Luke 14:18

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But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’

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  • Isa 28:12-13 : 12 To whom He said, 'This is the place of rest—give rest to the weary; this is the place of repose’—but they would not listen. 13 So the word of the LORD to them will be: command upon command, command upon command, line upon line, line upon line, a little here, a little there—so that they may go and fall backward, be broken, snared, and captured.
  • Luke 17:26-31 : 26 Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. 27 People were eating, drinking, marrying, and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. 28 It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building, 29 But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed. 31 On that day, no one who is on the housetop with possessions inside should go down to get them. Likewise, no one in the field should turn back for anything.
  • 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.
  • 1 John 2:15-16 : 15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in them. 16 For all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father, but is from the world.
  • 2 Tim 4:4 : 4 They will turn away from hearing the truth and will turn aside to myths.
  • 2 Tim 4:10 : 10 For Demas has deserted me, having loved this present world, and has gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
  • Heb 12:16 : 16 Make sure that no one is sexually immoral or unholy like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright.
  • Luke 18:24 : 24 Seeing that he had become sad, Jesus said, 'How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!'
  • Luke 20:4-5 : 4 Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?' 5 They discussed it among themselves, saying, 'If we say, "From heaven," he will say, "Why did you not believe him?"
  • John 1:11 : 11 He came to His own, but His own people did not receive Him.
  • John 5:40 : 40 But you are unwilling to come to me so that you may have life.
  • Acts 13:45-46 : 45 But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying and heaped abuse on him. 46 Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, 'It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are now turning to the Gentiles.'
  • Acts 18:5-6 : 5 When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah. 6 But when they opposed him and spoke abusively, he shook out his clothes in protest and said to them, 'Your blood is on your own heads. I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.'
  • Acts 28:25-27 : 25 They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: 'The Holy Spirit was right in speaking to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah:' 26 'Go to this people and say, "You will indeed hear but never understand; you will indeed see but never perceive."' 27 For this people's heart has grown calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise, they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.'
  • Isa 29:11-12 : 11 The entire vision is to you like the words of a sealed book. If it is given to one who can read and they are told, 'Read this, please,' they respond, 'I cannot, for it is sealed.' 12 Or if the book is handed to someone who cannot read, and they are told, 'Read this, please,' they answer, 'I do not know how to read.'
  • Jer 5:4-5 : 4 Then I thought, 'These are only the poor; they are foolish because they do not know the way of the Lord, the justice of their God.' 5 So I will go to the great leaders and speak to them, for they should know the way of the Lord, the justice of their God. But they too, as one, have broken off the yoke and torn off the bonds.
  • Jer 6:10 : 10 To whom can I speak and give warning so they will listen? Their ears are closed, and they cannot pay attention. The word of the Lord is offensive to them; they take no pleasure in it.
  • Jer 6:16-17 : 16 This is what the Lord says: 'Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk in it.' 17 I appointed watchmen over you and said, 'Listen to the sound of the trumpet!' But they said, 'We will not listen.'
  • Matt 22:5-6 : 5 But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business. 6 The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.
  • Matt 24:38-39 : 38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating, drinking, marrying, and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.
  • Luke 8:14 : 14 The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by life's worries, riches, and pleasures, and they do not mature.

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  • Luke 14:19-25
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    89%

    19Another said, ‘I have bought five pairs of oxen, and I am on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’

    20Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I cannot come.’

    21The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

    22‘Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’

    23Then 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.’

    24I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.

    25Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them, he said,

  • Luke 14:16-17
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    16Jesus replied, 'A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.'

    17At the time of the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’

  • Matt 22:3-5
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    3He sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the wedding, but they refused to come.

    4Again, he sent other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited: Look, I have prepared my banquet; my oxen and fattened animals have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.'

    5But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.

  • Luke 14:7
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    7When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them this parable:

  • Matt 22:8-11
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    8Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding banquet is ready, but those invited were not worthy.'

    9Go therefore to the main roads, and invite everyone you find to the wedding feast.

    10So those servants went out into the roads and gathered all they found, both good and bad. The wedding hall was filled with guests.

    11But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.

  • Mark 12:1-2
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    1He began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, built a fence around it, dug a pit for the winepress, and constructed a tower. Then he leased it to farmers and went on a journey.

    2At the appointed time, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.

  • Matt 21:28-30
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    28What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go work today in the vineyard.'

    29The son replied, 'I don’t want to.' But later, he changed his mind and went.

    30The man then went to the second son and said the same thing. He answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go.

  • Luke 16:5
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    5So he called in each one of his master's debtors. He asked the first, 'How much do you owe my master?'

  • Matt 25:18
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    18But the servant who had received the one talent went away, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.

  • Luke 9:61
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    61Another said, 'I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to those at my home.'

  • Luke 20:9-10
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    9Then he began to tell the people this parable: 'A man planted a vineyard, leased it to some farmers, and went away for a long time.

    10At harvest time, he sent a servant to the farmers so they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

  • Luke 11:7
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    7And suppose the one inside answers, “Don’t bother me. The door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I can’t get up to give you anything.”

  • Luke 17:7-8
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    7Which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?

    8Instead, won't he say to him, ‘Prepare my dinner, make yourself ready and serve me while I eat and drink; after that, you may eat and drink’?

  • Luke 19:12
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    12So he said, "A nobleman traveled to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself and then return.

  • Matt 25:10
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    10While they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom came. Those who were ready went with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.

  • Luke 9:59
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    59He said to another man, 'Follow me.' But the man replied, 'Lord, let me first go and bury my father.'

  • Matt 20:4
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    4He told them, 'You also go into the vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.'

  • Matt 20:6-7
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    6About the eleventh hour, he went out and found others standing idle. He asked them, 'Why have you been standing here all day doing nothing?'

    7They answered, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard.'

  • Luke 14:12
    68%

    12Then Jesus said to the one who had invited him, 'When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers, your relatives, or your rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you back, and you will be repaid.'

  • Luke 15:26
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    26So he called one of the servants and asked what these things were about.

  • Matt 20:1-2
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    1For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

    2He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.

  • Matt 21:33-34
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    33Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went away.

    34When the time came to harvest the fruit, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his fruit.

  • Matt 8:21
    68%

    21Another of His disciples said to Him, 'Lord, let me first go and bury my father.'

  • Deut 20:6
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    6If anyone has planted a vineyard but has not yet enjoyed its fruit, let him go back to his house, lest he die in battle and another enjoy its fruit.

  • Matt 25:14
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    14For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his own servants and entrusted his belongings to them.

  • Matt 18:29
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    29His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will repay you.'

  • Matt 18:23-24
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    23Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

    24As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him.

  • Luke 12:17
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    17And he thought to himself, saying, 'What shall I do, for I have no place to store my crops?'

  • Luke 14:9
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    9'Then the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this person your seat.’ And humiliated, you will have to take the least important place.'