Luke 14:16
Modern Translations
New International Version
Jesus replied: "A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests.

New Living Translation
Jesus replied with this story: “A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations.

English Standard Version
But he said to him, “A man once gave a great banquet and invited many.

Berean Study Bible
But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.

New American Standard Bible
But He said to him, “A man was giving a big dinner, and he invited many;

NASB 1995
But He said to him, "A man was giving a big dinner, and he invited many;

NASB 1977
But He said to him, “A certain man was giving a big dinner, and he invited many;

Amplified Bible
But Jesus said to him, “A man was giving a big dinner, and he invited many guests;

Christian Standard Bible
Then he told him, “A man was giving a large banquet and invited many.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then He told him: "A man was giving a large banquet and invited many.

Contemporary English Version
Jesus told him: A man once gave a great banquet and invited a lot of guests.

Good News Translation
Jesus said to him, "There was once a man who was giving a great feast to which he invited many people.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jesus said to him, "A man gave a large banquet and invited many people.

International Standard Version
Jesus told him, "A man gave a large banquet and invited many people.

NET Bible
But Jesus said to him, "A man once gave a great banquet and invited many guests.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:

New King James Version
Then He said to him, “A certain man gave a great supper and invited many,

King James 2000 Bible
Then said he unto him, A certain man gave a great supper, and bade many:

New Heart English Bible
But he said to him, "A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.

World English Bible
But he said to him, "A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.

American King James Version
Then said he to him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:

American Standard Version
But he said unto him, A certain man made a great supper; and he bade many:

A Faithful Version
But He said to him, "A certain man made a great supper, and invited many.

Darby Bible Translation
And he said to him, A certain man made a great supper and invited many.

English Revised Version
But he said unto him, A certain man made a great supper; and he bade many:

Webster's Bible Translation
Then said he to him, A certain man made a great supper, and invited many:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then saide he to him, A certaine man made a great supper, and bade many,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Then sayde he vnto hym. A certayne man ordayned a great supper, and bad many,

Coverdale Bible of 1535
But he sayde vnto him: A certayne ma made a greate supper, and called many ther to.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Then sayd he to him. A certayne man ordened a greate supper and bade many
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and He said to him, “A certain man made a great dinner, and called many,

Berean Literal Bible
But He said to him, "A certain man was preparing a great supper, and invited many.

Young's Literal Translation
and he said to him, 'A certain man made a great supper, and called many,

Smith's Literal Translation
And he said to him, A certain man made a great supper and called many;

Literal Emphasis Translation
And He said to him, A certain man made a great supper and invited many.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But he said to him: A certain man made a great supper, and invited many.

Catholic Public Domain Version
So he said to him: “A certain man prepared a great feast, and he invited many.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Yeshua said to him, “A certain man made a great supper and he called many.”

Lamsa Bible
Jesus said to him, A man gave a great supper, and invited many.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And he said to him: A certain man made a great supper, and invited many.

Godbey New Testament
And He said to him, A certain man made a great supper, and invited many;

Haweis New Testament
And he said unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and invited many:

Mace New Testament
upon which Jesus said, a certain man made a great entertainment; where many were invited.

Weymouth New Testament
"A man once gave a great dinner," replied Jesus, "to which he invited a large number of guests.

Worrell New Testament
But He said to him, "A certain man was making a great supper, and invited many.

Worsley New Testament
Upon which He said, A certain man made a great supper and invited many;
















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