The Parable of the Great Banquet
When one of those who
sat at the table with him heard these things, he said to him,
"Blessed is he who will feast in the Kingdom of God!"
But he said to him,
"A certain man made a great supper, and he invited
many people. He sent out
his servant at supper time to tell those who were invited, 'Come, for
everything is ready now.' They all as one began to make
excuses.
"The first said to him, 'I have bought a
field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.'
"Another said, 'I have
bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me
excused.'
"Another said, 'I have
married a wife, and therefore I can't come.'
"That servant came, and
told his lord these things. Then the master of the house, being angry,
said to his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the
city, and bring in the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.'
"The servant said, 'Lord,
it is done as you commanded, and there is still room.'
"The lord said to the
servant, 'Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in,
that my house may be filled. For I tell you that none of
those men who were invited will taste of my supper.'"
Luke 14:15-24
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