Luke 14:15-24
Chapter 14
Jesus replied:
“A man once hosted a feast and invited many guests.
When it was time for the feast, he sent his servant to tell those he had invited that everything was ready.
But all of them began to make excuses. The first said, ‘Please excuse me. I need to go see the piece of land I just bought.’
Another said: ‘I am sorry, but I am on my way to try out the five yoke of oxen I have just bought.’
Still, another said, ‘How can I come, when I’ve just got married?’
The servant returned alone and reported this to his master. Upon hearing his account, the master of the house became furious and told his servant, ‘Go out quickly, into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
The servant reported after a while, ‘Sir, your orders have been carried out, but there is still room.’
The master said, ‘Go out to the highways and country lanes and force people to come in to ensure that my house is full.
I tell you, none of those invited will have a morsel of my feast.”