Luke 14:21
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. 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 maimed, and the halt, and the blind.”
παραγίνομαι
To come beside, to arrive, to appear. When he came to himself he said how many of my father's hired servants have food to spare. Coming to yourself is the first step home.
δοῦλος
servant
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δοῦλος
Slave, servant, bondservant. Doulos. Paul a servant of Jesus Christ. The highest title Paul claimed was slave of Christ. Belonging completely to Jesus is the greatest freedom.
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κύριος
master
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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οὗτος
these things.
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οὗτος
This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.
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τότε
Then
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τότε
Then, at that time. Tote. Scripture marks moments when everything shifts: then the disciples understood, then the end will come. God works in ordered time. Pay attention to what follows "then."
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ὀργίζω
having become angry
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ὀργίζω
To make angry, to provoke to wrath. Orgizo. Be angry and do not sin. Anger itself is not sinful. What you do with anger determines whether it serves God or the enemy.
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οἰκοδεσπότης
master of the house
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οἰκοδεσπότης
Master of the house, head of household. Oikodespótēs. The master of the house determines what enters, what remains, and what is cast out. Know who holds authority in your home.
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ἐξέρχομαι
do go out
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ἐξέρχομαι
To go out, come forth, depart. Exerchomai. Jesus regularly withdrew from crowds to pray, and sent his disciples out into the world. Movement is often the shape of obedience. Go when you are sent.
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ταχέως
soon
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ταχέως
Quickly, speedily, without delay. Tachéōs. Paul warns against laying hands on anyone tachéōs, and against being tachéōs shaken in mind. Speed is not always a virtue. Slow down before you act.
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πλατύς
streets
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πλατύς
Broad, wide, spacious. Platys. Enter through the narrow gate, for broad is the way that leads to destruction. Width is not always a blessing. Choose the narrow path.
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ῥύμη
lanes
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ῥύμη
Narrow street, alley, lane. Rhyme. The angel directed Peter to go out into the rhyme, the tight corridor of the city where the unexpected awaited. God meets people in the back streets, not just the broad ways. Look up even in the narrow places.
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πόλις
city,
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πόλις
City, town. Polis. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. The church is meant to be visible. Its light is for the community around it. Hide nothing. Let it shine.
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πτωχός
poor
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πτωχός
Not just financially poor — ptochos is the one who crouches, who has nothing to stand on. Blessed are those who know they have nothing in themselves before God. That emptiness is not a problem. It is the very space into which the kingdom enters.
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τυφλός
blind
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τυφλός
Blind, unable to see. Typhlos. Jesus opened the eyes of the blind as a sign that the Kingdom had come. Spiritual blindness is more dangerous than physical. Ask him to make you see.
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χωλός
lame
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χωλός
Lame, crippled, limping. Cholos. The lame walk. What could not move under its own power was healed by the power of Jesus. He still restores what has been crippled by life.
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εἰσάγω
do bring in
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εἰσάγω
Lead in, bring into, introduce. Eiságō. God brings the Firstborn into the world; he also brings the wanderer home. Every entrance is an act of grace. Let him lead you in.
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ὧδε
here.
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ὧδε
Here, in this place. Hōde. Jesus said, "Come here," and "he is not here." The word marks presence and absence, arrival and encounter. Pay attention to where you are.
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