Luke 14:23

And the Lord said vnto the seruant, Goe out into the high wayes and hedges, and compell them to come in, that my house may be filled.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

"And the master said to the slave, 'Go out into the highways and along the hedges, and compel {them} to come in, so that my house may be filled.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain `them' to come in, that my house may be filled.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the roads and the fields, and make them come in, so that my house may be full.
- Basic English Bible

So the master told his servant, 'Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

And the lord said to the bondman, Go out into the ways and fences and compel to come in, that my house may be filled;
- Darby Bible

And 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.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain them to come in, that my house may be filled.
- English Revised Version

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.
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for Luke 14:23

14:23 Compel them to come in - With all the violence of love, and the force of God's word. Such compulsion, and such only, in matters of religion, was used by Christ and his apostles.