Guests

As soon as you enter the city, you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice; after that, the guests will eat. Go up at once; you will find him.”

Two hundred men from Jerusalem accompanied Absalom. They had been invited as guests and they went along innocently, for they knew nothing about the matter.

Now Adonijah and all his guests were finishing their feast when they heard the sound of the ram’s horn. “Why is the city in such a loud uproar?” asked Joab.

At this, all the guests of Adonijah arose in terror and scattered.

There were 150 Jews and officials at my table, besides the guests from the surrounding nations.

My guests and maidservants count me as a stranger; I am a foreigner in their sight.

But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, for the Day of the LORD is near. Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated His guests.

Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.

The king was grieved, but because of his oaths and his guests, he ordered that her wish be granted

So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.

Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? As long as He is with them, they cannot fast.

When the daughter of Herodias came and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests, and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.”

The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.

Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?

When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:

But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.

…and said, “Everyone serves the fine wine first, and then the cheap wine after the guests are drunk. But you have saved the fine wine until now!”

So Peter invited them in as his guests. And the next day he got ready and went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa.