Luke 16:21

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He longed to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

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  • Matt 15:27 : 27 She said, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.”
  • Mark 7:28 : 28 She replied to Him, "Yes, Lord, but even the little dogs under the table eat the crumbs that fall from the children."
  • John 6:12 : 12 When they were full, he said to his disciples, 'Gather up the leftover pieces so that nothing is wasted.'
  • 1 Cor 4:11 : 11 To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, and we are homeless.
  • 2 Cor 11:27 : 27 I have labored and toiled and often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food; I have been cold and naked.

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    19"There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.

    20At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores.

  • Luke 16:22-27
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    22"The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.

    23In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side.

    24So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.'

    25But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.'

    26And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that those who want to cross from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.

    27He said, 'Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father’s house,

  • Matt 15:25-27
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    25But she came and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, help me!”

    26He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

    27She said, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.”

  • Mark 7:27-28
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    27But Jesus said to her, "Let the children be satisfied first, because it is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs."

    28She replied to Him, "Yes, Lord, but even the little dogs under the table eat the crumbs that fall from the children."

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    14After he had spent everything, a severe famine arose throughout that country, and he began to be in need.

    15So he went and attached himself to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

    16He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.

    17But when he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread, but here I am dying from hunger!

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    2The rich man had a great many flocks and herds.

    3But the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It ate from his food, drank from his cup, and slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him.

    4Now, a traveler came to the rich man, but he was unwilling to take from his own flock or herd to prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor man’s ewe lamb and prepared it for his guest.

  • Luke 14:15-16
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    15When one of those reclining at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, 'Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.'

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    13But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.

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    16My strength is dried up like a broken piece of pottery, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me in the dust of death.

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    16And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a certain rich man produced a bountiful harvest.

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    6Do not give what is holy to dogs, nor cast your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to tear you to pieces.

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    30Jesus replied, 'A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half-dead.'

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