went on to say to the man who had invited him: “When you give a breakfast or a dinner, do not ask your friends, or your brothers or sisters, or your relations, or rich neighbors, because they might invite you in return, and so you should be repaid.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Er sprach aber auch zu dem, der ihn geladen hatte: Wenn du ein Mittags-oder ein Abendmahl machst, so lade nicht deine Freunde, noch deine Brüder, noch deine Verwandten, noch reiche Nachbarn, damit nicht etwa auch sie dich wiederladen und dir Vergeltung werde.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y dijo también al que le había convidado: Cuando haces comida ó cena, no llames á tus amigos, ni á tus hermanos, ni á tus parientes, ni á vecinos ricos; porque también ellos no te vuelvan á convidar, y te sea hecha compensación.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E dizia também ao que tinha lhe convidado: Quando fizeres um jantar, ou uma ceia, não chames a teus amigos, nem a teus irmãos, nem a teus parentes, nem a teus vizinhos ricos, para que eles também em algum tempo não te convidem de volta, e tu sejas recompensado.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Jesus também disse ao homem que o convidou: "Quando ofereceres um jantar ou uma ceia, não convides teus amigos, nem teus irmãos, nem teus parentes, nem teus vizinhos ricos, de tal forma que eles também te convidem e te retribuam do mesmo modo.
📖 Luke 14:12 in Context
10But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
11For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
12Then 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.
13But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
14And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
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