Translations
Then He said to His host: "When you host a lunch or a dinner, don't invite your friends, your brothers, your relatives, or your wealthy neighbors — lest they return the invitation and your generosity becomes mere transaction.
He also said to the one who had invited Him: "When you give a midday meal or an evening banquet, do not call your friends or brothers or relatives or wealthy neighbours — lest they invite you back and you have your repayment already.
Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.

