New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 14:16-21

16But He saidG3004to him, “A manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444was givingἐποίειepoieiG4160a bigμέγαmegaG3173dinnerδεῖπνονdeipnonG1173,and he invitedἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564manyπολλούς·pollousG4183;

17and at the dinnerδείπνουdeipnouG1173hourὥρᾳhōraG5610he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649his slaveδοῦλονdoulonG1401to tellG3004thoseG3588who had been invitedκεκλημένοις·keklēmenoisG2564, ‘Comeἔρχεσθε,erchestheG2064,becauseὅτιhotiG3754everything is readyἕτοιμάhetoimaG2092nowἤδηēdēG2235.’

18And yetthey allπάντεςpantesG3956alikeἀπὸ μιᾶςapo miasG575 G1520beganἤρξαντοērxantoG757to makeG3868excusesG3868.The firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413oneG4413saidG3004to him, ‘I purchasedἠγόρασαēgorasaG59a fieldἀγρὸνagronG68and I needἀνάγκηνanagkēnG318to goG1831outG1831to lookG3708at it;pleaseἐρωτῶerōtōG2065considerG2192me excusedG3868.’

19And anotherG2087oneG2087saidG3004, ‘I boughtἠγόρασαēgorasaG59fiveπέντεpenteG4002yokeζεύγηzeugēG2201of oxenβοῶνboōnG1016,and I am goingπορεύομαιporeuomaiG4198to tryG1381them outG1381;pleaseἐρωτῶerōtōG2065considerἔχεecheG2192me excusedπαρῃτημένον.parētēmenonG3868.’

20And anotherG2087oneG2087saidG3004, ‘I tookG1060a womanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135as my wifeG1060,and for that reasonδιὰdiaG1223I cannotοὐ δύναμαιou dunamaiG1410 G3756comeἐλθεῖν.eltheinG2064.’

21And the slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401cameπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854backand reportedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518thisταῦτα.¶tautaG3778to his masterκυρίῳkuriōG2962.ThenΤότεToteG5119the headG3617ofG3617theG3617householdG3617becameG3710angryὀργισθεὶςorgistheisG3710and saidG3004to his slaveδούλῳdoulōG1401, ‘GoἔξελθεexeltheG1831outG1831at onceταχέωςtacheōsG5030into the streetsπλατείαςplateiasG4116and lanesῥύμαςrhumasG4505of the cityπόλεως,poleōsG4172and bringεἰσάγαγεeisagageG1521inG1521hereὧδε.hōdeG5602thoseG3588who are poorπτωχοὺςptōchousG4434,those with disabilitiesG374,those who are blindτυφλοὺςtuphlousG5185,and those who are limpingχωλοὺςchōlousG5560.’

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