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href="/bsb/luke/14.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/luke/14.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />I tell you, not one of those who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For none of those I first invited will get even the smallest taste of my banquet.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For I say to all of you that not one of those men having been invited will taste my supper.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For I say to you that none of those men who were invited shall taste my supper.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my dinner.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste of my dinner.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste of my dinner.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste of my dinner.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For I tell you, not one of those who were invited [and declined] will taste my dinner.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I tell you, not one of those people who were invited will enjoy my banquet.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will enjoy my banquet!&#8217&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For I say unto you, that none of those men that were bidden shall taste of my supper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Not one of the guests I first invited will get even a bite of my food!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For I say unto you, that none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I can guarantee that none of those invited earlier will taste any food at my banquet.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I tell you all that none of those who were invited will taste my dinner!'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Because I tell all of you, none of those men who were invited will taste anything at my banquet.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet. For many are called, but few are chosen??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For I tell you, not one of those individuals who were invited will taste my banquet!'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For I tell you that none of those individuals who were invited will taste of my supper.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For I say to you, that none of those men who were invited, shall taste my supper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For I tell you that not one of those who were invited shall taste my dinner.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will taste of my supper.’” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />for I say to you that none of those men who have been called will taste of my dinner.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For I say to all of you that not one of those men having been invited will taste my supper.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> for I say to you, that none of those men who have been called shall taste of my supper.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For I say to you, That none of those men called shall taste of my supper.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But I say unto you, that none of those men that were invited, shall taste of my supper. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For I tell you, that none of those men who were invited will taste of my feast.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For, I tell you, none of those men who were invited will taste my dinner.’ ” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For I tell you, none of those who were invited will taste my dinner.’”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For I say to you, that not one of those men who were invited shall taste of my supper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/14.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />For I say to you that none of those men who were invited will partake of my supper.' “<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/14.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />For I say to you, that not one of those men who have been invited, shall taste of my supper.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/14.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>for I say unto you, that no one of these men who have been invited shall taste of my supper.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/14.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />For I say unto you, That not one man of those who were invited shall taste of my supper.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/14.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />for I tell you that not one of those, who were invited, shall taste of my supper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For I tell you that not one of those who were invited shall taste my dinner.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/14.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>for I say to you, that no one of those men who have been invited shall taste of my supper."<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/14.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>for I tell you, that none of those men who were invited, shall taste of my supper.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/14-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=6040" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/14.htm">The Parable of the Banquet</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>So the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legō (V-PIA-1S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">I tell</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you,</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because."></a> <a href="/greek/3762.htm" title="3762: oudeis (Adj-NMS) -- No one, none, nothing. ">not one</a> <a href="/greek/1565.htm" title="1565: ekeinōn (DPro-GMP) -- That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.">of those</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/435.htm" title="435: andrōn (N-GMP) -- A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.">men</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">who</a> <a href="/greek/2564.htm" title="2564: keklēmenōn (V-RPM/P-GMP) -- (a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name. Akin to the base of keleuo; to call.">were invited</a> <a href="/greek/1089.htm" title="1089: geusetai (V-FIM-3S) -- (a) I taste, (b) I experience. A primary verb; to taste; by implication, to eat; figuratively, to experience.">will taste</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">my</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1173.htm" title="1173: deipnou (N-GNS) -- A dinner, an afternoon or evening meal. From the same as dapane; dinner, i.e. The chief meal.">banquet.’”</a> </span> <span class="reftext">25</span>Large crowds were now traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-8.htm">Matthew 22:8-10</a></span><br />Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy. / Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’ / So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-11.htm">Matthew 8:11-12</a></span><br />I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. / But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-43.htm">Matthew 21:43</a></span><br />Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-20.htm">Romans 11:20-22</a></span><br />That is correct: They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid. / For if God did not spare the natural branches, He will certainly not spare you either. / Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-11.htm">John 1:11</a></span><br />He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-46.htm">Acts 13:46</a></span><br />Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-9.htm">Revelation 19:9</a></span><br />Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-10.htm">Matthew 25:10-12</a></span><br />But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut. / Later the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’ / But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-18.htm">Hebrews 3:18-19</a></span><br />And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? / So we see that it was because of their unbelief that they were unable to enter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-18.htm">John 3:18</a></span><br />Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-13.htm">Isaiah 65:13-15</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame. / My servants will shout for joy with a glad heart, but you will cry out with a heavy heart and wail with a broken spirit. / You will leave behind your name as a curse for My chosen ones, and the Lord GOD will slay you; but to His servants He will give another name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1-3</a></span><br />“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! / Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods. / Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-24.htm">Proverbs 1:24-28</a></span><br />Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand, / because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction, / in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/25-6.htm">Isaiah 25:6</a></span><br />On this mountain the LORD of Hosts will prepare a lavish banquet for all the peoples, a feast of aged wine, of choice meat, of finely aged wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-13.htm">Jeremiah 7:13-15</a></span><br />And now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and because I have spoken to you again and again but you would not listen, and I have called to you but you would not answer, / therefore what I did to Shiloh I will now do to the house that bears My Name, the house in which you trust, the place that I gave to you and your fathers. / And I will cast you out of My presence, just as I have cast out all your brothers, all the descendants of Ephraim.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For I say to you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/1-24.htm">Proverbs 1:24-32</a></b></br> Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/21-43.htm">Matthew 21:43</a></b></br> Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/22-8.htm">Matthew 22:8</a></b></br> Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/14-17.htm">Banquet</a> <a href="/luke/14-17.htm">Bidden</a> <a href="/luke/14-17.htm">Dinner</a> <a href="/luke/14-16.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/luke/14-17.htm">Invited</a> <a href="/mark/15-6.htm">Requested</a> <a href="/luke/14-17.htm">Supper</a> <a href="/luke/9-27.htm">Taste</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/16-19.htm">Banquet</a> <a href="/john/2-2.htm">Bidden</a> <a href="/luke/17-8.htm">Dinner</a> <a href="/luke/15-23.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/john/1-43.htm">Invited</a> <a href="/acts/5-34.htm">Requested</a> <a href="/luke/17-8.htm">Supper</a> <a href="/luke/14-34.htm">Taste</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/14-1.htm">Jesus heals the dropsy on the Sabbath;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/14-7.htm">teaches humility;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/14-12.htm">to feast the poor;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/14-15.htm">under the parable of the great supper, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/14-23.htm">shows how worldly minded men shall be shut out of heaven.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/14-25.htm">Those who will be his disciples, to bear their cross must make their accounts beforehand,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/14-31.htm">lest with shame they revolt from him afterward;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/14-34.htm">and become altogether unprofitable, like salt that has lost its flavor.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It emphasizes the certainty and importance of what follows. In the context of <a href="/luke/14.htm">Luke 14</a>, Jesus is speaking to a group that includes Pharisees and other religious leaders, highlighting His role as a teacher and prophet. This introduction underscores the seriousness of the message, akin to the Old Testament prophets who often prefaced their declarations with "Thus says the Lord."<p><b>not one of those men who were invited</b><br>The "men who were invited" refers to the initial guests in the parable of the Great Banquet, representing the Jewish people, particularly the religious leaders who were first to receive God's invitation through the covenants and the Law. Historically, the Jewish nation was chosen by God to be His people, as seen in passages like <a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6</a>. However, many rejected Jesus as the Messiah, fulfilling prophecies such as <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a>, which speaks of the Messiah being despised and rejected.<p><b>will taste my banquet.’”</b><br>The "banquet" symbolizes the Kingdom of God and the blessings of salvation. In Jewish culture, banquets were significant social events, often representing joy, fellowship, and abundance. The refusal of the invited guests to partake in the banquet reflects the rejection of Jesus and the salvation He offers. This imagery is consistent with other biblical references to feasts, such as the Marriage Supper of the Lamb in <a href="/revelation/19-9.htm">Revelation 19:9</a>, which represents the ultimate union of Christ and His Church. The exclusion of the original invitees serves as a warning of the consequences of rejecting God's invitation, emphasizing the theme of divine judgment and the opening of the Kingdom to the Gentiles, as seen in <a href="/acts/13-46.htm">Acts 13:46</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The speaker of this parable, Jesus uses this account to teach about the Kingdom of God and the consequences of rejecting His invitation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_host.htm">The Host</a></b><br>Represents God, who has prepared a great banquet and extended invitations to many.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_invited_guests.htm">The Invited Guests</a></b><br>Symbolize the people of Israel, particularly the religious leaders and those who initially received God's covenant but rejected Jesus.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_banquet.htm">The Banquet</a></b><br>Represents the Kingdom of God and the eternal fellowship with Him.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_servant.htm">The Servant</a></b><br>Represents the prophets and messengers of God, including Jesus Himself, who extend God's invitation to His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_acceptance.htm">The Urgency of Acceptance</a></b><br>The invitation to God's kingdom is extended to all, but it requires a timely and sincere response. Delaying or rejecting this invitation has eternal consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_complacency.htm">The Danger of Complacency</a></b><br>Those who assume they are automatically included in God's kingdom due to heritage or self-righteousness may find themselves excluded if they do not genuinely accept Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_inclusive_invitation.htm">God's Inclusive Invitation</a></b><br>While the initial invitees rejected the call, God's invitation extends to all, including those considered outsiders. This highlights God's grace and the universal call to salvation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_rejection.htm">The Cost of Rejection</a></b><br>Rejecting God's invitation results in missing out on the blessings and joy of His kingdom. This serves as a warning to prioritize spiritual matters over worldly distractions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_god's_servants.htm">The Role of God's Servants</a></b><br>Believers are called to be like the servant, actively inviting others to partake in God's kingdom, demonstrating the urgency and importance of this mission.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who'll_attend_the_great_banquet.htm">Who will accept the invitation to the great banquet?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_hasn't_jesus_returned_yet.htm">Why didn't Jesus return as He promised His disciples?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_didn't_disciples_recognize_jesus.htm">If Jesus was physically resurrected, why did His disciples sometimes fail to recognize Him (Luke 24:15-16, John 20:14)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">None of those men which were bidden . . .</span>--Here again we may not press a literal interpretation of the parable. The absolute exclusion of the whole company of the first-invited guests has its anti-type in the general rejection of Israel from fellowship with the Church of Christ. It lies in the very nature of a parable that it deals roughly with general facts, and so it passes over in this instance what would have answered to the admission of a chosen few, "the remnant according to the election of grace" (<a href="/romans/11-5.htm" title="Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.">Romans 11:5</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper</span>. Whose words are these? Are they spoken by the host of the parable-story; and if so, to whom does he address them? For in the original Greek it is not "I say unto <span class="accented">thee"</span> (singular), the servant with whom throughout he has been holding a colloquy, but "I say unto you" (plural), Who does he mean by "you"? The assembled guests? or especially the already introduced poor of ver. 21 (so Bengel)? But what conceivable purpose, as Stier well asks, would be served by addressing these stern words to the guests admitted? Would <span class="accented">their</span> bliss be increased by a side-glance at those who had lost what they were to enjoy? How inharmonious a close would this be of a parable constructed with such tender graciousness throughout l It is better, therefore, to understand it as spoken with deep solemnity by the Master himself to the assembled guests in the Pharisee's house, with whom he was then sitting at meat, and for whose special instruction he had spoken the foregoing parable of the great supper. "I say unto you, that none of <span class="accented">those</span> who were bidden in the parable-story (and ye know full well that you yourselves are included in that number) shall sit at my table in heaven." This identification of himself as the Host of the great heavenly banquet was quite in accordance with the lofty and unveiled claims of the Master during the last period of his public ministry. Throughout this exposition of the great supper parable, the idea of the primary reference to the Jewish people has been steadily kept in view. It was a distinct piece of teaching, historic and prophetic, addressed to the Jew of the days of our Lord. As years passed on, it became a saying of the deepest interest to the Gentile missionaries and to the rapidly growing Gentile congregations of the first Christian centuries. In time it ceased to be used as a piece of warning history and of instructive prophecy, and the Church in every succeeding age has recognized its deep practical wisdom, and is ever discovering in it fresh lessons which belong to the life of the day, and which seemingly were drawn from it and intended for its special instruction, for its warning and for its comfort. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/14-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="grk">γὰρ</span> <span class="translit">(gar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> </span><span class="str2">For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I tell</span><br /><span class="grk">λέγω</span> <span class="translit">(legō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">you,</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμῖν</span> <span class="translit">(hymin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not one</span><br /><span class="grk">οὐδεὶς</span> <span class="translit">(oudeis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3762.htm">Strong's 3762: </a> </span><span class="str2">No one, none, nothing. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">of those</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκείνων</span> <span class="translit">(ekeinōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1565.htm">Strong's 1565: </a> </span><span class="str2">That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">men</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀνδρῶν</span> <span class="translit">(andrōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_435.htm">Strong's 435: </a> </span><span class="str2">A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="grk">τῶν</span> <span class="translit">(tōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were invited</span><br /><span class="grk">κεκλημένων</span> <span class="translit">(keklēmenōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2564.htm">Strong's 2564: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name. Akin to the base of keleuo; to 'call'.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will taste</span><br /><span class="grk">γεύσεταί</span> <span class="translit">(geusetai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1089.htm">Strong's 1089: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I taste, (b) I experience. A primary verb; to taste; by implication, to eat; figuratively, to experience.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my</span><br /><span class="grk">μου</span> <span class="translit">(mou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">banquet.’”</span><br /><span class="grk">δείπνου</span> <span class="translit">(deipnou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1173.htm">Strong's 1173: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dinner, an afternoon or evening meal. 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