New Testament · SCRIPTURE
Luke 14:23
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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.
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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.
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“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.
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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.
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And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out into the roads and hedges and compel [them] to enter, so that my house may be filled.
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Luke 14
21 The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘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,’ the servant replied, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’
23 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.
24 For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”
25 Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them,
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