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Berean Standard Bible

“But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,”

Luke 14:13

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Jesus is at a Pharisee's table on the Sabbath and has just told his host whom not to invite. He has been watching guests scramble for the best seats.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,

World English Bible (WEB)

But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;

King James Version (KJV)

But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

American Standard Version (ASV)

But when thou makest a feast, bid the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

but when you may make a feast, be calling poor, maimed, lame, blind,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Mas cuando haces banquete, llama á los pobres, los mancos, los cojos, los ciegos;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Lo mejor es que cuando des un banquete, invites a los pobres, a los inválidos, a los cojos y a los ciegos.

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