When it was time to eat, the man sent his servant to tell the guests, ‘Come. Everything is ready.’
Jesus said to him, “A man gave a big banquet and invited many people.
“But all the guests made excuses. The first one said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go look at it. Please excuse me.’
On the last and most important day of the feast Jesus stood up and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.
“Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and others who worship God, listen! The news about this salvation has been sent to us.
All this is from God. Through Christ, God made peace between us and himself, and God gave us the work of telling everyone about the peace we can have with him.