Luke 14:14
And happy shalt thou be, because they can not recompense thee; for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the righteous.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
13But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind.
Cross References
Matthew 10:41He that receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
Luke 20:35But they who are accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage;
Acts 24:15having a hope toward God, which these themselves also look for, that there will be a resurrection both of the just and unjust.
Revelation 20:4And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them; and the souls of those beheaded on account of the testimony of Jesus, and on account of the word of God, and whoever did not worship the beast, neither his image, and did not receive the mark upon the forehead, or upon their hand; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Matthew Henry on Luke 14:8-15
Humility Recommended. 7 And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them, 8 When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him; 9 And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room. 10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may… Read the whole commentary →