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Berean Standard Bible

“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.”

Luke 14:23

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Jesus tells this parable at a meal in a Pharisee's home, in answer to a guest who spoke of feasting in God's kingdom. A man prepares a great banquet, and the invited guests all make excuses.

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Berean Standard Bible (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.

World English Bible (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.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (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.

Bible in Basic English (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.

Young's Literal Translation (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;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y dijo el señor al siervo: Ve por los caminos y por los vallados, y fuérzalos á entrar, para que se llene mi casa.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El señor le dijo: “Ve por los caminos y las veredas y obliga a la gente a entrar, para que se llene mi casa.

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