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15 And when one of those who sat at meat with Him heard these things, he said unto Him, “Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the Kingdom of God.”

16 Then Jesus said unto him, “A certain man made a great supper and bade many.

17 And he sent his servant at suppertime to say to them that were bidden, ‘Come, for all things are now ready.’

18 And they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said unto him, ‘I have bought a piece of ground, and I need to go and see it. I pray thee have me excused.’

19 And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to test them. I pray thee have me excused.’

20 And another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’

21 So that servant came and showed his lord these things. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and the maimed and the halt and the blind.’

22 And the servant said, ‘Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.’

23 And the lord said unto the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

24 For I say unto you that none of those men who were bidden shall taste of my supper.’”

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15 And when one of them that [a]sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. 16 But he said unto him, A certain man made a great supper; and he bade many: 17 and he sent forth his [b]servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. 18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a field, and I must needs go out and see it; I pray thee have me excused. 19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee have me excused. 20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. 21 And the [c]servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his [d]servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and maimed and blind and lame. 22 And the [e]servant said, Lord, what thou didst command is done, and yet there is room. 23 And the lord said unto the [f]servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain them to come in, that my house may be filled. 24 For I say unto you, that none of those men that were bidden shall taste of my supper.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 14:15 Greek reclined. Compare 7:36, 37 margin.
  2. Luke 14:17 Greek bondservant.
  3. Luke 14:21 Greek bondservant.
  4. Luke 14:21 Greek bondservant.
  5. Luke 14:22 Greek bondservant.
  6. Luke 14:23 Greek bondservant.