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Luke 14:23
“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.
Luke 14:23 · World English Bible
Luke 14:23 in other translations
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.
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.
"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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In context
20 “Another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I can’t come.’
21 “That servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.’
22 “The servant said, ‘Lord, it is done as you commanded, and there is still room.’
23 “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.
24 For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will taste of my supper. For many are called, but few are chosen.’”
25 Now great multitudes were going with him. He turned and said to them,
26 “If anyone comes to me, and doesn’t disregard his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be my disciple.
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