Luke 14:16-17

14:16 But Jesus ¹  said to him, “A man once gave a great banquet ²  and invited ³  many guests. ⁴  14:17 At ⁵  the time for the banquet ⁶  he sent his slave ⁷  to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, because everything is now ready.’

[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.

[14:17]  ⁵ tn Grk “And at.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[14:17]  ⁶ tn Or “dinner.”

[14:17]  ⁷ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 7:2.