I tell you, many will come from the east and west to share the banquet ¹  with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob ²  in the kingdom of heaven,

And those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all they found, both bad and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

be like people ¹  waiting for their master to come back from the wedding celebration, ²  so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him.

Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the head steward,” ¹  and they did.

Then ¹  I saw one angel standing in ²  the sun, and he shouted in a loud voice to all the birds flying high in the sky: ³  “Come, gather around for the great banquet ⁴  of God,

When Abigail went back to Nabal, he was holding a banquet in his house like that of the king. Nabal was having a good time ¹  and was very intoxicated. She told him absolutely nothing ²  until morning’s light.

All of Adonijah’s guests panicked; ¹  they jumped up and rushed off their separate ways.

“I myself ¹  have installed ²  my king on Zion, my holy hill.”

They are filled with food from your house, and you allow them to drink from the river of your delicacies.

Present to God a thank-offering! Repay your vows to the sovereign One! ¹ 

Better is a dry crust of bread ¹  where there is quietness ²  than a house full of feasting with strife. ³ 

The Beloved about Her Lover: While the king was at his banqueting table, ¹  my nard ²  gave forth its fragrance. ³ 

he has filled the hungry with good things, ¹  and has sent the rich away empty. ² 

Then ¹  people ²  will come from east and west, and from north and south, and take their places at the banquet table ³  in the kingdom of God. ⁴ 

When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no wine left.” ¹ 

Solomon then woke up and realized it was a dream. ¹  He went to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the Lord’s covenant, offered up burnt sacrifices, presented peace offerings, ²  and held a feast for all his servants.

For if someone weak sees you who possess knowledge dining in an idol’s temple, will not his conscience be “strengthened” ¹  to eat food offered to idols?

He ¹  said also to the man ²  who had invited him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, ³  don’t invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors so you can be invited by them in return and get repaid.

When Abner, accompanied by twenty men, came to David in Hebron, David prepared a banquet for Abner and the men who were with him.

All of this happened on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar. They then rested on the fourteenth day and made it a day for banqueting and happiness.