Luke 14:23 - Plain English Version23 So the boss said, ‘Go out to the roads in the bush. Look for people that are out there. Tell them all to come here, so that my house will be full. They can eat this good food. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176923 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. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition23 Then the master said to the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges and urge and constrain [them] to yield and come in, so that my house may be filled. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)23 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. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible23 The master said to the servant, ‘Go to the highways and back alleys and urge people to come in so that my house will be filled. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version23 And the lord said to the servant: 'Go out to the highways and hedges, and compel them to enter, so that my house may be filled. Ver Capítulo |
You’ve got to tell people God’s word. You have to be ready to tell it at any time, no matter if it seems to be the right time or not. Teach it carefully to people, and be ready to wait for them to understand it. If they are going wrong, show them the right way to live, and help them to live that way. If they are going the right way, say good words to them to help them to keep going strong.
If you stay strong, God will do that for you. You have to always remember the good news that you heard about Jesus, so that you keep on trusting him and know that he will save you. You see, God got his workers to tell people everywhere that Jesus died to save us. It is really good news. And I, Paul, am one of God’s workers now. My job is to tell people that good news.
Paul kept on talking to them. He said, “You Jewish people have to understand this. God sent his message to you, but you didn’t listen to it. So he is sending that message to the people that are not Jews, and they will listen to it, and believe it.” That is what Paul told the Jewish people in Rome that did not believe his message.
But those Jewish people wouldn’t listen to Paul, and they said bad things about him. So Paul shook the dirt from his clothes, to show them that they were wrong, and he said to them, “I told you God’s good news, but you didn’t listen. So you can’t blame me for anything that happens to you now. You can only blame yourselves. From now on, I will go and tell God’s word to the people that are not Jews.”