Jesus said to him, “A man gave a big dinner. The man invited many people.
Luke 14:17 - Easy To Read Version When it was time to eat, the man sent his servant to tell the guests, ‘Come! The food is ready!’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And at the hour for the supper he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, Come, for all is now ready. American Standard Version (1901) and he sent forth his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. Common English Bible When it was time for the dinner to begin, he sent his servant to tell the invited guests, ‘Come! The dinner is now ready.’ Catholic Public Domain Version And he sent his servant, at the hour of the feast, to tell the invited to come; for now everything was ready. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he sent his servant at the hour of supper to say to them that were invited, that they should come, for now all things are ready. |
Jesus said to him, “A man gave a big dinner. The man invited many people.
But all the guests said they could not come. Each man made an excuse. The first man said, ‘I have just bought a field, so I must go look at it. Please excuse me.’
The last day of the festival came. It was the most important day. On that day Jesus stood and said with a loud voice, “If a person is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.
“My brothers, sons in the family of Abraham, {\cf2\super [267]} and you non-Jews who also worship the true God, listen! The news about this salvation has been sent to us.
So we think about the things we cannot see, not what we see. The things we see continue only a short time. And the things we cannot see will continue forever.