'Invited' in the Bible

Now one of the Pharisees repeatedly invited Him to a meal at his house; so He entered the house and reclined at the table.

When He had thus spoken, a Pharisee invited Him to breakfast at his house; so He entered and took His place at table.

Then, when He noticed that the invited guests chose the best seats, He used this as an illustration and said to them,

and the man who invited you both will come and will say to you, 'Make room for this guest,' and then you, ashamed, will move to the lowest place.

On the contrary, when you are invited go and take the lowest place, that when your host comes round he may say to you, 'My friend, come up higher.' This will be doing you honour in the presence of all the other guests.

Also to His host, who had invited Him, He said, "When you give a breakfast or a dinner, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbours, lest perhaps they should invite you in return and a requital be made you.

"A man once gave a great dinner," replied Jesus, "to which he invited a large number of guests.

At dinner-time he sent his servant to announce to those who had been invited, "'Come, for things are now ready.'

For I tell you that not one of those who were invited shall taste my dinner.'"