Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 14:12

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12-14. call not thy friends —Jesus certainly did not mean us to dispense with the duties of ordinary fellowship, but, remitting these to their proper place, inculcates what is better [BENGEL]. lest . . . a recompense be given thee —a fear the world is not afflicted with [BENGEL]. The meaning, however, is that no exercise of principle is involved in it, as selfishness itself will suffice to prompt to it ( Matthew 5:46 ; Matthew 5:47 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-13" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-luk-14-003

절 (explains)

bible-text/luk-14-12

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
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