But a convenient day happening, when Herod on his birth-night gave a supper to his lords, and chief officers, and persons of distinction in Galilee; and the daughter of Herodias coming in,

Seek ye therefore the kingdom of God, and all these shall be super-added unto you.

He said also to him that had invited Him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, do not invite thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kindred, nor thy rich neighbors; least they invite thee again, and so a return be made thee.

Upon which He said, A certain man made a great supper and invited many;

and sent his servant at supper-time to say to them that were invited, Come, for all things are now ready.

for I tell you, that none of those men who were invited, shall taste of my supper.

But coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father have bread enough and to spare, and I am perishing with hunger?

But will he not rather say to him, Get ready my supper, and gird thyself, and wait upon me, till I have done, and afterwards thou shalt eat and drink.

as also the cup after supper, saying, This cup represents the new covenant in my blood, which is shed for you.

Therefore they made Him a supper there, and Martha waited at table, but Lazarus was one of them that sat down with Him.

supper being prepared, (the devil having put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him) Jesus,

riseth from supper, and turneth aside his clothes, and took a towel and tied it about Him;

but one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and immediately there came out blood and water.

And Peter turning about seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved, (and who leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, who is he that will betray Thee?) following them;

But a certain man named Ananias, together with Sapphira his wife,

For if God spared not the natural branches, neither would He spare thee.

Though, if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned: such however will probably have more trouble in life: but I spare you.

When therefore ye thus assemble together, this is not eating the Lord's supper:

for in eating every one takes his own supper first; and one is hungry, and another is glutted.

And in the same manner He took the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant ratified in my blood: this do, as often as ye drink of it, in remembrance of me."

But I call God to witness on my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet to Corinth:

I said before, and I again tell you beforehand, as if I were present the second time; and being absent I now write to those who have sinned heretofore, and to all the rest, that if I come again I will not spare:

Therefore let us not sleep like others, but let us watch and be sober:

but let us, who are of the day, be sober; putting on the breast-plate of faith and love, and for an helmet the hope of salvation.

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, sober, prudent, grave,

And their wives likewise grave, not slanderers, sober, and faithful in all things.

but hospitable, benevolent, sober, just, holy, temperate;

that aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in the faith, in love, in patience:

Wherefore girding up the loins of your mind, be sober, and stedfastly hope for the grace to be conferred upon you at the appearing of Jesus Christ;

But the end of all things draws nigh: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer:

Be sober, be vigilant; for your adversary the devil, like a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

And he said unto me, Write, Happy they who are invited to the marriage-supper of the Lamb. And he said unto me, These are the true words of God.