Luke 14:23-25

The Voice

²³And the host said, “Well then, go out to the highways and hedges and bring in the complete strangers you find there, until my house is completely full. ²⁴One thing is for sure, not one single person on the original guest list shall enjoy this banquet.”

Jesus continues to challenge Jewish ideas about who will be in the kingdom of God and how the Kingdom will work. Those who have been dishonored on earth will be honored in the Kingdom, and those in positions of economic and religious honor here will be dishonored there. He also challenges individuals to reconsider their personal value systems. They should not honor their own lives and family above Christ, but rather give them up for Him.

²⁵Great crowds joined Him on His journey, and He turned to them.

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