16Jesus replied: "A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests.


In Context

13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,

14 and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."

15 When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, "Blessed is the man who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God."

16 Jesus replied: "A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests.

17 At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, 'Come, for everything is now ready.'

18 "But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, 'I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.'

Luke 14:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:16Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:16But he said to him: A certain man made a great supper, and invited many.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:16But he said unto him, A certain man made a great supper; and he bade many:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:16And he said to him, A certain man made a great supper and invited many.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:16But he said unto him, A certain man made a great supper; and he bade many:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:16Then said he to him, A certain man made a great supper, and invited many:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:16But he said to him, |A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:16and he said to him, 'A certain man made a great supper, and called many,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:16Then said he to him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: