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16 But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests. 17 When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant {doulon} to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready. 18 But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me. 19 Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me. 20 Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, so I cannot come. 21 The servant {doulos} returned and reported all this to his master {kyriō}. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant {doulō}, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame. 22 ‘Sir {Kyrie}, the servant {doulos} replied, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there is still room. 23 So the master {kyrios} told his servant {doulon}, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full. 24 For I tell you⁺, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet. Luke 14:16-24, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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