Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
But Jesus replied to him, "A certain man prepared a lavish supper and invited many [guests].
New American Standard Bible
But He said to him,
King James Version
Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:
Holman Bible
Then He told him:
International Standard Version
Jesus told him, "A man gave a large banquet and invited many people.
A Conservative Version
And he said to him, A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many.
American Standard Version
But he said unto him, A certain man made a great supper; and he bade many:
Amplified
But Jesus said to him,
Anderson New Testament
And he said to him: A certain man made a great supper, and invited many.
Bible in Basic English
And he said to them, A certain man gave a great feast, and sent word of it to a number of people.
Common New Testament
Then he said to him, "A certain man gave a great banquet and invited many.
Daniel Mace New Testament
upon which Jesus said, a certain man made a great entertainment; where many were invited.
Darby Translation
And he said to him, A certain man made a great supper and invited many.
Godbey New Testament
And He said to him, A certain man made a great supper, and invited many;
Goodspeed New Testament
He said to him, "A man once gave a great dinner, and invited a large number to it,
John Wesley New Testament
Then said he to him, A certain man made a great supper and invited many.
Julia Smith Translation
And he said to him, A certain man made a great supper and called many;
King James 2000
Then said he unto him, A certain man gave a great supper, and bade many:
Lexham Expanded Bible
But he said to him, "A certain man was giving a large banquet and invited many.
Modern King James verseion
And He said to him, A certain man made a great supper and invited many.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then said he to him, "A certain man ordained a great supper, and bade many;
Moffatt New Testament
Jesus said to him, "There was a man who was giving a large supper, to which he had invited a number of guests.
Montgomery New Testament
Jesus answered. "A certain man was making a great feast to which he invited many guests.
NET Bible
But Jesus said to him, "A man once gave a great banquet and invited many guests.
New Heart English Bible
But he said to him, "A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.
Noyes New Testament
And he said to him, A certain man made a great supper, and invited many.
Sawyer New Testament
And he said to him, A certain man made a great supper, and invited many.
The Emphasized Bible
But, he, said unto him - A certain man, was making a great supper, and invited many;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And he said unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and invited many:
Twentieth Century New Testament
But Jesus said to him: "A man was once giving a great dinner. He invited many people,
Webster
Then said he to him, A certain man made a great supper, and invited many:
Weymouth New Testament
"A man once gave a great dinner," replied Jesus, "to which he invited a large number of guests.
Williams New Testament
Then Jesus said to him: "Once a man was giving a great dinner and invited many people to it.
World English Bible
But he said to him, "A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.
Worrell New Testament
But He said to him, "A certain man was making a great supper, and invited many.
Worsley New Testament
Upon which He said, A certain man made a great supper and invited many;
Youngs Literal Translation
and he said to him, 'A certain man made a great supper, and called many,
Themes
Absorption » Business engagements take precedence with worldly men
Business » Cares » Engagements
Business life » Business Cares Result in » Business engagements take precedence with worldly men
Entertainments » Invitations to » Often addressed to many
Feasts » Of new moons » Spiritual
Spiritual food » Prepared in abundance for believers (select reading pr 91-6)
Gospel » Compared to » A feast
Jesus Christ » History of » Enunciates » The parable of the marriage banquet (in jerusalem)
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The great supper
Jesus Christ » History of » Dines with a pharisee on the sabbath (in peraea)
Kingdom of God » What the kingdom of God is likened to
Kingdom of heaven » Compared » To a king who made a marriage feast for his son
Opportunity » The measure of responsibility
Reproof » Faithfulness in » In the parables of jesus » Of the king's feast
Spiritual » Feasts » Prepared in abundance for believers (select reading pr 91-6)
Topics
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 14:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Great Banquet
15 And when one of the people who were reclining at the [supper] table with Jesus heard this, he said to Him, "The person who will eat bread in the [coming] kingdom of God is [certainly] blessed." 16 But Jesus replied to him, "A certain man prepared a lavish supper and invited many [guests]. 17 When the supper was about ready, he sent his slave out to tell those who were invited, 'Come, for everything is [now] ready.'
Cross References
Matthew 22:2-14
"The kingdom of heaven is similar to a certain king who held a wedding reception for his son.
Mark 16:15-16
Then He said to them, "You [men] go into the entire world and preach the good news to every person.
Luke 14:16-24
But Jesus replied to him, "A certain man prepared a lavish supper and invited many [guests].
Revelation 3:20
Look, I am standing at [your] door and knocking; if anyone hears my voice [i.e., the sound of my knocking], and opens the door, I will [surely] come in to him and eat with him and he [will eat] with me.
Revelation 22:17
And the Holy Spirit and the bride [i.e., the church. See 21:9] say, "Come!" And the person who hears [this] should say "Come." And the person who is [spiritually] thirsty should come; [and] whoever wants to should come and drink the water of life without having to pay for it.