Irenaeus Against Heresies Book V

But call the lame, the blind, and the poor, and thou shall be blessed, since they cannot recompense thee, but a recompense shall be made thee at the resurrection of the just."[286]

Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book II

and elsewhere, "When thou makest a dinner or a supper; "and again, "But when thou makest an entertainment, call the poor,"[7]

Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV

What kind of persons does He bid should be invited to a dinner or a supper?[1243]

Cyprian Treatise XII Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews

But when thou makest a banquet, call the poor, the weak, the blind, and lame: and thou shalt be blessed; because they have not the means of rewarding thee: but thou I shalt be recompensed in the resurrection of the I just."[371]

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