Luke 14:23

and the lord says toward the slave, 'Come-out into the ways and barriers and compel to-come-into, in-which-place the house of{me} may-be-fill-ized,'

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

In Context

22and the slave says, 'Lord, it-has-become as you-set-upon and still place is-being,'

24for I-am-saying to{you} that not-one of{the men, the-there-s, the having-been-called,} will-taste of{the dinner/supper} of{me}."

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Cross References

Matthew 21:43Through the-same I-am-saying to{you} that the kingdom of{the God} will-be-lifted from of{you} and it-will-be-given to{[a] nation doing} the fruits of{same},

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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