Luke 14:14
“And thou shalt be blessed, for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the iust.”
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Luke 14:14 Context
12¶ Then said hee also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsemen, nor thy rich neighbours, lest they also bid thee againe, and a recompence be made thee. 13But when thou makest a feast, call the poore, the maimed, the lame, the blinde, 14And thou shalt be blessed, for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the iust. 15¶ And when one of them that sate at meate with him, heard these things, he said vnto him, Blessed is hee that shall eate bread in the kingdom of God. 16Then said hee vnto him, A certaine man made a great supper, and bade many:
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Other Translations for Luke 14:14
And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
- King James Version
and you will be blessed, since they do not have {the means} to repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
and thou shalt be blessed; because they have not `wherewith' to recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed in the resurrection of the just.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And you will have a blessing, because they will not be able to give you any payment, and you will get your reward when the upright come back from the dead.
- Basic English Bible
and thou shalt be blessed; for they have not [the means] to recompense thee; for it shall be recompensed thee in the resurrection of the just.
- Darby Bible
And thou shalt be blessed: for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
- Webster's Bible
and you will be blessed, because they have no means of requiting you, but there will be requital for you at the Resurrection of the righteous."
- Weymouth Bible
and you will be blessed, because they don't have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous."
- World English Bible
feble, crokid, and blynde, and thou schalt be blessid; for thei han not wherof to yelde thee, for it schal be yoldun to thee in the risyng ayen of iust men.
- Wycliffe Bible
and happy thou shalt be, because they have not to recompense thee, for it shall be recompensed to thee in the rising again of the righteous.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Luke 14:14
14:14 One of them that sat at table hearing these things - And being touched therewith, said, Happy is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God - Alluding to what had just been spoken. It means, he that shall have a part in the resurrection of the just.