Luke 14:24
For I declare to you, that not one of those men that were invited, shall taste of my supper.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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
25And when great multitudes were travelling with him, he turned himself, and said to them:
Cross References
Matthew 22:8Then said he to his servants, The feast is prepared, but they who were invited were unworthy.
John 3:19And this is the ground of condemnation, that light hath come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, for their deeds have been evil.
John 8:21Again Jesus said to them: I go away, and ye will seek me, and will die in your sins. And whither I go, ye cannot come.
Acts 13:46And Paul and Barnabas said openly: To you first, ought the word of God to be spoken; but because ye repel it from you, and decide, against yourselves, that ye are not worthy of life eternal, lo, we turn ourselves 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 →