What Does Luke 14:24 Mean in the King James?

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

Luke 14:24 · KJV

The analysis reads the King James wording.

King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.

THE KEY

A real invitation can still end in no participation: being called is not yet tasting.

THE MEANING

This verse draws a sharp line between receiving an invitation and sharing the meal. Those who turn from the offered place do not taste the supper. The welcome is real, and so is the loss of what was offered.

WHAT THIS UNDOES

Being invited automatically means receiving what is offered.

THE ROOT

κεκλημένων

keklēmenōn

GROWS FROM

καλέω

kaleō

to call, summon, or invite

The word translated “bidden” comes from ⁨καλέω⁩ (kaleō, call/invite): these men have truly been called, yet the verse does not equate being called with sharing the meal. The same call-family appears in ⁨ἐκκλησία⁩ (ekklēsia, assembly), tying the invitation to gathering, and making the gap between the call and participation visible.

ALSO GROWS

klētos: One who is called or invited.

κλητός

This related word makes clear that being called names a real invitation, while Luke’s verse shows that invitation alone does not mean the supper is shared.

ekklēsia: An assembly or gathered community.

ἐκκλησία

The call-family connects invitation with gathering; here, the supper is the offered place of shared participation.

THE PATTERN

An offered meal becomes shared experience when the invitation is received.

Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

Isaiah 55:1 · KJVThe invitation names the provision and opens it freely, but the hearer still has to come and eat.

Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.

Proverbs 9:5 · KJVWisdom’s invitation becomes a shared meal through eating and drinking.

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

Revelation 3:20 · KJVThe opened door turns a call into a meal shared together.

THE THREAD

And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.

Matthew 22:3 · KJV

Matthew uses the same ⁨καλέω⁩ (kaleō, call/invite) family for both calling the guests and describing them as bidden. It names their refusal to come; Luke states the result plainly: they do not taste the supper.

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