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| | |And they could not answer him again to these things. | | |And they could not answer him again to these things. |
| − | |They could not say a word in reply. | + | |They could not think of a word to say in reply. |
| − | |This verse might be reexamined. | + | |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. |
| − | | | + | |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: |
| − | | | + | |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. |
| − | | | + | |You will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. No, you will be repaid when the just are resurrected." |
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