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ἔλεγεν elegen • speaking

δὲ de • And

πρὸς pros • to

τοὺς tous • the

κεκλημένους keklēmenous • bidden

παραβολήν, parabolēn • parable

ἐπέχων epechōn • noticed

πῶς pōs • how

τὰς tas • the

πρωτοκλισίας prōtoklisias • rooms

ἐξελέγοντο, exelegonto • picking

λέγων legōn • speaking

πρὸς pros • to

αὐτούς· autous • them

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ὅταν otan • when

κληθῇς klēthēs • invited

ὑπό upo • of

τινος tinos • someone

εἰς eis • in

γάμους, gamous • wedding

μὴ mē • not

κατακλιθῇς kataklithēs • take

εἰς eis • in

τὴν tēn • the

πρωτοκλισίαν, prōtoklisian • room

μήποτε mēpote • lest

ἐντιμότερός entimoteros • dear

σου sou • you

ᾖ ē • be

κεκλημένος keklēmenos • invited

ὑπ' up • of

αὐτοῦ, autou • him

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καὶ kai • both

ἐλθὼν elthōn • come

ὁ o • the

σὲ se • you

καὶ kai • both

αὐτὸν auton • him

καλέσας kalesas • invited

ἐρεῖ erei • say

σοι· soi • you

δὸς dos • give

τούτῳ toutō • man

τόπον, topon • place

καὶ kai • both

τότε tote • then

ἄρξῃ arxē • begin

μετὰ meta • with

αἰσχύνης aischunēs • disgrace

τὸν ton • the

ἔσχατον eschaton • last

τόπον topon • place

κατέχειν. katechein • occupy

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ἀλλ' all • But

ὅταν otan • when

κληθῇς klēthēs • invited

πορευθεὶς poreutheis • go

ἀνάπεσε anapese • recline

εἰς eis • in

τὸν ton • the

ἔσχατον eschaton • last

τόπον, topon • place

ἵνα ina • so

ὅταν otan • when

ἔλθῃ elthē • comes

ὁ o • the

κεκληκώς keklēkōs • invited

σε se • you

ἐρεῖ erei • say

σοι· soi • you

φίλε, phile • friend

προσανάβηθι prosanabēthi • move

ἀνώτερον· anōteron • higher

τότε tote • then

ἔσται estai • have

σοι soi • you

δόξα doxa • honor

ἐνώπιον enōpion • sight

πάντων pantōn • all

τῶν tōn • the

συνανακειμένων sunanakeimenōn • table

σοι. soi • you

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ὅτι oti • For

πᾶς pas • everyone

ὁ o • the

ὑψῶν upsōn • exalts

ἑαυτὸν eauton • himself

ταπεινωθήσεται, tapeinōthēsetai • humble

καὶ kai • and

ὁ o • the

ταπεινῶν tapeinōn • humble

ἑαυτὸν eauton • himself

ὑψωθήσεται. upsōthēsetai • exalts

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ἔλεγεν elegen • say

δὲ de • Then

καὶ kai • also

τῷ tō • the

κεκληκότι keklēkoti • invited

αὐτόν· auton • he

ὅταν otan • when

ποιῇς poiēs • give

ἄριστον ariston • luncheon

ἢ ē • or

δεῖπνον, deipnon • dinner

μὴ mē • not

φώνει phōnei • invite

τοὺς tous • the

φίλους philous • friends

σου sou • your

μηδὲ mēde • or

τοὺς tous • the

ἀδελφούς adelphous • brothers

σου sou • your

μηδὲ mēde • or

τοὺς tous • the

συγγενεῖς sungeneis • relatives

σου sou • your

μηδὲ mēde • or

γείτονας geitonas • neighbors

πλουσίους plousious • rich

μήποτε mēpote • otherwise

καὶ kai • also

αὐτοὶ autoi • ourselves

ἀντικαλέσωσίν antikalesōsin • invite in return

σε se • you

καὶ kai • also

γένηται genētai • made

ἀνταπόδομά antapodoma • repayment

σοι. soi • you

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ἀλλ' all • But

ὅταν otan • when

δοχὴν dochēn • reception

ποιῇς, poiēs • give

κάλει kalei • invite

πτωχούς, ptōchous • poor

ἀναπείρους, anapeirous • crippled

χωλούς, chōlous • lame

τυφλούς· tuphlous • blind

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καὶ kai • And

μακάριος makarios • blessed

ἔσῃ, esē • be

ὅτι oti • since

οὐκ ouk • cannot

ἔχουσιν echousin • have

ἀνταποδοῦναί antapodounai • recompense

σοι, soi • you

ἀνταποδοθήσεται antapodothēsetai • recompense

γάρ gar • for

σοι soi • you

ἐν en • at

τῇ tē • the

ἀναστάσει anastasei • resurrection

τῶν tōn • the

δικαίων. dikaiōn • righteous

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ἀκούσας akousas • heard

δέ de • And

τις tis • one

τῶν tōn • those

συνανακειμένων sunanakeimenōn • reclining

ταῦτα tauta • things

εἶπεν eipen • said

αὐτῷ· autō • him

μακάριος makarios • blessed

ὅστις ostis • whoever

φάγεται phagetai • eat

ἄρτον arton • bread

ἐν en • in

τῇ tē • those

βασιλείᾳ basileia • kingdom

τοῦ tou • those

θεοῦ. theou • God

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ὁ o • the

δὲ de • Then

εἶπεν eipen • said

αὐτῷ autō • him

ἄνθρωπός anthrōpos • man

τις tis • certain

ἐποίει epoiei • giving

δεῖπνον deipnon • dinner

μέγα, mega • big

καὶ kai • and

ἐκάλεσεν ekalesen • invited

πολλούς pollous • many

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καὶ kai • And

ἀπέστειλεν apesteilen • sent

τὸν ton • those

δοῦλον doulon • slave

αὐτοῦ autou • his

τῇ tē • those

ὥρᾳ ōra • hour

τοῦ tou • those

δείπνου deipnou • dinner

εἰπεῖν eipein • say

τοῖς tois • those

κεκλημένοις· keklēmenois • invited

ἔρχεσθε erchesthe • come

ὅτι oti • for

ἤδη ēdē • now

ἕτοιμά etoima • ready

ἐστιν. estin • are

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καὶ kai • and

ἤρξαντο ērxanto • began

ἀπὸ apo • alike

μιᾶς mias • man

πάντες pantes • all

παραιτεῖσθαι. paraiteisthai • excused

ὁ o • the

πρῶτος prōtos • first

εἶπεν eipen • said

αὐτῷ· autō • him

ἀγρὸν agron • ground

ἠγόρασα ēgorasa • bought

καὶ kai • and

ἔχω echō • consider

ἀνάγκην anankēn • need

ἐξελθὼν exelthōn • go

ἰδεῖν idein • see

αὐτόν· auton • he

ἐρωτῶ erōtō • please

σε, se • you

ἔχε eche • consider

με me • me

παρῃτημένον. parētēmenon • excused

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καὶ kai