Luke 14:23
And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the roads and the fields, and make them come in, so that my house may be full.
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In Context
22And the servant said, Lord, your orders have been done, and still there is room.
24For I say to you that not one of those who were requested to come will have a taste of my feast.
Cross References
Genesis 19:2And he said, My masters, come now into your servant's house and take your rest there for the night, and let your feet be washed; and early in the morning you may go on your way. And they said, Not so, but we will take our night's rest in the street.
Psalms 110:3Your people give themselves gladly in the day of your power; like the dew of the morning on the holy mountains is the army of your young men.
Isaiah 19:24In that day Israel will be the third together with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the earth:
Isaiah 49:5And now, says the Lord, who made me his servant when I was still in my mother's body, so that I might make Jacob come back to him, and so that Israel might come together to him: and I was honoured in the eyes of the Lord, and my God became my strength.
Zechariah 14:8And on that day living waters will go out from Jerusalem; half of them flowing to the sea on the east and half to the sea on the west: in summer and in winter it will be so.
Matthew 21:43For this reason I say to you, The kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation producing the fruits of it.
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 →