New American Standard Bible

Luke 14:14-18 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

14. and you will be blessed, since they do not have the means to repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."

15. When one of those who were reclining at the table with Him heard this, he said to Him, "Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!"

16. But He said to him, "A man was giving a big dinner, and he invited many;

17. and at the dinner hour he sent his slave to say to those who had been invited, 'Come; for everything is ready now.'

18. But they all alike began to make excuses. The first one said to him, 'I have bought a piece of land and I need to go out and look at it; please consider me excused.'