And he sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come.

Again he sent other slaves, saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fattened cattle are all butchered and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast!”’

Then he *said to his slaves, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

So go to the main roads, and invite whomever you find there to the wedding feast.’

For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in;

And when did we see You as a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You?

I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’

Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet He would know who and what sort of person this woman is who is touching Him, that she is a sinner!”

Parable of the Guests

Now He began telling a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them,

“Whenever you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for someone more distinguished than you may have been invited by him,

and the one who invited you both will come and say to you, ‘Give your place to this person,’ and then in disgrace you will proceed to occupy the last place.

But whenever you are invited, go and take the last place, so that when the one who has invited you comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher’; then you will have honor in the sight of all who are dining at the table with you.

Now He also went on to say to the one who had invited Him, “Whenever you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor wealthy neighbors, otherwise they may also invite you to a meal in return, and that will be your repayment.

But whenever you give a banquet, invite people who are poor, who have disabilities, who are limping, and people who are blind;

Parable of the Dinner

But He said to him, “A man was giving a big dinner, and he invited many;

and at the dinner hour he sent his slave to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, because everything is ready now.’

For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my dinner.’”

and both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding.

Then Joseph sent word and invited his father Jacob and all his relatives to come to him, seventy-five people in all.

And he said, “Well, how could I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

So he invited them in and gave them lodging.

Peter in Caesarea

Now on the next day he got ready and went away with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.

Therefore send some men to Joppa and invite Simon, who is also called Peter, to come to you; he is staying at the house of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’

There we found some brothers and sisters, and were invited to stay with them for seven days; and that is how we came to Rome.

If one of the unbelievers invites you and you want to go, eat anything that is set before you without asking questions, for the sake of conscience.

Then he *said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.’” And he *said to me, “These are the true words of God.”