Luke 14:23

The Parable Of The Great Banquet

²² And the servant said, Lord, your orders have been done, and still there is room. ²³ And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the roads and the fields, and make them come in, so that my house may be full. ²⁴ For I say to you that not one of those who were requested to come will have a taste of my feast.

Compel Them to Come in

Highways and Hedges

Lord Said

Luke

Acts 13:47-48

For so the Lord has given us orders, saying, I have given you for a light to the Gentiles so that you may be for salvation to the ends of the earth.

Genesis 19:2-3

And he said, My masters, come now into your servant's house and take your rest there for the night, and let your feet be washed; and early in the morning you may go on your way. And they said, Not so, but we will take our night's rest in the street.

Isaiah 11:10

And in that day, the eyes of the nations will be turned to the root of Jesse which will be lifted up as the flag of the peoples; and his resting-place will be glory.

Isaiah 19:24-25

In that day Israel will be the third together with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the earth:

Isaiah 27:13

And it will be in that day that a great horn will be sounded; and those who were wandering in the land of Assyria, and those who had been sent away into the land of Egypt, will come; and they will give worship to the Lord in the holy mountain at Jerusalem.

Isaiah 49:5-6

And now, says the Lord, who made me his servant when I was still in my mother's body, so that I might make Jacob come back to him, and so that Israel might come together to him: and I was honoured in the eyes of the Lord, and my God became my strength.

Isaiah 66:19-20

And I will put a sign among them, and I will send those who are still living to the nations, to Tarshish, Put, and Lud, Meshech and Rosh, Tubal and Javan, to the sea-lands far away, who have not had word of me, or seen my glory; and they will give the knowledge of my glory to the nations.

Zechariah 14:8-9

And on that day living waters will go out from Jerusalem; half of them flowing to the sea on the east and half to the sea on the west: in summer and in winter it will be so.

Malachi 1:11

For, from the coming up of the sun till its going down, my name is great among the Gentiles; and in every place the smell of burning flesh is offered to my name, and a clean offering: for my name is great among the Gentiles, says the Lord of armies.

Matthew 21:43

For this reason I say to you, The kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation producing the fruits of it.

Matthew 22:9-10

Go then to the cross-roads, and get all those whom you see to come to the bride-feast.

Matthew 28:19-20

Go then, and make disciples of all the nations, giving them baptism in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:

Luke 24:29

But they kept him back, saying, Do not go, for evening is near, the day is almost gone. And he went in with them.

Acts 9:15

But the Lord said, Go without fear: for he is a special vessel for me, to give to the Gentiles and kings and to the children of Israel the knowledge of my name:

Acts 10:44-48

While Peter was saying these words, the Holy Spirit came on all those who were hearing the word.

Acts 11:18-21

And hearing these things they said nothing more, but gave glory to God, saying, Then to the Gentiles as to us has God given a change of heart, so that they may have life.

Acts 16:15

And when she and her family had had baptism, she made a request to us, saying, If it seems to you that I am true to the Lord, come into my house and be my guests. And she made us come.

Acts 18:6

And when they put themselves against him, and said evil words, he said, shaking his clothing, Your blood be on your heads, I am clean: from now I will go to the Gentiles.

Acts 22:21-22

And he said to me, Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.

Acts 26:18-20

To make their eyes open, turning them from the dark to the light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may have forgiveness of sins and a heritage among those who are made holy by faith in me.

Acts 28:28

Be certain, then, that the salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles, and they will give hearing.

Romans 10:18

But I say, Did not the word come to their ears? Yes, certainly: Their sound has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.

Romans 11:13-14

But I say to you, Gentiles, in so far as I am the Apostle of the Gentiles, I make much of my position:

Romans 15:9-12

And so that the Gentiles might give glory to God for his mercy; as it is said, For this reason I will give praise to you among the Gentiles, and I will make a song to your name.

1 Corinthians 9:19-23

For though I was free from all men, I made myself a servant to all, so that more might have salvation.

2 Corinthians 5:11

Having in mind, then, the fear of the Lord, we put these things before men, but God sees our hearts; and it is my hope that we may seem right in your eyes.

2 Corinthians 5:20

So we are the representatives of Christ, as if God was making a request to you through us: we make our request to you, in the name of Christ, be at peace with God.

2 Corinthians 6:1

We then, working together with God, make our request to you not to take the grace of God to no purpose.

Ephesians 2:11-22

For this reason keep it in mind that in the past you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are looked on as being outside the circumcision by those who have circumcision, in the flesh, made by hands;

Colossians 1:23

If you keep yourselves safely based in the faith, not moved from the hope of the good news which came to you, and which was given to every living being under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.

Colossians 1:28

Whom we are preaching; guiding and teaching every man in all wisdom, so that every man may be complete in Christ;

2 Timothy 4:2

Be preaching the word at all times, in every place; make protests, say sharp words, give comfort, with long waiting and teaching;