But when you host an elaborate meal,<n id="1" /> invite the poor, the crippled,<n id="2" /> the lame, and<n id="3" /> the blind.<n id="4" />

But at his gate lay<n id="1" /> a poor man named Lazarus<n id="2" /> whose body was covered with sores,<n id="3" />

He<n id="1" /> said, &#8220;I tell you the truth,<n id="2" /> this poor widow has put in more than all of them.<n id="3" />

<p class="otpoetry">&#8220;<b><i>The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,i>b>p> <p class="otpoetry"><b><i>because he has anointedi>b><n id="1" /> <b><i>me to proclaim good newsi>b><n id="2" /> <i><b>to the poorb>.i><n id="3" />p> <p class="otpoetry"><b><i>He has sent mei>b><n id="4" /> <b><i>to proclaim releasei>b><n id="5" /> <b><i>to the captivesi>b>p> <p class="otpoetry"><b><i>and the regaining of sighti>b><n id="6" /> <b><i>to the blind,i>b>p> <p class="otpoetry"><b><i>to set freei>b><n id="7" /> <b><i>those who are oppressed,i>b><n id="8" />p>

<p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> he looked up<n id="2" /> at his disciples and said:p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Blessed<n id="3" /> are you who are poor,<n id="4" /> for the kingdom of God belongs<n id="5" /> to you.p>

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;Now<n id="1" /> the poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham&#8217;s side.<n id="2" /> The<n id="3" /> rich man also died and was buried.<n id="4" />

So<n id="1" /> he answered them,<n id="2" /> &#8220;Go tell<n id="3" /> John what you have seen and heard:<n id="4" /> The blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the<n id="5" /> deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have good news proclaimed to them.

When Jesus heard this, he said to him, &#8220;One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have<n id="1" /> and give the money<n id="2" /> to the poor,<n id="3" /> and you will have treasure<n id="4" /> in heaven. Then<n id="5" /> come, follow me.&#8221;

But Zacchaeus stopped and said to the Lord, &#8220;Look, Lord, half of my possessions I now give<n id="1" /> to the poor, and if<n id="2" /> I have cheated anyone of anything, I am paying back four times as much!&#8221;

So<n id="1" /> the slave came back and reported this to his master. Then the master of the household was furious<n id="2" /> and said to his slave, &#8216;Go out quickly<n id="3" /> to the streets and alleys of the city,<n id="4" /> and bring in the poor,<n id="5" /> the crippled,<n id="6" /> the blind, and the lame.&#8217;