Luke 14:16-24

The Parable of the Great Banquet  

¹⁶Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited
many guests. ¹⁷At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell
those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
¹⁸”But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have just
bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’
¹⁹”Another said, ‘I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m on my
way to try them out. Please excuse me.’
²⁰”Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’
²¹”The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the
owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out
quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the
crippled, the blind and the lame.’
²²” ‘Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, but there is
still room.’
²³”Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country
lanes and make them come in, so that my house will be full. ²⁴I tell you,
not one of those men who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.’

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