Luke 14:17
And at the time for supper, he sent his servant to say to those invited: Lo, every thing is ready for you; come.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
16Jesus said to him: A certain man made a great supper, and invited many.
Cross References
Matthew 3:1And in those days came John the Baptizer. And he proclaimed in the desert of Judaea,
Matthew 11:27Every thing is given up by my Father to me. And no one knoweth the Son, except the Father. Also, no one knoweth the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son is pleased to reveal him.
Luke 3:4As it is written in the book of the discourses of Isaiah the prophet, who said: The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord; and make straight paths in the plain for our God.
Luke 10:1And after these things, Jesus separated from among his disciples seventy other persons, and sent them, two and two, before his face, to every place and city whither he was to go.
Acts 2:38Simon said to them: Repent, and be baptized every one of you, in the name of the Lord Jesus, for the remission of sins; so that ye may receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 13:26Men, brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and all who, with you, fear God, to you is this word of life sent.
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 →