Luke 14:21
'And that servant having come, told to his lord these things, then the master of the house, having been angry, said to his servant, Go forth quickly to the broad places and lanes of the city, and the poor, and maimed, and lame, and blind, bring in hither.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
20and another said, A wife I married, and because of this I am not able to come.
22'And the servant said, Sir, it hath been done as thou didst command, and still there is room.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:12And the young men of David turn on their way, and turn back, and come in, and declare to him according to all these words.
Psalms 38:7For my flanks have been full of drought, And soundness is not in my flesh.
Proverbs 1:20Wisdom in an out-place crieth aloud, In broad places she giveth forth her voice,
Proverbs 9:3She hath sent forth her damsels, She crieth on the tops of the high places of the city:
Isaiah 35:6Then leap as a hart doth the lame, And sing doth the tongue of the dumb, For broken up in a wilderness have been waters, And streams in a desert.
Zechariah 11:7And I feed the flock of slaughter, even you, ye afflicted of the flock; and I take to me two staves, the one I have called Pleasantness, and the other I have called Bands, and I feed the flock.
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 →