Luke 14:23
And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain them to come in, that my house may be filled.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
22And the servant said, Lord, what thou didst command hath been done, and yet there is room.
24For I say to you, that none of those men who were invited shall taste of my supper.
Cross References
Psalms 110:3Thy people shall be ready, when thou musterest thy forces, in holy splendor; Thy youth shall come forth like dew from the womb of the morning.
Isaiah 19:24In that day shall Israel be the third In connection with Egypt and Assyria, A blessing in the midst of the earth.
Isaiah 49:5And now thus saith Jehovah, Who formed me from my birth to be his servant To bring Jacob to him again, And that Israel might be gathered to him,—For I am honored in the eyes of Jehovah, And my God is my strength,—
Zechariah 14:8And it shall come to pass in that day That living waters shall go out from Jerusalem, Half of them toward the eastern sea, And half of them toward the western sea; In summer and in winter shall they be.
Matthew 21:43Therefore I say to you, that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and given to a nation yielding the fruits thereof.
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 →