Luke 14:21"That servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.'
The setting
Galilee, ~29 AD. The parable's shocking twist: the master sends servants into streets and alleys of a typical first-century Palestinian city, near modern-day Israel, to invite society's outcasts.
The emotion here: building to the revolutionary point that God seeks the rejected
The original word
orgizō (ὀργισθεὶς) — righteous anger, not petty irritation but justified indignation
Why it matters
In ancient Middle Eastern culture, refusing a banquet invitation after accepting was a public insult worthy of ending relationships
Read with care
What most readers miss in Luke 14:21
The master's anger isn't about hurt feelings—it's about wasted preparation and dishonored hospitality
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just about being nice to poor people. It's actually about God's kingdom being offered first to those who society deems unworthy—a complete reversal of human values.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Luke 14:21
Bible Genome reading
Luke 14:21 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Luke 14:21 comes from the book of Luke, written during the gospel period. These words are attributed to Luke. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include rejection, inclusion. Notable phrases: being angry; poor, maimed, blind, and lame. This verse contains a command.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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