That is incorrect. Read Luke 16:19-31. It cannot possibly be termed a parable since it is not an illustration but a revelation of the afterlife.
Luke 16, a Parable, let's begin in Luke 14, and walk through ..
In Luke 14:1:
And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him. Luke 14:1
Whose house does the text say that Jesus went into to "eat bread" and on what day was this done and were there any others present besides the owner of the house?
According to the text, I read that "he" [Jesus] "went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees" to "eat bread" "on the sabbath day" and there were also "they" which "watched" "him" [Jesus].
Was the multitude [Luke 14:25 KJB] in the house of the chief Pharisees with Jesus as they ate bread on the sabbdath day? "No."
Who then is this "they" that were with Jesus and the chief Pharisee in his house? If you will allow me, I would like to cite the next six texts of Luke 14:2-7:
And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy. Luke 14:2
And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? Luke 14:3
And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go; Luke 14:4
And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day? Luke 14:5
And they could not answer him again to these things. Luke 14:6
And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them, Luke 14:7
According to the text, I read, that there were the following people present in the house of the Chief Pharisee on the sabbath day:
[1] "The Chief Pharisee", since it was his house and his meal
[2] "Jesus"
[3] "a certain man...which had the dropsy..." being "him" who was "healed" by "Jesus"
[4] "they" which would include 2 specific groups of "those that were bidden" to the meal:
[4a] "the lawyers"
[4b] "Pharisees"
According to the text, I read, that Jesus, after healing the man with the dropsy on the sabbath day, in the house of the chief Pharisee, being also before/in front of the other lawyers and pharisees that were also bidden, spoke "a parable" [singular] unto the pharisees and lawyers present in the house.
The
"parable" [singular] is given to "those" which "were bidden" because of how "Jesus" had seen that "they" when coming in to sit down to eat, "chose out the chief rooms [protoklisias "first class"; places at table]" , is then seen in the next few verses, Luke 14:8-11
When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him; Luke 14:8
And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room. Luke 14:9
But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. Luke 14:10
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. Luke 14:11
Jesus then turns from speaking to "they" that "were bidden" to the Chief Pharisees' house and continues by speaking directly to the Chief Pharisee, whose house it was, and this is seen in the next three verses, Luke 14:12-14:
Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee. Luke 14:12
But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: Luke 14:13
And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just. Luke 14:14
When will such be "recompensed" according to Jesus? At ones death or "at" "the resurrection of the just"?
According to the text, I read, that such a person as Jesus speaks of would be "recompensed" "at" "the resurrection of the just".
What do you think of the
"recompensed" and timing thereof, in regards to where we are headed in Luke 16? Please let me know.
Then after Jesus spake those things to the Chief Pharisee, another at the table which heard those things, speaks to Jesus in Luke 14:15:
And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. Luke 14:15
To which then "Jesus" replies to this "one of them" who was "bidden" in Luke 14:16-24:
Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: Luke 14:16
And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. Luke 14:17
And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. Luke 14:18
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. Luke 14:19
And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. Luke 14:20
So that servant came, and shewed 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 hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. Luke 14:21
And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. Luke 14:22
And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. Luke 14:23
For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper. Luke 14:24
Would anyone like to disagree that the material in the passages in Luke 14:16-24 are parable?