Luke 14:24

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

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Jesus addresses his disciples and the surrounding crowds immediately after recounting a parable about a banquet host. He delivers this declaration directly to the listeners following the servant’s report that the originally invited men have made excuses.

The words — The verse hinges on οὐδεὶς (oudeis), meaning “not one,” which establishes absolute exclusion. It is introduced by ὅτι (hoti), “that,” which frames the master’s definitive statement about the invited men.

The thread — The pattern of rejected invitations and redirected inclusion runs through Matthew 22:8, where the host sends servants to gather others because the invited guests were unworthy. This motif of displaced privilege and expanded access also appears in Matthew 21:43 and Acts 13:46.

Why it lands — The text states that original priority guarantees no participation in the banquet. It requires readers to examine whether they are responding to the call or assuming entitlement based on prior association.

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The Greek words

King James Version

For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.

Cross-references

Matthew 21:43 Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
Acts 13:46 Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
Matthew 22:8 Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.
John 3:36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
John 8:24 That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”
Hebrews 12:25 See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?
Matthew 23:38 Look, your house is left to you desolate.
John 3:19 And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.
Proverbs 1:24 Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,
John 8:21 Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”