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|And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.
 
|And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.
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|Unexpectedly a man appeared with painful swelling of his joints.
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|Unexpectedly, a man appeared with painful swelling of his joints.
 
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|And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?
 
|And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?
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|Jesus declared, "Which of you shall have an ass or ox stuck in a pit, and not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath?
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|Jesus scolded them, saying, "Which of you shall have an ass or an ox stuck in a pit, and not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath?"
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|And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
 
|And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
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|and the man who invited the two of you will come and say, 'this is ''this'' man's seat,' and you will have to take the worst seat.
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|And the host will come and say, 'Give this man your seat', and you will be shamed into taking the worst seat.
 
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|But 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.
 
|But 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.
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|But if you are asked, sit at the worst seat, so that the man who invited you may come and tell you, 'My friend, you should take a better seat!'  Then you will enjoy the company of those who dine with you.
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|But when you are asked, sit at the worst seat, so that when the host sees you there he may come and tell you, 'My friend, you should take a better seat!'  Then you will enjoy the respect of those who dine with you.
 
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|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 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.
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|He also told the man who asked him, "When you're having a dinner gathering, don't invite your friends, or brothers, your family, or your rich neighbors.  They will probably invite you in their turn, and return the favor."
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|He also told the man who questioned Him, "When you're having a dinner gathering, don't invite your friends, or brothers, your family, or your rich neighbors.  They will probably return the invitation at some point, in repayment of your kindness."
 
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|And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
 
|And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
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|And when one of the attendees who dined with Him heard these things, he said to Him, "Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God."
 
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|Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:
 
|Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:
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|Then he told the man, "There was a man who invited many people to a feast.
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|Then He told the man, "There was a man who invited many people to a feast.
 
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|And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
 
|And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
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|He sent his servants at supper time to tell the guests they were invited: 'Please come, the food is ready.'
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|He sent his servant at supper time to tell the guests they were invited: 'Please come, the food is ready.'
 
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|And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
 
|And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
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|But they all made excuses.  The first said, 'I've just bought a piece of land and must go survey it.  Please excuse me.'
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|But they all made excuses.  The first said, 'I've just bought a piece of land and must go inspect it.  Please excuse me.'
 
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|So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
 
|So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
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|So the servant returned and told his master.  So the master, now angry, told his servant to bring the poor, injured, disabled, and blind from the streets of the city.
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|So the servant returned and told his master.  The master, now angry, told his servant to bring the poor, injured, disabled, and blind from the streets of the city.
 
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|And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
 
|And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
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|And the servant said, "Master, it is done as you instructed, but there is still room left".
 
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|And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
 
|And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
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|And the master said to the servant, 'Go out into the main roads and side places, and invite those who you meet to come, so that my house may be filled.'
 
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|For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
 
|For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
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|For I tell you this; none of those men who were originally invited shall taste this supper.
 
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