Luke 14:23

The Parable of the Banquet

22‘Sir,’ the servant replied, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’23So the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.24For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”

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Berean Standard Bible
So the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain them to come in, that my house may be filled.
Bible in Basic English
And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the roads and the fields, and make them come in, so that my house may be full.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And 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.
Free Bible Version
So the master told the servant, ‘Go out on the country roads and lanes, and make people come—I want my house to be full.
Geneva Bible 1599
Then the master sayd to the seruaunt, Goe out into the hie wayes, and hedges, and compell them to come in, that mine house may bee filled.
King James (Authorized) Version
And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
One Unity Resource Bible
“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.
Translation for Translators
So his master said to him, ‘Then go outside the city. Search for people along the highways. Search also along the narrow roads with hedges beside them where homeless people may be staying. Strongly urge the people in those places to come to my house. I want it to be full of people!’”
Unlocked Literal Bible
The master said to the servant, 'Go out into the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
Noah Webster Bible
And 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.
World English Bible
“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.
Young's Literal Translation
'And the lord said unto the servant, Go forth to the ways and hedges, and constrain to come in, that my house may be filled;