Luke 14:24
For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.’ For many are called, but few are chosen.”
Text-Critical English NT
In The King James Version
For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
In Context
25Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and he turned and said to them,
Cross References
Matthew 22:8Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.
John 3:19This is the judgment: The light has come into the world, but people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.
John 8:21Then Jesus said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
Acts 13:46But Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly, saying, “It was necessary for the word of God to be spoken first to you. But since you are rejecting it and do not judge yourselves to be worthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.
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 →