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|And they could not answer him again to these things.
 
|And they could not answer him again to these things.
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|They could not think of a word to say in reply.
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|Trying to get across that his speech stunned them, despite its simplicity.
 
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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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|But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
 
|But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
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|Instead, invite the poor, the injured, the disabled, and the blind to your dinner.
 
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|And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
 
|And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
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|You will be blessed, because they cannot repay you.  No, you will be repaid when the just are resurrected."
 
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