Then the slave said, ‘Sir, what you instructed has been done, and there is still room.’
The Lord does what is fair, and executes justice for all the oppressed.
O Israel, hope in the Lord, for the Lord exhibits loyal love, and is more than willing to deliver.
So the slave came back and reported this to his master. Then the master of the household was furious and said to his slave, ‘Go out quickly to the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
So the master said to his slave, ‘Go out to the highways and country roads and urge people to come in, so that my house will be filled.
There are many dwelling places in my Father’s house. Otherwise, I would have told you, because I am going away to make ready a place for you.
To me – less than the least of all the saints – this grace was given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ
For in him all the fullness of deity lives in bodily form,
and he himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for our sins but also for the whole world.