LUKE 14:16 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. οὗ
2. hos
3. -
4. -
5. 37390
6. R····GMS
7. ˱of˲ which
8. ˱of˲ which
9. -
10. -
11. 52632
1. ὁ
2. ho
3. he
4. -
5. 35880
6. R···3NMS
7. he
8. he
9. -
10. Y33; R52357; Person=Jesus
11. 52633
1. Δέ
2. de
3. But
4. -
5. 11610
6. C·······
7. but
8. but
9. S
10. Y33
11. 52634
1. εἶπεν
2. legō
3. said
4. responded
5. 30040
6. VIAA3··S
7. said
8. said
9. -
10. Y33
11. 52635
1. αὐτῷ
2. autos
3. to him
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3DMS
7. ˱to˲ him
8. ˱to˲ him
9. -
10. Y33
11. 52636
1. Ἄνθρωπος
2. anthrōpos
3. +A man
4. -
5. 4440
6. N····NMS
7. ˓a˒ man
8. ˓a˒ man
9. D
10. Y33; F52646; F52649; F52652; F52657
11. 52637
1. τὶς
2. tis
3. certain
4. -
5. 51000
6. E····NMS
7. certain
8. certain
9. -
10. Y33
11. 52638
1. ἐποίησεν
2. poieō
3. -
4. -
5. 41600
6. VIAA3··S
7. made
8. made
9. -
10. -
11. 52639
1. ἐποίει
2. poieō
3. was making
4. -
5. 41600
6. VIIA3··S
7. ˓was˒ making
8. ˓was˒ making
9. -
10. Y33
11. 52640
1. δεῖπνον
2. deipnon
3. +a supper
4. -
5. 11730
6. N····ANS
7. ˓a˒ supper
8. ˓a˒ supper
9. -
10. Y33
11. 52641
1. δεῖπνον
2. deipnos
3. -
4. -
5. 11730
6. N····AMS
7. ˓a˒ supper
8. ˓a˒ supper
9. -
10. -
11. 52642
1. μέγα
2. megas
3. great
4. large
5. 31730
6. A····ANS
7. great
8. great
9. -
10. Y33
11. 52643
1. μέγαν
2. megas
3. -
4. -
5. 31730
6. A····AMS
7. great
8. great
9. -
10. -
11. 52644
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. But and
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 52645
1. ἐκάλεσεν
2. kaleō
3. invited
4. invited
5. 25640
6. VIAA3··S
7. invited
8. invited
9. -
10. Y33; R52637
11. 52646
1. πολλούς
2. pollos
3. many
4. -
5. 41830
6. S····AMP
7. many
8. many
9. -
10. Y33
11. 52647

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 14:15–24: Jesus told a parable about a great feast

Jesus next told a parable about a feast that a man invited many people to attend. When they refused to come, he invited other people instead. This parable teaches that it is very important to accept God’s invitation to be a part of his kingdom. The people who refused the invitation represent people who are not interested in being part of God’s kingdom. Those who accepted the invitation represent people who are glad to be part of God’s kingdom.

Luke 14:16–24 is all one speech by Jesus. Check to be sure that this is clear in your translation.

Some other possible headings for this section are:

The parable of the excuses

The guests who refused the invitation to attend a banquet

There is a similar parable in Matthew 22:1–10. However, many details are different, so be careful not to translate both parables in the same way.

14:16a

But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet

Jesus said to him, “A certain man made preparations for a large feast.
Jesus responded with this story: “Once there was a man who decided/wanted to give a big party/feast.

But Jesus replied: The Greek clause that the BSB translates as But Jesus replied is more literally “But/and he said to him.” Notice that Jesus was responding to a comment, not a question. Use a quote introduction that is appropriate in your language for this kind of situation.

A certain man prepared a great banquet: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as A certain man was a natural way to begin a story. It introduced the main character by telling what he was doing. Consider how to naturally introduce a short story like this in your language. Another way to do this in English is:

There was once a man who began to prepare a great banquet.

prepared: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as prepared literally means “made.” In this context it means “was planning.” The man himself would have been a rich man who had slaves to do the actual work of purchasing the food and cooking.

a great banquet: The word that the BSB translates as banquet is the same word that it translated as “banquet” in 14:12b. In this context it clearly refers to a large meal or feast.

14:16b

and invited many guests.

And he invited many people to come to the feast.
He sent messages to many people to ask/invite them to come.

and invited many guests: According to Jewish custom, a person who was planning a banquet first sent out a servant with an invitation that gave general information. He probably did not go personally to invite the guests. Invited guests normally indicated whether they planned to attend. Some other ways to translate this phrase are:

and had sent out many invitations (REB)

He sent a servant to invite many people to attend

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parables

ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, ἄνθρωπός τις ἐποίει δεῖπνον μέγα

he (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ἄνθρωπος τὶς ἐποίει δεῖπνον μέγα καί ἐκάλεσεν πολλούς)

To help this guest understand better what he has been teaching, Jesus tells a brief story that provides an illustration. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: [In response, Jesus told this guest a story to help him understand. “There was a man who prepared a large banquet]

Note 2 topic: writing-participants

ἄνθρωπός τις

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ἄνθρωπος τὶς ἐποίει δεῖπνον μέγα καί ἐκάλεσεν πολλούς)

This introduces a character in the parable. Alternate translation: [There was a man who]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐποίει δεῖπνον μέγα, καὶ ἐκάλεσεν πολλούς

˓was˒_making ˓a˒_supper great (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ἄνθρωπος τὶς ἐποίει δεῖπνον μέγα καί ἐκάλεσεν πολλούς)

The implication is that this man had his servants prepare the meal and invite the guests. Alternate translation: [told his servants to prepare a large banquet and to invite many guests]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. But
2. -
3. 11610
4. S
5. de
6. C-·······
7. but
8. but
9. S
10. Y33
11. 52634
1. he
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. R-···3NMS
7. he
8. he
9. -
10. Y33; R52357; Person=Jesus
11. 52633
1. said
2. responded
3. 30040
5. legō
6. V-IAA3··S
7. said
8. said
9. -
10. Y33
11. 52635
1. to him
2. -
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3DMS
7. ˱to˲ him
8. ˱to˲ him
9. -
10. Y33
11. 52636
1. +A man
2. -
3. 4440
4. D
5. anthrōpos
6. N-····NMS
7. ˓a˒ man
8. ˓a˒ man
9. D
10. Y33; F52646; F52649; F52652; F52657
11. 52637
1. certain
2. -
3. 51000
5. tis
6. E-····NMS
7. certain
8. certain
9. -
10. Y33
11. 52638
1. was making
2. -
3. 41600
5. poieō
6. V-IIA3··S
7. ˓was˒ making
8. ˓was˒ making
9. -
10. Y33
11. 52640
1. +a
2. -
3. 11730
5. deipnon
6. N-····ANS
7. ˓a˒ supper
8. ˓a˒ supper
9. -
10. Y33
11. 52641
1. great
2. large
3. 31730
5. megas
6. A-····ANS
7. great
8. great
9. -
10. Y33
11. 52643
1. supper
2. -
3. 11730
5. deipnon
6. N-····ANS
7. ˓a˒ supper
8. ˓a˒ supper
9. -
10. Y33
11. 52641
1. and
2. But and
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 52645
1. invited
2. invited
3. 25640
5. kaleō
6. V-IAA3··S
7. invited
8. invited
9. -
10. Y33; R52637
11. 52646
1. many
2. -
3. 41830
5. pollos
6. S-····AMP
7. many
8. many
9. -
10. Y33
11. 52647

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

OET interlinear LUKE 14:16

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

Section 14:15–24: Jesus told a parable about a great feast

14:16a

14:16b

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)