Luke 14:17
And he sent his servant at the hour of supper, to say to those who had been invited, Come, for all things are now ready.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
16And he said to him: A certain man made a great supper, and invited many.
Cross References
Matthew 3:1In those days came John the Immerser, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
Matthew 11:27All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son, but the Father; nor does any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.
Luke 3:4as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying: The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his paths straight;
Luke 10:1And after these things, the Lord appointed seventy others, also, and sent them, two and two, before his face, into every city and place to which he himself was about to go.
Acts 2:38And Peter said to them: Repent, and be immersed, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, in order to the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 13:26Brethren, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.
Matthew Henry on Luke 14:16-25
The Generous Invitations; The Neglected Feast. 15 And when one of them that 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 said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: 17 And sent his 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 piece of ground, and I must needs go and see… Read the whole commentary →