King James Version (KJV)
Luke 14:17
“‹And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.›”
Verse in context — Luke 14
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And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed [is] he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
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Then said he unto him, ‹A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:›
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‹And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.›
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‹And they all with one› [consent] ‹began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.›
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‹And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.›
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