Luke 14:16

14:16 But Jesus ¹  said to him, “A man once gave a great banquet ²  and invited ³  many guests. ⁴ 

[14:16]  ¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:16]  ² tn Or “dinner.”

[14:16]  ³ sn Presumably those invited would have sent a reply with the invitation stating their desire to attend, much like a modern R.S.V.P. Then they waited for the servant to announce the beginning of the celebration (D. L. Bock, Luke [BECNT], 2:1272).

[14:16]  ⁴ tn The word “guests” is not in the Greek text but is implied.