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

A certain.

Proverbs 9:1,2 She hath slain her victims, mingled her wine, and set forth her table. . . .

Isaiah 25:6,7 And the Lord of hosts shall make unto all people in this mountain, a feast of fat things, a feast of wine, of fat things full of marrow, of wine purified from the lees. . . .

Jeremiah 31:12-14 And they shall come, and shall give praise in mount Sion: and they shall flow together to the good things of the Lord, for the corn, and wine, and oil, and the increase of cattle and herds, and their soul shall be as a watered garden, and they shall be hungry no more. . . .

Zechariah 10:7 And they shall be as the valiant men of Ephraim, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: and their children shall see, and shall rejoice, and their heart shall be joyful in the Lord.

Matthew 22:2-14 The kingdom of heaven is likened to a king who made a marriage for his son. . . .

bade.

Songs 5:1 Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat the fruit of his apple trees. I am come into my garden, O my sister, my spouse, I have gathered my myrrh, with my aromatical spices: I have eaten the honeycomb with my honey, I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends, and drink, and be inebriated, my dearly beloved.

Isaiah 55:1-7 All you that thirst, come to the waters: and you that have no money make haste, buy, and eat: come ye, buy wine and milk without money, and without any price. . . .

Mark 16:15,16 And he said to them: Go ye into the whole world and preach the gospel to every creature. . . .

Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the gate and knock. If any man shall hear my voice and open to me the door, I will come in to him and will sup with him: and he with me.

Revelation 22:17 And the spirit and the bride say: Come. And he that heareth, let him say: Come. And he that thirsteth, let him come. And he that will, let him take the water of life, freely.

Context
The Parable of the Banquet
15When one of them that sat at table with him had heard these things, he said to him: Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. 16But he said to him: A certain man made a great supper and invited many. 17And he sent his servant at the hour of supper to say to them that were invited, that they should come: for now all things are ready.…
Cross References
Proverbs 9:2
She hath sent her maids to invite to the tower, and to the walls of the city:

Matthew 22:2
The kingdom of heaven is likened to a king who made a marriage for his son.

Luke 14:17
And he sent his servant at the hour of supper to say to them that were invited, that they should come: for now all things are ready.

Lexicon
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

[Jesus] replied,
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“A certain
τις (tis)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

man
Ἄνθρωπός (Anthrōpos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

prepared
ἐποίει (epoiei)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

a great
μέγα (mega)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense.

banquet
δεῖπνον (deipnon)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 1173: A dinner, an afternoon or evening meal. From the same as dapane; dinner, i.e. The chief meal.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

invited
ἐκάλεσεν (ekalesen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2564: (a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name. Akin to the base of keleuo; to 'call'.

many [guests].
πολλούς (pollous)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4183: Much, many; often.


Additional Translations
But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.

But He said to him, "A certain man was preparing a great supper, and invited many.

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

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

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

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

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

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

But he said to him, "A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.

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