Luke 14:23
And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
Luke 14:23 in other translations
| BSB | So the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full. |
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| WEB | “The lord said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. |
| ASV | And 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. |
| YLT | ‘And the lord said unto the servant, Go forth to the ways and hedges, and constrain to come in, that my house may be filled; |
| DARBY | And the lord said to the bondman, Go out into the ways and fences and compel to come in, that my house may be filled; |
| BBE | And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the roads and the fields, and make them come in, so that my house may be full. |
| Webster | And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. |
What does Luke 14:23 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 14:15-24
15-24. 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…
Barnes' Notes
Hedges. A hedge is the inclosure around a field or vineyard. It was commonly made of thorns, which were planted thick, and which kept the cattle out of the vineyard.
"A common plant for this purpose is the prickly pear,
a species of cactus, which grows several feet high,
and as thick as a man's body, armed with sharp thorns,
and thus forming an almost impervious defence"
(Professor Hackett, Scripture Illustrations, p. 174). Those in the hedges were poor labourers employed in planting them or trimming them-- men of the lowest class and of great poverty. By his directing them to go first into the streets of the city and then into the highways, we are not to understand our Saviour as referring to different classes of men, but only as denoting the earnestness with which God offers salvation to men, and his willingness that the most despised should come and live. Some parts of parables are thrown in for the sake of keeping, and they should not be pressed or forced to obtain any obscure or fanciful signification. The great point in this parable was, that God would call in the Gentiles after the Jews had rejected the gospel. This should be kept always in view in interpreting all the parts of the parable.
Compel them. That is, urge them, press them earnestly, one and all. Do not hear their excuses on account of their poverty and low rank of life, but urge them so as to overcome their objections and lead them to the feast. This expresses the earnestness of the man; his anxiety that his table should be filled, and his purpose not to reject any on account of their poverty, or ignorance, or want of apparel. So God is earnest in regard to the most polluted and vile. He commands his servants, his ministers, to urge them to come, to press on them the salvation of the gospel, and to use ALL the means in their power to bring into heaven poor and needy sinners.
(t) "compel" Ps 110:3
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 14:15-24
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…
Luke 14:23 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 14:23
- Matthew 22:9-10
Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.
- Colossians 1:28
Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
- 2 Corinthians 5:11
Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.
- Acts 13:47-48
For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth. And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
- 2 Timothy 4:2
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
- 2 Corinthians 5:20
Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.
- Matthew 28:19-20
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
- Acts 28:28
Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.
- Colossians 1:23
If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
- Romans 10:18
But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
- Acts 18:6
And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.
- Psalms 98:3
He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ps 98:3; Isa 11:10; 19:24,25; 27:13; 49:5,6; 66:19,20; Zec 14:8,9
Mal 1:11; Mt 21:43; 22:9,10; 28:19,20; Ac 9:15; 10:44-48; 11:18-21
Ac 13:47,48; 18:6; 22:21,22; 26:18-20; 28:28; Ro 10:18; 15:9-12
Eph 2:11-22; Col 1:23
compel.
24:29; Ge 19:2,3; Ps 110:3; Ac 16:15; Ro 11:13,14; 1Co 9:19-23
2Co 5:11,20; 6:1; Col 1:28; 2Ti 4:2
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Context
- Luke 14:22
And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
- Luke 14:23
And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
- Luke 14:24
For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
Luke 14:23 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dijo el señor al siervo: Ve por los caminos y por los vallados, y fuérza los á entrar, para que se llene mi casa. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le maître dit à l’esclave: Va-t’en dans les chemins et le long des haies, et contrains les gens d’entrer, afin que ma maison soit remplie; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der Herr sprach zu dem Knechte: Gehe hinaus auf die Wege und an die Zäune und nötige sie hereinzukommen, auf daß mein Haus voll werde; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et ait dominus servo: Exi in vias, et sæpes: et compelle intrare, ut impleatur domus mea. |