24 Bible Verses about Invitations

And when she was baptized, and her house, she requested saying, If you have judged me faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay; and she constrained us.

AND one of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him; and going into the Pharisee's house he reclined.

And when he was speaking, a certain Pharisee asked him to breakfast with him; and he went in and immediately sat down.

Jesus said to them, Come and breakfast. No one of the disciples dared to ask him, Who are you? for they knew that he was the Lord.

Then he called them in and entertained them. And the next day he arose and went with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa went with him.

But if an unbeliever invites you and you wish to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no questions for conscience' sake.

When you are invited by any one to a wedding, do not sit down in the first place, lest at some time a more honorable man than you should have been invited by him, and he that invited you and him come and say to you, Give this man a place; and then with shame you take the last place. But when you are invited, go and sit down in the last place, that when he who invited you comes, he may say to you, Friend, go up higher; then you shall have honor in the presence of those that recline with you;read more.
for every one that exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted. And he said also to him that had invited him, When you make a breakfast, or a supper, call not your friends, nor your brothers, nor your relatives, nor your rich neighbors, lest they also at some time invite you in return, and a compensation be made to you. But when you make a feast, invite the poor, crippled, lame, blind, and you shall be blessed; for they cannot compensate you; for you shall be compensated at the resurrection of the just.

and Jesus also was invited, and his disciples, to the wedding.

And a vision appeared by night to Paul; a certain man of Macedonia standing, asking him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia and help us.

And Philip running forward heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and he said, Do you really understand what you read? And he said [No]; for how can I unless some one teaches me? And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

And he said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishermen of men.

And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishermen of men.

So also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; from this time you shall take men.

And Jesus looking at him, loved him, and said to him, One thing you lack; go and sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have a treasure in heaven; and come and take up your cross and follow me.

Jesus said to him, If you will be perfect, go and sell your property, and give to the poor, and you shall have a treasure in heaven; and come and follow me.

And Jesus hearing it, said to him, One thing you yet want; sell all that you have, and distribute to the poor, and you shall have a treasure in heaven, and come, follow me.

Come to me all you that labor hard and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and you shall find rest for your souls; for my yoke is easy, and my burden light.

Then shall the king say to those on his right hand, Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

Come and see a man who has told me all things which I have done; is this the Christ?

Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any one shall hear my voice and open the door, I will enter in to him, and feast with him, and he with me.

And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that hears say, Come. And let him that thirsts, come; let him that will, take the water of life freely.

And he said to him, A certain man made a great supper, and invited many. And he sent his servant at the time of the supper to say to the invited, Come, for all things are now ready.

AND Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man, a king, who made a wedding for his son. And he sent his servants to call the invited to the wedding, and they would not come.read more.
Again he sent other servants, saying, Tell the invited, Behold, I have prepared my supper, my oxen and fatted creatures are killed, and all things are ready; come to the wedding. But they neglected it, and went away, one to his farm, and another to his merchandise; and the rest took his servants and treated them injuriously, and killed them. And the king was angry, and sent his armies and destroyed those murderers, and burnt up their city. Then he said to his servants, The wedding indeed is ready, but the invited were not worthy. Go, therefore, to the crossings of the ways, and invite all you find to the wedding. And those servants went out into the highways, and collected all whom they found, both bad and good, and the wedding was furnished with guests. And the king coming in to see the guests observed there a man who had not on a wedding garment, and said to him, Friend, how came you in here not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. Then the king said to the servants, Bind his feet and hands, and cast him into the darkness outside. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few chosen.

Let us rejoice and be glad, and give glory to him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and his wife has prepared herself, and it was given her to be arrayed in fine linen white and clean;??or fine linen represents the righteous ordinances of the saints. And he said to me, Write, Blessed are those who are called to the wedding supper of the Lamb. And he told me, These are the true words of God.