14. They cannot pay you back. But God will bless you and reward you when his people rise from death.
15. After Jesus had finished speaking, one of the guests said, “The greatest blessing of all is to be at the banquet in God's kingdom!”
16. Jesus told him:A man once gave a great banquet and invited a lot of guests.
17. When the banquet was ready, he sent a servant to tell the guests, “Everything is ready! Please come.”
18. One guest after another started making excuses. The first one said, “I bought some land, and I've got to look it over. Please excuse me.”
19. Another guest said, “I bought five teams of oxen, and I need to try them out. Please excuse me.”