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Luke 14:24

What does Luke 14:24 mean?

A plain-English look at Luke 14:24 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Luke 14:24 means

The parable ends with a solemn verdict: none of those men who were invited shall taste of my supper. Refusal has consequences. The door that stood open is now closed to those who spurned the invitation. This is not because the feast was meager or the call unclear, but because they would not come. Judgment here is fitting: they desired other things more. The exclusion underscores the seriousness of the kingdom call and exposes complacency. God will fill His house, but He will not be mocked by polite rejections. The warning invites urgent, wholehearted response while grace still summons.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

For I say unto you, that none of those men that were bidden shall taste of my supper.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

For I say unto you, that none of those men that were bidden shall taste of my supper.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

For I say to you that not one of those who were requested to come will have a taste of my feast.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

for I say to you, that none of those men who have been called shall taste of my supper.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

But I say unto you that none of those men that were invited shall taste of my supper.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

for I say to you, that not one of those men who were invited shall taste of my supper.

Context

This closing statement completes the parable’s arc—invitation, excuses, outreach to the lowly, and exclusion of refusers. With that, Luke shifts scenes to Jesus addressing the large crowds traveling with Him (verses 25–35). The contrast is deliberate: from an invitation many decline to a discipleship many misunderstand. Jesus will lay out the demanding terms of following Him—superior allegiance, cross-bearing, counting the cost, renouncing all, and preserving distinctiveness like salt—so that no one mistakes sentiment for true commitment.

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.

v.24This passage

v.25Now there went with him great multitudes: and he turned, and said unto them,

Cross references

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

  • Matthew 23:38

    Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

  • Matthew 22:8

    Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they that were bidden were not worthy.

  • John 3:36

    He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.

  • Acts 13:46

    And Paul and Barnabas spake out boldly, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you. Seeing ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

  • Hebrews 12:25

    See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not when they refused him that warned them on earth, much more shall not we escape who turn away from him that warneth from heaven:

  • John 8:21

    He said therefore again unto them, I go away, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sin: whither I go, ye cannot come.

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