But when you host an elaborate meal, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.

But at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus whose body was covered with sores,

He said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and the regaining of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed,

Then he looked up at his disciples and said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God belongs to you.

“Now the poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.

So he answered them, “Go tell John what you have seen and heard: The blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have good news proclaimed to them.

When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

But Zacchaeus stopped and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I now give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone of anything, I am paying back four times as much!”

So the slave came back and reported this to his master. Then the master of the household was furious and said to his slave, ‘Go out quickly to the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’