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New Living Translation

Luke 14:24

For none of those I first invited will get even the smallest taste of my banquet.'"

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Covetousness;   Feasts;   Gospel;   Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Kingdom of Heaven;   Opportunity;   Reprobacy;   Reproof;   Salvation;   Unbelief;   Worldliness;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bible Stories for Children;   Children;   Home;   Israel;   Israel-The Jews;   Pleasant Sunday Afternoons;   Religion;   Stories for Children;   The Topic Concordance - Kingdom of God;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Entertainments;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Feasts;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Food;   Grace;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Christ, Christology;   Church, the;   Dead Sea Scrolls;   Gospel;   Grace;   Hospitality;   Kingdom of God;   Lord's Supper, the;   Wealth;   Work;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Hospitality;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Call, Calling;   Family;   Luke, Gospel of;   Poor, Orphan, Widow;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Kingdom of God;   Matthew, Gospel According to;   Parable;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Circumstantiality in the Parables;   Discourse;   Doctrines;   Dropsy;   Invitation;   Kindness (2);   Lazarus;   Luke, Gospel According to;   Man (2);   Marriage;   People ;   Sacraments;   Supper ;   Unity (2);   Wealth (2);   Worldliness (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Prophet, the;   Supper;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Meals;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Taste;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2);  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
For I tell you, not one of those people who were invited will enjoy my banquet.’”
King James Version (1611)
For I say vnto you, that none of those men which were bidden, shall taste of my supper.
King James Version
For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
English Standard Version
For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.'"
New American Standard Bible
'For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my dinner.'"
New Century Version
I tell you, none of those whom I invited first will eat with me.'"
Amplified Bible
'For I tell you, not one of those who were invited [and declined] will taste my dinner.'"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste of my dinner.'"
Legacy Standard Bible
For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste of my dinner.'"
Berean Standard Bible
For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.'"
Contemporary English Version
Not one of the guests I first invited will get even a bite of my food!"
Complete Jewish Bible
I tell you, not one of those who were invited will get a taste of my banquet!'"
Darby Translation
for I say to you, that not one of those men who were invited shall taste of my supper.
Easy-to-Read Version
I tell you, not one of those people I invited first will eat any of this food I prepared.'"
Geneva Bible (1587)
For I say vnto you, that none of those men which were bidden, shall taste of my supper.
George Lamsa Translation
For I say to you, that not one of those men who were invited shall taste of my supper.
Good News Translation
I tell you all that none of those who were invited will taste my dinner!'"
Lexham English Bible
For I say to you that none of those persons who were invited will taste my banquet!'"
Literal Translation
For I say to you that not one of those men who had been invited shall taste of my supper.
American Standard Version
For I say unto you, that none of those men that were bidden shall taste of my supper.
Bible in Basic English
For I say to you that not one of those who were requested to come will have a taste of my feast.
Hebrew Names Version
For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will taste of my supper.'"
International Standard Version
For I tell all of you,I tell you (pl.)">[fn] none of those men who were invited will taste anything at my banquet.'"Matthew 21:43; 22:8; Acts 13:46;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
for I tell you, that not one of those men who were called shall taste of my supper.
Murdock Translation
For I declare to you, that not one of those men that were invited, shall taste of my supper.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For I say vnto you, that none of those men which were bydden, shall taste of my supper.
English Revised Version
For I say unto you, that none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
World English Bible
For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will taste of my supper.'"
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For I say to you, that none of those men who were invited, shall taste of my supper.
Weymouth's New Testament
For I tell you that not one of those who were invited shall taste my dinner.'"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For Y seie to you, that noon of tho men that ben clepid, schal taaste my soper.
Update Bible Version
For I say to you, that none of those men that were bidden shall taste of my supper.
Webster's Bible Translation
For I say to you, that none of those men who were invited, shall taste my supper.
New English Translation
For I tell you, not one of those individuals who were invited will taste my banquet!'"
New King James Version
For I say to you that none of those men who were invited shall taste my supper."'
New Life Bible
I tell you, not one of those I had asked will eat of my supper.'"
New Revised Standard
For I tell you, none of those who were invited will taste my dinner.'"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, I say unto you - Not one of those men who had been invited, shall taste of my supper.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But I say unto you that none of those men that were invited shall taste of my supper.
Revised Standard Version
For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.'"
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For I saye vnto you that none of those men which were bidde shall tast of my supper.
Young's Literal Translation
for I say to you, that none of those men who have been called shall taste of my supper.'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But I saye vnto you: that none of these men which were bydden, shal taist of my supper.
Mace New Testament (1729)
for I tell you that not one of those, who were invited, shall taste of my supper.
Simplified Cowboy Version
All those I initially invited are no longer welcome and will not taste the food I have to offer.'"

Contextual Overview

15 Hearing this, a man sitting at the table with Jesus exclaimed, "What a blessing it will be to attend a banquet in the Kingdom of God!" 16 Jesus replied with this story: "A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations. 17 When the banquet was ready, he sent his servant to tell the guests, ‘Come, the banquet is ready.' 18 But they all began making excuses. One said, ‘I have just bought a field and must inspect it. Please excuse me.' 19 Another said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of oxen, and I want to try them out. Please excuse me.' 20 Another said, ‘I just got married, so I can't come.' 21 "The servant returned and told his master what they had said. His master was furious and said, ‘Go quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and invite the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.' 22 After the servant had done this, he reported, ‘There is still room for more.' 23 So his master said, ‘Go out into the country lanes and behind the hedges and urge anyone you find to come, so that the house will be full. 24 For none of those I first invited will get even the smallest taste of my banquet.'"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Proverbs 1:24-32, Matthew 21:43, Matthew 22:8, Matthew 23:38, Matthew 23:39, John 3:19, John 3:36, John 8:21, John 8:24, Acts 13:46, Hebrews 12:25, Hebrews 12:26

Reciprocal: Proverbs 1:26 - General Isaiah 65:13 - my servants shall eat Matthew 8:11 - That Matthew 20:16 - for Matthew 21:41 - and will let out Luke 14:21 - being

Cross-References

Genesis 14:7
Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (now called Kadesh) and conquered all the territory of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites living in Hazazon-tamar.
Genesis 14:8
Then the rebel kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela (also called Zoar) prepared for battle in the valley of the Dead Sea.
Genesis 14:13
But one of Lot's men escaped and reported everything to Abram the Hebrew, who was living near the oak grove belonging to Mamre the Amorite. Mamre and his relatives, Eshcol and Aner, were Abram's allies.
Genesis 14:14
When Abram heard that his nephew Lot had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men who had been born into his household. Then he pursued Kedorlaomer's army until he caught up with them at Dan.
Genesis 14:15
There he divided his men and attacked during the night. Kedorlaomer's army fled, but Abram chased them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.
Proverbs 3:27
Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it's in your power to help them.
Matthew 7:12
"Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets.
1 Timothy 5:18
For the Scripture says, "You must not muzzle an ox to keep it from eating as it treads out the grain." And in another place, "Those who work deserve their pay!"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For I say unto you,.... Most solemnly affirm it, and even swear to it, nothing is more certain, or will be found more true:

that none of those men that were bidden: the impenitent and unbelieving Jews, the Scribes, and Pharisees, and the greater part of the nation; who first had the Gospel published to them, who are the many that were called, though few were chosen, and therefore came not; nor did, nor

shall taste of my supper: nor had they so much as a superficial knowledge of the Gospel, of the truths, blessings, promises, and ordinances of it; being given up to judicial blindness and hardness of heart; and from whom, in a little while, the Gospel was wholly taken; and is not yet afforded to them as a body; nor will till the latter day, when the veil shall be taken away, and they shall turn to the Lord, and all Israel shall be saved; but as for the first disbelievers and rejecters of Christ among the Jews, they died in their sins, and perished eternally.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For I say unto you - These may be considered as the words of Jesus, making an application of the parable to the Pharisees before him.

None of those men - This cannot be understood as meaning that no “Jews” would be saved, but that none of those who had “treated him, in that manner” - none who had so decidedly rejected the offer of the gospel - would be saved. We may here see how dangerous it is “once” to reject the gospel; how dangerous to grieve away the Holy Spirit. How often God forsakes forever the sinner who has been once awakened, and who grieves the Holy Spirit. The invitation is full and free; but when it is rejected, and people turn willfully away from it, God leaves them to their chosen way, and they are drowned in destruction and perdition. How important, then, is it to embrace the gospel “at once;” to accept the gracious invitation, and enter without delay the path that conducts to heaven!


 
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