But Jesus said to him, “A man once gave a great banquet and invited many guests.

For I tell you, not one of those individuals who were invited will taste my banquet!’”

At the time for the banquet he sent his slave to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, because everything is now ready.’

“Beware of the experts in the law. They like walking around in long robes, and they love elaborate greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, don’t invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors so you can be invited by them in return and get repaid.