Luke 14:17

And at the dinner hour, he sent his eved to say to the seudah invitees, Come, because everything is ready now.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.

In Context

16But Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to him, A certain man was preparing a big seudah, and he invited many;

18But each began to come up with a teretz (excuse). The rishon (first) said to him, I bought a sadeh (field) and I am compelled to go out and look at it. Please be mekabel (receive, accept) my teretz.

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Cross References

Matthew 3:1Now in those days Yochanan of the tevilah of teshuva appears, darshenen (preaching) as a mevaser (herald) + 3:1 for the Moshiach in the midbar (wilderness) of Yehudah,

Matthew 11:27All things were given to me by Avi, and no one has daas (knowledge) of HaBen except HaAv, nor does anyone have daas of HaAv, except HaBen, and anyone to whom HaBen chooses to unveil him.

Luke 3:4As it has been written in the sefer divrei Yeshayah Hanavi, KOL KOREY BAMIDBAR + 3:4 Isa 40:3 (A voice of one shouting in the wilderness): Prepare the Derech Hashem (the Way of the L-rd). Make his paths straight!

Luke 10:1And after these things, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Adoneinu gave smichah to shivim (seventy) others and sent them on ahead of him shnayim shnayim (two by two) into every shtetl and place where he was about to arrive.

Acts 2:38And Kefa said to them, Make teshuva (repentance, turning from chet to Hashem) and each of you submit to a tevilah of teshuva in the Shem of Yehoshua HaMoshiach, for the selichat avon of you, and you will receive the matanah of the Ruach Hakodesh.

Acts 13:26Achim, Bnei Mishpochah Avraham, and Yirei Elohim, it is to us that the dvar of this Yeshu'ah HaGedolah (Great Deliverance) was sent out. + 13:26 Ps 107:20

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 →

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