Matthew 22:8
6 The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.
7 The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.
Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.
9 Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’
10 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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.
- KJV
- Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
- WEB
- “Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited weren’t worthy.
- ASV
- Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they that were bidden were not worthy.
- DARBY
- Then he says to his bondmen, The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy;
- BLB
- Then he says to his servants, ‘Indeed, the wedding feast is ready, but those having been called were not worthy.
- ÅB
- Deretter sier han til tjenerne sine: ‘Bryllupet er klart, men de innbudte var ikke verdige;
- OTB
- Så informerte han sine tjenere: 'Bryllupsfesten er forberedt, men de som var invitert var ikke verdige.
- B1930
- Derefter sier han til sine tjenere: Bryllupet er vel ferdig, men de innbudne var det ikke verd;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Thessalonians 1:5
All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.
Read in contextRevelation 3:4
But you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and because they are worthy, they will walk with Me in white.
Read in contextActs 13:46
Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
Read in contextLuke 20:35
But those who are considered worthy to share in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage.
Read in contextRevelation 22:14
Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.
Read in contextLuke 21:36
So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”
Read in contextMatthew 10:11–13
Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.
Read in contextMatthew 10:37–38
Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
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