The Meaning of Luke 14:24 Explained

Luke 14:24

KJV: For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.

YLT: for I say to you, that none of those men who have been called shall taste of my supper.'

Darby: for I say to you, that not one of those men who were invited shall taste of my supper.

ASV: For I say unto you, that none of those men that were bidden shall taste of my supper.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For  I say  unto you,  That  none  of those  men  which  were bidden  shall taste  of my  supper. 

What does Luke 14:24 Mean?

Context Summary

Luke 14:15-24 - The Slighted Invitation
In this parable the Master anticipated that the Jewish magistrates and leaders would repudiate His invitations, and that they would therefore be extended to the less likely masses to be found in the streets and lanes of the city, and to the Gentiles in the out-lying world. What a prevision is here of the suitableness of the gospel to all the world, and of the ultimate inclusion of all mankind under one roof, John 14:1-2.
The excuses were obviously trumped up and invalid. Men see fields before buying them; try oxen before purchase; and can take their wives where they go themselves, if they wish to do so. They who are acute enough for this world are often slow and careless about the next, though that is the only world which really matters.
If thou art poor, maimed, blind or lame, there is room for thee at God's table; and for thee "a great spoil" shall be divided, Isaiah 33:23. [source]

Chapter Summary: Luke 14

1  Jesus heals the dropsy on the Sabbath;
7  teaches humility;
12  to feast the poor;
15  under the parable of the great supper,
23  shows how worldly minded men shall be shut out of heaven
25  Those who will be his disciples, to bear their cross must make their accounts beforehand,
31  lest with shame they revolt from him afterward;
34  and become altogether unprofitable, like salt that has lost its flavor

Greek Commentary for Luke 14:24

My supper [μου του δειπνου]
Here it is still the Master of the feast who is summing up his reasons for his conduct. We do not have to say that Jesus shuts the door now in the face of the Jews who may turn to him. [source]

What do the individual words in Luke 14:24 mean?

I say for to you that not one the men of those - having been invited will taste of me the supper
λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι οὐδεὶς τῶν ἀνδρῶν ἐκείνων τῶν κεκλημένων γεύσεταί μου τοῦ δείπνου

λέγω  I  say 
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 1st Person Singular
Root: λέγω 
Sense: to say, to speak.
ὑμῖν  to  you 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative 2nd Person Plural
Root: σύ  
Sense: you.
ὅτι  that 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: ὅτι  
Sense: that, because, since.
οὐδεὶς  not  one 
Parse: Adjective, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: οὐδείς 
Sense: no one, nothing.
ἀνδρῶν  men 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Plural
Root: ἀνήρ  
Sense: with reference to sex.
ἐκείνων  of  those 
Parse: Demonstrative Pronoun, Genitive Masculine Plural
Root: ἐκεῖνος  
Sense: he, she it, etc.
τῶν  - 
Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Plural
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
κεκλημένων  having  been  invited 
Parse: Verb, Perfect Participle Middle or Passive, Genitive Masculine Plural
Root: καλέω  
Sense: to call.
γεύσεταί  will  taste 
Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Middle, 3rd Person Singular
Root: γεύομαι  
Sense: to taste, to try the flavour of.
μου  of  me 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 1st Person Singular
Root: ἐγώ  
Sense: I, me, my.
δείπνου  supper 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Neuter Singular
Root: δεῖπνον 
Sense: supper, especially a formal meal usually held at the evening,.