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¹⁵有一個同席的人聽了這些話，就向耶穌說：「將來能在天主的國裡吃飯的，纔是有福的！」

¹⁵When one of them that sat at table with him, had heard these things, he said to him: Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

¹⁶耶穌給他說：「有一個人設了盛宴，邀請了許多人。

¹⁶But he said to him: A certain man made a great supper, and invited many.

¹⁷到了宴會的時刻，他便打發僕人去給被請的人說：請來罷！已經齊備了。

¹⁷And he sent his servant at the hour of supper to say to them that were invited, that they should come, for now all things are ready.

¹⁸眾人開始一致推辭。第一個給他說：我買了一塊田地，必須前去看一看，請你原諒我。

¹⁸And they began all at once to make excuse. The first said to him: I have bought a farm, and I must needs go out and see it: I pray thee, hold me excused.

¹⁹另一個說：我買了五對牛，要去試試牠們，請你原諒我。

¹⁹And another said: I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to try them: I pray thee, hold me excused.

²⁰別的一個說：我纔娶了妻，所以不能去。

²⁰And another said: I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.

²¹僕人回來把這事告訴了主人。家主就生了氣，給僕人說：你快出去，到城中的大街小巷，把那些貧窮的、殘廢的、瞎眼的、瘸腿的，都領到這裡來。

²¹And the servant returning, told these things to his lord. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant: Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the feeble, and the blind, and the lame.

²²僕人說：主，已經照你的吩咐辦了，可是還有空位子。

²²And the servant said: Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.

²³主人對僕人說：你出去，到大道上以及籬笆邊，勉強人進來，好坐滿我的屋子。

²³And the Lord said to the servant: Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

²⁴我告訴你們：先前被請的那些人，沒有一個能嘗我這宴席的。」

²⁴But I say unto you, that none of those men that were invited, shall taste of my supper.