Luke 14:20
Another said,‘I just got married, and I cannot come.’
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- 1 Cor 7:33 : 33 But a married man is concerned about the things of the world, how to please his wife,
- Deut 24:5 : 5 When a man is newly married, he need not go into the army nor be obligated in any way; he must be free to stay at home for a full year and bring joy to the wife he has married.
- Luke 14:26-28 : 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. 27 Whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. 28 For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn’t sit down first and compute the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?
- Luke 18:29-30 : 29 Then Jesus said to them,“I tell you the truth, there is no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of God’s kingdom 30 who will not receive many times more in this age– and in the age to come, eternal life.”
- 1 Cor 7:29-31 : 29 And I say this, brothers and sisters: The time is short. So then those who have wives should be as those who have none, 30 those with tears like those not weeping, those who rejoice like those not rejoicing, those who buy like those without possessions, 31 those who use the world as though they were not using it to the full. For the present shape of this world is passing away.
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- Luke 14:16-194 verses87%
16 But Jesus said to him,“A man once gave a great banquet and invited many guests.
17 At the time for the banquet he sent his slave to tell those who had been invited,‘Come, because everything is now ready.’
18 But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first said to him,‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please excuse me.’
19 Another said,‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going out to examine them. Please excuse me.’
- Luke 14:21-277 verses79%
21 So the slave came back and reported this to his master. Then the master of the household was furious and said to his slave,‘Go out quickly to the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
22 Then the slave said,‘Sir, what you instructed has been done, and there is still room.’
23 So the master said to his slave,‘Go out to the highways and country roads and urge people to come in, so that my house will be filled.
24 For I tell you, not one of those individuals who were invited will taste my banquet!’”
25 Counting the Cost Now large crowds were accompanying Jesus, and turning to them he said,
26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
27 Whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
- Matt 22:1-55 verses76%
1 The Parable of the Wedding Banquet Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying:
2 “The kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.
3 He sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the banquet, but they would not come.
4 Again he sent other slaves, saying,‘Tell those who have been invited,“Look! The feast I have prepared for you is ready. My oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.”’
5 But they were indifferent and went away, one to his farm, another to his business.
- Deut 20:6-72 verses72%
6 Or who among you has planted a vineyard and not benefited from it? He may go home, lest he die in battle and someone else benefit from it.
7 Or who among you has become engaged to a woman but has not married her? He may go home, lest he die in battle and someone else marry her.”
- Matt 22:8-125 verses72%
8 Then he said to his slaves,‘The wedding is ready, but the ones who had been invited were not worthy.
9 So go into the main streets and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.’
10 And those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all they found, both bad and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
11 But when the king came in to see the wedding guests, he saw a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.
12 And he said to him,‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But he had nothing to say.
- Luke 9:61-622 verses72%
61 Yet another said,“I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to my family.”
62 Jesus said to him,“No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
- Matt 21:28-303 verses72%
28 The Parable of the Two Sons“What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said,‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’
29 The boy answered,‘I will not.’ But later he had a change of heart and went.
30 The father went to the other son and said the same thing. This boy answered,‘I will, sir,’ but did not go.
- Luke 11:6-72 verses71%
6 because a friend of mine has stopped here while on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’
7 Then he will reply from inside,‘Do not bother me. The door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything.’
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10 The disciples said to him,“If this is the case of a husband with a wife, it is better not to marry!”
- Luke 14:7-82 verses71%
7 On Seeking Seats of Honor Then when Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. He said to them,
8 “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, because a person more distinguished than you may have been invited by your host.
- Matt 25:10-112 verses71%
10 But while they had gone to buy it, the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went inside with him to the wedding banquet. Then the door was shut.
11 Later, the other virgins came too, saying,‘Lord, lord! Let us in!’
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34 So Jesus said to them,“The people of this age marry and are given in marriage.
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29 Then Jesus said to them,“I tell you the truth, there is no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of God’s kingdom
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29 Jesus said,“I tell you the truth, there is no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for my sake and for the sake of the gospel
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30 You will be engaged to a woman and another man will rape her. You will build a house but not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but not even begin to use it.
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59 Jesus said to another,“Follow me.” But he replied,“Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
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21 Another of the disciples said to him,“Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”
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14 For many are called, but few are chosen.”
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19 For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a journey of some distance.
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25 Because he was not able to repay it, the lord ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, children, and whatever he possessed, and repayment to be made.
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34 So Jesus said to them,“You cannot make the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you?
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39 But I said to my master,‘What if the woman does not want to go with me?’
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33 In the same way therefore not one of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce all his own possessions.
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6 But at midnight there was a shout,‘Look, the bridegroom is here! Come out to meet him.’
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12 Therefore he said,“A nobleman went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.
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28 But the older son became angry and refused to go in. His father came out and appealed to him,