Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
When thou makest a feast (otan doxhn poihv). otan and the present subjunctive in an indefinite temporal clause. Doxh means reception as in Luke 5:29, late word, only in these two passages in the N.T. Note absence of article with these adjectives in the Greek (poor people, maimed folks, lame people, blind people).
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Luke 14:13:
Luke 5:29
John 12:5
2 Corinthians 8:2
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