Luke 14:23

21 The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

22 ‘Sir,’ the servant replied, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’

So the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.

24 For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”

25 Large crowds were now traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them,

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
So the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.
KJV
And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
WEB
“The lord said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
ASV
And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain [them] to come in, that my house may be filled.
DARBY
And the lord said to the bondman, Go out into the ways and fences and compel to come in, that my house may be filled;
BLB
And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out into the roads and hedges and compel [them] to enter, so that my house may be filled.
ÅB
Da sa herren til tjeneren: Gå ut på veiene og ved gjerdene og nød dem til å komme inn, for at mitt hus kan bli fullt!
OTB
Da instruerte herren sin tjener: 'Gå ut til veiene og landeveiene og oppfordre dem til å komme inn, så huset mitt blir fullt.
B1930
Da sa herren til tjeneren: Gå ut på veiene og ved gjerdene og nød dem til å komme inn, forat mitt hus kan bli fullt!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 22:9–10

    Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’

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  • Colossians 1:28

    We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.

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  • 2 Corinthians 5:11

    Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.

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  • Acts 13:47–48

    For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”

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  • 2 Timothy 4:2

    Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.

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  • 2 Corinthians 5:20

    Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.

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  • Matthew 28:19–20

    Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,

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  • Acts 28:28

    Be advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”

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