When the banquet was ready, he sent a servant to tell the guests, “Everything is ready! Please come.”
Jesus told him: A man once gave a great banquet and invited a lot of guests.
One guest after another started making excuses. The first one said, “I bought some land, and I've got to look it over. Please excuse me.”
On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus stood up and shouted, “If you are thirsty, come to me and drink!
Now listen, you descendants of Abraham! Pay attention, all you Gentiles who are here to worship God! Listen to this message about how to be saved, because it is for everyone.
God has done it all! He sent Christ to make peace between himself and us, and he has given us the work of making peace between himself and others.