Luke 14:17
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:
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 it: I pray thee have me excused.
19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
- KJV
- And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
- WEB
- He sent out his servant at supper time to tell those who were invited, ‘Come, for everything is ready now.’
- ASV
- and he sent forth his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for [all] things are now ready.
- DARBY
- And he sent his bondman at the hour of supper to say to those who were invited, Come, for already all things are ready.
- BLB
- And he sent his servant at the hour of the supper to say to those having been called, ‘Come, because now [it] is ready.’
- ÅB
- og han sendte sin tjener ut ved den tid nattverden skulle holdes, for å si til de innbudne: Kom! for nå er det ferdig.
- OTB
- På tiden for gjestebudet sendte han sin tjener for å si til de som var invitert: 'Kom, for alt er nå klart.'
- B1930
- og han sendte sin tjener ut ved den tid nattverden skulde holdes, for å si til de innbudne: Kom! for nu er det ferdig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 9:1–5
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
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In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
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As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Read in contextMatthew 10:1–4
And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
Read in contextLuke 9:1–5
Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
Read in contextMatthew 11:27–29
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Read in contextMatthew 3:1–12
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
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