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Luke 14:22

What does Luke 14:22 mean?

A plain-English look at Luke 14:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Luke 14:22 means

The servant reports obedience: what you commanded is done, and yet there is room. The master’s generosity exceeds initial expectations; his house is larger than the first wave of guests can fill. Grace is abundant, not scarce. This moment highlights God’s desire for a full house—He takes no pleasure in empty tables. It also reveals that the mission is ongoing; there are still more to reach. The servant’s readiness and the master’s resolve combine to show that God’s invitation seeks out, gathers, and makes space for many more than the original circle.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And the servant said, Lord, what thou didst command is done, and yet there is room.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And the servant said, Lord, what thou didst command is done, and yet there is room.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the servant said, Lord, your orders have been done, and still there is room.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`And the servant said, Sir, it hath been done as thou didst command, and still there is room.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the servant said: Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded; and yet there is room.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the bondman said, Sir, it is done as thou hast commanded, and there is still room.

Context

This brief exchange prepares for the parable’s final outreach. The master’s next command (verse 23) will send the servant beyond the city to highways and hedges, compelling people to come until the house is full. The expansion hints at the gospel’s movement beyond expected boundaries, fitting Luke’s emphasis on the inclusion of outsiders. The parable will conclude with a solemn declaration of exclusion for those who refused the first invitation.

v.21And the 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 hither the poor and maimed and blind and lame.

v.22This passage

v.23And 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.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Colossians 2:9

    for in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily,

  • Psalms 130:7

    O Israel, hope in Jehovah; For with Jehovah there is lovingkindness, And with him is plenteous redemption.

  • John 14:2

    In my Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.

  • Revelation 7:4

    And I heard the number of them that were sealed, a hundred and forty and four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the children of Israel:

  • 1 John 2:2

    and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.

  • Ephesians 3:8

    Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach unto the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

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