Quotes About Invitation

Then I set pitchers full of wine and some cups before the men of the house of the Rechabites, and I said to them, “Drink some wine.”

As for you, son of man, your people are talking about you near the city walls and in the doorways of their houses. One speaks to another, each saying to his brother, ëCome and hear the message that has come from the LORD!í

On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, you will each invite your neighbor to sit under your own vine and fig tree.í”

Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.

He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.

Again, he sent other servants and said, ëTell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.í

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

Then he said to his servants, ëThe wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.

Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.í

So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.

ëFriend,í he asked, ëhow did you get in here without wedding clothes?í But the man was speechless.

Then the king told the servants, ëTie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.í

For many are called, but few are chosen.”

At midnight the cry rang out: ëHere is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!í

And he will show you a large upper room, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.”

Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.

Then one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him, and He entered the Phariseeís house and reclined at the table.

As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.

People will come from east and west and north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.

“When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited.

Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ëGive this man your seat.í And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place.

But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ëFriend, move up to a better place.í Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you.