NEW TESTAMENT · VERSE 16

Luke 14:16

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But he said to him, “A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.

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Luke 14:16 in context

Luke 14:13–19

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But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;

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and you will be blessed, because they don’t have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous.”

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When one of those who sat at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is he who will feast in God’s Kingdom!”

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But he said to him, “A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.

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He sent out his servant at supper time to tell those who were invited, ‘Come, for everything is ready now.’

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They all as one began to make excuses.

“The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.’

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“Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.’

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