Matthew 22:3
1 And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.
5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
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Compare
- BSB
- He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.
- KJV
- And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
- WEB
- and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come.
- ASV
- and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the marriage feast: and they would not come.
- DARBY
- and sent his bondmen to call the persons invited to the wedding feast, and they would not come.
- BLB
- And he sent his servants to call those having been called to the wedding feast, and they were not willing to come.
- ÅB
- Og han sendte tjenerne sine ut for å kalle inn de innbudte til bryllupet, men de ville ikke komme.
- OTB
- Han sendte sine tjenere for å kalle de som var invitert til festen, men de ville ikke komme.
- B1930
- Og han sendte sine tjenere ut for å be de innbudne komme til bryllupet; men de vilde ikke komme.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 22:17
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
Read in contextLuke 14:15–17
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.
Read in contextJohn 5:40
And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
Read in contextPsalms 81:10–12
I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
Read in contextHosea 11:7
And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.
Read in contextMatthew 3:2
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Read in contextRomans 10:21
But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.
Read in contextHosea 11:2
As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.
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