Verse Comparison: Luke 14:23
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified® Bible
Then the master said to the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges and urge {and} constrain [them] to yield {and} come in, so that my house may be filled.
Contemporary English Version
His master then told him, "Go out along the back roads and fence rows and make people come in, so that my house will be full.
Darby English Version
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;
Good News Bible
So the master said to the servant, 'Go out to the country roads and lanes and make people come in, so that my house will be full.
International Standard Version
Then the master told the servant, 'Go out into the streets and the lanes and make the people come in, so that my house may be full.
King James Version
And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
New American Standard Bible
"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 International Version
"Then the master told his servant, 'Go out to the roads and country lanes and make them come in, so that my house will be full.
New King James Version
Then the master said to the servant, "Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"And the master said to the slave, 'Go out into the highways and along the hedges, and compel them to come in, so that I may fill my house.
Young's Literal Translation
`And the lord said unto the servant, Go forth to the ways and hedges, and constrain to come in, that my house may be filled;
