Luke 14:16–24

¹⁶Then He told him: “A man was giving a large banquet and invited many. ¹⁷At the time of the banquet, he sent his ^•slave to tell those who were invited, ‘Come, because everything is now ready.’

¹⁸“But without exception ^vthey all began to make excuses. The first one said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. I ask you to excuse me.’

¹⁹“Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m going to try them out. I ask you to excuse me.’

²⁰“And another said, ‘I just got married, ^wxand therefore I’m unable to come.’

²¹“So the slave came back and reported these things to his master. Then in anger, the master of the house told his slave, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in here the poor, maimed, blind, and lame!’ ^y

²²“ ‘Master,’ the slave said, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there’s still room.’

²³“Then the master told the slave, ‘Go out into the highways and lanes and make them come in, so that my house may be filled. ²⁴For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will enjoy my banquet!’ ”