Luke 14:21
And, going near, the servant reported unto his lord these things. Then, provoked to anger, the master of the house said unto his servant—Go out quickly, into the broadways and streets of the city,—and, the destitute, and tried, and blind, and lame, bring thou in here.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
20And, another, said—A wife, have I married, and, for this cause, I cannot come!
22And the servant said—Lord! what thou didst order, hath been done; and, yet, there is, room.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:12So the young men of David turned away for their journey,—and came back, and drew near, and told him, according to all these words.
Psalms 38:7For, my loins, are filled with inflammation, and there is no soundness in my flesh:
Proverbs 1:20Wisdom, in the open place, soundeth forth, in the broadways, she raiseth her voice;
Proverbs 9:3hath sent forth her maidens, She crieth aloud, upon the tops of the heights of the city:
Isaiah 35:6Then, shall leap as a hart the lame, Then shall shout the tongue of the dumb, For, there have broken forth—In the desert—waters, And streams, in the waste plain:
Zechariah 11:7So I tended the flock doomed to slaughter, for the sheep-merchants,—and took unto me two staves, the one, I called Grace, and, the other, I called Union, thus I tended the sheep,
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 →