God’s Word Translation
Luke 14:22
22“The servant said, ‘Sir, what you’ve ordered has been done. But there is still room for more people.’
Luke 14:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the servant said, 'Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the servant said, ‘Master, it is done as you commanded, and still there is room.’
Context of Luke 14:22
20Still another said, ‘I recently got married, and that’s why I can’t come.’ 21“The servant went back to report this to his master. Then the master of the house became angry. He told his servant, ‘Run to every street and alley in the city! Bring back the poor, the handicapped, the blind, and the lame.’ “The servant said, ‘Sir, what you’ve ordered has been done. But there is still room for more people.’ 23“Then the master told his servant, ‘Go to the roads and paths! Urge the people to come to my house. I want it to be full. 24I can guarantee that none of those invited earlier will taste any food at my banquet.’ ”
Read all of Luke 14Luke 14:22 word by word
καὶ εἶπεν ὁ δοῦλος· κύριε, γέγονεν ὃ ἐπέταξας, καὶ ἔτι τόπος ἐστίν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- the servantὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the servantδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
- saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: masterG2962
- it is doneγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
- thou hast commandedἐπιτάσσωepitassō · to commandG2004
- yetἔτιeti · stillG2089
- there isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- roomτόποςtopos · placeG5117
Cross-references for Luke 14:22
- Acts 1:1In my first book, Theophilus, I wrote about what Jesus began to do and teach. This included everything from the beginning ⌞of his life⌟
- Psalms 103:6The Lord does what is right and fair for all who are oppressed.
- Psalms 130:7O Israel, put your hope in the Lord, because with the Lord there is mercy and with him there is unlimited forgiveness.
- John 14:2My Father’s house has many rooms. If that were not true, would I have told you that I’m going to prepare a place for you?
- Ephesians 3:8I am the least of all God’s people. Yet, God showed me his kindness by allowing me to spread the Good News of the immeasurable wealth of Christ to people who are not Jewish.
- Colossians 2:9All of God lives in Christ’s body,
- 1 Timothy 2:5There is one God. There is also one mediator between God and humans—a human, Christ Jesus.
- 1 John 2:2He is the payment for our sins, and not only for our sins, but also for the sins of the whole world.
- Revelation 7:4I heard how many were sealed: 144,000. Those who were sealed were from every tribe of the people of Israel:
Commentaries on Luke 14:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22And yet there is room - On some occasions, so numerous are the guests that there is not room for them to sit in the court of the person who makes the feast, and a larger is therefore borrowed.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Yet there is room - He went out and invited all he found in the lanes, and yet the table was not full. This he also reported to his master. “There is room!” What a glorious declaration is this in regard to the gospel! There yet is room. Millions have been saved, but there yet is room. Millions have been invited, and have come, and have gone to heaven, but heaven is not yet full. There is a banquet there which no number can exhaust; there are fountains…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-24Verses 15-24 In this parable observe the free grace and mercy of God shining in the gospel of Christ, which will be food and a feast for the soul of a man that knows its own wants and miseries. All found some pretence to put off their attendance. This reproves the Jewish nation for their neglect of the offers of Christ's grace. It shows also the backwardness there is to close with the gospel call. The want of gratitude in those who slight gospel offers…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-24This parable shows what was happening in the ministry of Jesus. The rich, powerful, and important people rejected his invitation to God’s banquet of salvation, so they would be left out. Meanwhile, poor people and outcasts accepted the invitation (see also 1:52–53; 6:21, 25; 10:15; 18:14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-2415-24. when one ... heard ... he said, Blessed, &c.--As our Lord's words seemed to hold forth the future "recompense" under the idea of a great Feast, the thought passes through this man's mind, how blessed they would be who should be honored to sit down to it. Our Lord's reply is in substance this: "The great Feast is prepared already; the invitations are issued, but declined; the feast, notwithstanding, shall not want abundance of guests; but not one of…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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