Luke 14:24
For I tell you that not one of those who were invited shall taste my dinner.'"
Weymouth NT (1912)
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
25On His journey vast crowds attended Him, towards whom He turned and said,
Cross References
Matthew 22:8Then he said to his servants, "`The wedding banquet is ready, but those who were invited were unworthy of it.
John 3:19And this is the test by which men are judged--the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness more than they loved the Light, because their deeds were wicked.
John 8:21Again He said to them, "I am going away. Then you will try to find me, but you will die in your sins. Where I am going, it is impossible for you to come."
Acts 13:46Then, throwing off all reserve, Paul and Barnabas said, "We were bound to proclaim God's Message to you first. But since you spurn it and judge yourselves to be unworthy of the Life of the Ages--well, we turn 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 →