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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 />Jesus replied: &#8220A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Jesus replied with this story: “A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But he said to him, “A man once gave a great banquet and invited many.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But He said to him, "A certain man was preparing a great supper, and invited many.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then He said to him, “A certain man gave a great supper and invited many,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But He said to him, “A man was giving a big dinner, and he invited many;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But He said to him, &#8220A man was giving a big dinner, and he invited many;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But He said to him, “A certain man was giving a big dinner, and he invited many;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And He said to him, “A man was giving a big dinner, and he invited many.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But Jesus said to him, “A man was giving a big dinner, and he invited many <i>guests;</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he told him, “A man was giving a large banquet and invited many.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then He told him: &#8220A man was giving a large banquet and invited many. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But he said unto him, A certain man made a great supper; and he bade many:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jesus told him: A man once gave a great banquet and invited a lot of guests. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But he said unto him, A certain man made a great supper; and he bade many:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, "A man gave a large banquet and invited many people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, "There was once a man who was giving a great feast to which he invited many people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus told him, "A man gave a large banquet and invited many people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Jesus replied, ?A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But Jesus said to him, "A man once gave a great banquet and invited many guests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But he said to him, "A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then said he to him, A certain man made a great supper, and invited many:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"A man once gave a great dinner," replied Jesus, "to which he invited a large number of guests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But he said to him, “A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and He said to him, “A certain man made a great dinner, and called many,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But He said to him, "A certain man was preparing a great supper, and invited many.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he said to him, 'A certain man made a great supper, and called many,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he said to him, A certain man made a great supper and called many;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But he said to him: A certain man made a great supper, and invited many. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />So he said to him: “A certain man prepared a great feast, and he invited many.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He replied to him, “A man gave a great dinner to which he invited many.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to him, “Someone gave a great dinner and invited many.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, A man gave a great supper, and invited many.<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 />Yeshua said to him, “A certain man made a great supper and he called many.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/14.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And he said to him: A certain man made a great supper, and invited many.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/14.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And He said to him, <FR>A certain man made a great supper, and invited many;<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/14.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And he said unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and invited many:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/14.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />upon which Jesus said, a certain man made a great entertainment; where many were invited.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"A man once gave a great dinner," replied Jesus, "to which he invited a large number of guests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/14.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />But He said to him, <FR>"A certain man was making a great supper, and invited many.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/14.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Upon which He said, <FR>A certain man made a great supper and invited many;<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/14-16.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=5966" 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">15</span>When one of those reclining with Him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is everyone who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.” <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">But</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: Ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">Jesus replied,</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tis (IPro-NMS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">“A certain</a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: Anthrōpos (N-NMS) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">man</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: epoiei (V-IIA-3S) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">prepared</a> <a href="/greek/3173.htm" title="3173: mega (Adj-ANS) -- Large, great, in the widest sense. ">a great</a> <a href="/greek/1173.htm" title="1173: deipnon (N-ANS) -- A dinner, an afternoon or evening meal. From the same as dapane; dinner, i.e. The chief meal.">banquet</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2564.htm" title="2564: ekalesen (V-AIA-3S) -- (a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name. Akin to the base of keleuo; to call.">invited</a> <a href="/greek/4183.htm" title="4183: pollous (Adj-AMP) -- Much, many; often. ">many guests.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">17</span>When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’…<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/22-2.htm">Matthew 22:2-14</a></span><br />“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. / He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come. / Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’ ...<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="/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="/proverbs/9-1.htm">Proverbs 9:1-6</a></span><br />Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars. / She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table. / She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-11.htm">Matthew 8:11</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.<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="/revelation/3-20.htm">Revelation 3:20</a></span><br />Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/23-5.htm">Psalm 23:5</a></span><br />You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-44.htm">Matthew 13:44-46</a></span><br />The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field. / Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls. / When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-1.htm">John 2:1-11</a></span><br />On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, / and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding. / When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-29.htm">Luke 13:29</a></span><br />People will come from east and west and north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-13.htm">Isaiah 65:13-14</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-7.htm">Zephaniah 1:7</a></span><br />Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, for the Day of the LORD is near. Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated His guests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-1.htm">Matthew 25:1-13</a></span><br />“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. / Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. / The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then said he to him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:</p><p class="hdg">A certain.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/9-1.htm">Proverbs 9:1,2</a></b></br> Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/25-6.htm">Isaiah 25:6,7</a></b></br> And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Jeremiah 31:12-14</a></b></br> Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all… </p><p class="hdg">bade.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/5-1.htm">Song of Solomon 5:1</a></b></br> I am come into my garden, my sister, <i>my</i> spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1-7</a></b></br> Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/16-15.htm">Mark 16:15,16</a></b></br> And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/14-12.htm">Bade</a> <a href="/luke/14-13.htm">Banquet</a> <a href="/luke/5-29.htm">Big</a> <a href="/luke/14-12.htm">Dinner</a> <a href="/luke/14-15.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/luke/13-19.htm">Great</a> <a href="/luke/14-15.htm">Guests</a> <a href="/luke/14-12.htm">Invited</a> <a href="/luke/14-15.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/luke/13-19.htm">Large</a> <a href="/luke/13-25.htm">Once</a> <a href="/luke/9-33.htm">Preparing</a> <a href="/luke/14-12.htm">Supper</a> <a href="/luke/12-10.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/11-12.htm">Bade</a> <a href="/luke/14-17.htm">Banquet</a> <a href="/acts/22-28.htm">Big</a> <a href="/luke/14-17.htm">Dinner</a> <a href="/luke/14-24.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/luke/14-25.htm">Great</a> <a href="/john/2-2.htm">Guests</a> <a href="/luke/14-17.htm">Invited</a> <a href="/luke/14-25.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/luke/14-25.htm">Large</a> <a href="/luke/16-19.htm">Once</a> <a href="/john/19-40.htm">Preparing</a> <a href="/luke/14-17.htm">Supper</a> <a href="/luke/17-3.htm">Word</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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In the context of <a href="/luke/14.htm">Luke 14</a>, Jesus is addressing those at a Pharisee's house, where He had been teaching about humility and the kingdom of God. His reply often serves as a parable, a common teaching method used by Jesus to convey deeper spiritual truths.<p><b>A certain man</b><br>The "certain man" in parables often represents God or Jesus Himself. This character is central to the story and is used to illustrate divine actions or attributes. In this context, the man symbolizes God’s initiative in offering salvation and fellowship to humanity.<p><b>Prepared a great banquet</b><br>Banquets in biblical times were significant social events, often symbolizing abundance, celebration, and fellowship. The "great banquet" here represents the kingdom of God, a recurring theme in Jesus' teachings. It signifies the richness and generosity of God's invitation to eternal life. This imagery is also reminiscent of the Messianic banquet prophesied in <a href="/isaiah/25-6.htm">Isaiah 25:6</a>, where God prepares a feast for all peoples.<p><b>And invited many guests</b><br>The invitation to "many guests" reflects the inclusive nature of God's call to salvation. Historically, Jewish customs involved inviting guests well in advance, with a second invitation when the feast was ready. This dual invitation can be seen as a parallel to God's initial covenant with Israel and the subsequent call to all nations through Christ. The invitation underscores the theme of grace, as it is extended freely and widely, echoing the call to "go and make disciples of all nations" (<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The speaker of the parable, Jesus uses this account to teach about the Kingdom of God and the nature of God's invitation to humanity.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/a_certain_man.htm">A Certain Man</a></b><br>Represents God, who prepares a great banquet, symbolizing the Kingdom of Heaven and the salvation offered to all.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/great_banquet.htm">Great Banquet</a></b><br>Symbolizes the abundant blessings and eternal life offered in the Kingdom of God. It is a metaphor for the divine invitation to salvation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/invited_guests.htm">Invited Guests</a></b><br>Initially, these represent the Jewish people, God's chosen ones, who were first invited to partake in His promises.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/banquet_setting.htm">Banquet Setting</a></b><br>While not a specific geographical location, it represents the spiritual realm of God's Kingdom, where He desires all to come and partake.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_invitation_is_generous_and_inclusive.htm">God's Invitation is Generous and Inclusive</a></b><br>The parable illustrates that God's invitation to His Kingdom is extended to all, regardless of status or background. We are called to respond to His generous offer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/rejection_of_god's_invitation_has_consequences.htm">Rejection of God's Invitation Has Consequences</a></b><br>Just as the invited guests in the parable made excuses, rejecting God's invitation leads to missing out on His blessings and eternal life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/urgency_in_responding_to_god's_call.htm">Urgency in Responding to God's Call</a></b><br>The parable encourages us to prioritize God's invitation above worldly concerns and distractions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_kingdom_of_god_is_a_celebration.htm">The Kingdom of God is a Celebration</a></b><br>The imagery of a banquet highlights the joy and fulfillment found in a relationship with God, contrasting with the emptiness of worldly pursuits.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/evangelism_and_outreach.htm">Evangelism and Outreach</a></b><br>As followers of Christ, we are called to extend God's invitation to others, sharing the good news of salvation and the joy of His Kingdom.<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/who'll_accept_the_king's_invite.htm">Who will accept the king's wedding invitation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/which_parables_did_jesus_teach.htm">What parables did Jesus teach in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_herod_see_jesus_as_john_the_baptist.htm">Did Herod think that Jesus was John the Baptist? Yes (Matthew 14:2; Mark 6:16) No (Luke 9:9)</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>(16) <span class= "bld">A certain man made a great supper.</span>--Historically this has the interest of being the first occurrence of the "feast" imagery in our Lord's teaching. Here, as with so many of His parables, it is suggested by the occasion. Afterwards, as in <a href="/context/matthew/22-1.htm" title="And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables, and said,">Matthew 22:1-13</a>, it is reproduced in an altered and expanded form. Here, as there, the giver of the feast is God.<p><span class= "bld">And bade many.</span>--The sequel determines the primary application of the word to the Jewish people. But it need hardly be said that it admits of manifold secondary, or even tertiary, applications through the whole history of the many churches of Christendom.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then said he unto him</span>. The parable with which the great Teacher answered the guest's remark contains much and varied teaching for all ages of the Church, but in the first instance it replies to the speaker's words. "Yes," said the Master, "blessed indeed are they who sit down at the heavenly feast. You think you are one of those whom the King of heaven has invited to the banquet; what have you done, though, with the invitation? I know many who have received it who have simply tossed it aside; <span class="accented">are you of that number</span>? Listen now to my story of the Divine banquet and of the invited thereto." <span class="cmt_word">A certain man made a great supper, and bade many</span>. The kingdom of heaven, under the imagery of a great Banquet, was a picture well known to the Jews of that age. The guests in the Pharisee's house for the greater part were probably highly cultured men. At once they would grasp the meaning of the parable. They knew that the supper was heaven, and the Giver of the feast was God. The many - these were Israel, the long line of generations of the chosen people. So far strictly true, they thought; the Galilaean Teacher here is one with the rabbis of our Jerusalem schools. But, as Jesus proceeded, a puzzled, angry look would come upon the self-satisfied faces of Pharisee, scribe, and doctor; whispers would run round, "What means the Galilaean here?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/14-16.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">But</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[Jesus] replied,</span><br /><span class="grk">εἶπεν</span> <span class="translit">(eipen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“A certain</span><br /><span class="grk">τις</span> <span class="translit">(tis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> </span><span class="str2">Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">man</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἄνθρωπός</span> <span class="translit">(Anthrōpos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">prepared</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐποίει</span> <span class="translit">(epoiei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a great</span><br /><span class="grk">μέγα</span> <span class="translit">(mega)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3173.htm">Strong's 3173: </a> </span><span class="str2">Large, great, in the widest sense. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">banquet</span><br /><span class="grk">δεῖπνον</span> <span class="translit">(deipnon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative 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. From the same as dapane; dinner, i.e. The chief meal.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">invited</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκάλεσεν</span> <span class="translit">(ekalesen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<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">many [guests].</span><br /><span class="grk">πολλούς</span> <span class="translit">(pollous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4183.htm">Strong's 4183: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many; often. </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/14-16.htm">Luke 14:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/14-16.htm">Luke 14:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/14-16.htm">Luke 14:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/14-16.htm">Luke 14:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/14-16.htm">Luke 14:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/14-16.htm">Luke 14:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/14-16.htm">Luke 14:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/14-16.htm">Luke 14:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/14-16.htm">Luke 14:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/14-16.htm">Luke 14:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/14-16.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 14:16 But he said to him A certain (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/14-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 14:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 14:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/14-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 14:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 14:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>