The Parable of the Banquet
Luke 14:17
In 9 translations
- BSB
- When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
- KJV
- And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
- WEB
- He sent out his servant at supper time to tell those who were invited, ‘Come, for everything is ready now.’
- ASV
- and he sent forth his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
- LSV
- and he sent his servant at the hour of the dinner to say to those having been called, Be coming, because now all things are ready.
- YLT
- and he sent his servant at the hour of the supper to say to those having been called, Be coming, because now are all things ready.
- DBY
- And he sent his bondman at the hour of supper to say to those who were invited, Come, for already all things are ready.
- DRC
- And he sent his servant at the hour of supper to say to them that were invited, that they should come, for now all things are ready.
- GNV
- And sent his seruant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come: for all things are nowe readie.
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include πάντα (“all things”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
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- SBLGNT: ἐστιν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐστιν; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont add πάντα.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ ἀπέστειλεν τὸν δοῦλον αὐτοῦ τῇ ὥρᾳ τοῦ δείπνου εἰπεῖν τοῖς κεκλημένοις· Ἔρχεσθε, ὅτι ἤδη ἕτοιμά ἐστιν.
- RP2018
- καὶ ἀπέστειλεν τὸν δοῦλον αὐτοῦ τῇ ὥρᾳ τοῦ δείπνου εἰπεῖν τοῖς κεκλημένοις, Ἔρχεσθε, ὅτι ἤδη ἕτοιμά ἐστιν πάντα.
- TR-Boyd
- καὶ ἀπέστειλε τὸν δοῦλον αὐτοῦ τῇ ὥρᾳ τοῦ δείπνου εἰπεῖν τοῖς κεκλημένοις, Ἔρχεσθε, ὅτι ἤδη ἕτοιμά ἐστι πάντα.
- SCR1894
- και απεστειλεν τον δουλον αυτου τη ωρα του δειπνου ειπειν τοις κεκλημενοις ερχεσθε οτι ηδη ετοιμα εστιν παντα
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