and at the dinnerhourhe senthis slaveto sayto thosewho had been invited,'Come;for everything is readynow.'
But He saidto him, "A manwas givinga bigdinner,and he invitedmany;
"But they allalikebeganto makeexcuses.The first onesaidto him, 'I have boughta piece of landand I needto goout and lookat it; pleaseconsiderme excused.'
Nowon the lastday,the great[day] of the feast,Jesusstoodand criedout, saying,"Ifanyoneis thirsty,let him cometo Me and drink.
"Brethren,sonsof Abraham'sfamily,and thoseamongyou who fearGod,to us the messageof thissalvationhas been sent.
Nowall [these] thingsare from God,whoreconciledus to HimselfthroughChristand gaveus the ministryof reconciliation,
