Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come. New Living Translation When the banquet was ready, he sent his servants to notify those who were invited. But they all refused to come! English Standard Version and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come. Berean Standard Bible He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come. Berean Literal Bible And he sent his servants to call those having been invited to the wedding feast--and they were not willing to come. King James Bible And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. New King James Version and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to come. New American Standard Bible And he sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come. NASB 1995 “And he sent out his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come. NASB 1977 “And he sent out his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come. Legacy Standard Bible And he sent out his slaves to call those who had been called to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come. Amplified Bible And he sent his servants to call those who had [previously] been invited to the wedding feast, but they refused to come. Christian Standard Bible He sent his servants to summon those invited to the banquet, but they didn’t want to come. Holman Christian Standard Bible He sent out his slaves to summon those invited to the banquet, but they didn’t want to come. American Standard Version and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the marriage feast: and they would not come. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he sent his servants to call those invited to the wedding feast, and they chose not to come. Contemporary English Version The king sent some servants to tell the invited guests to come to the banquet, but the guests refused. Douay-Rheims Bible And he sent his servants, to call them that were invited to the marriage; and they would not come. English Revised Version and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the marriage feast: and they would not come. GOD'S WORD® Translation He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the wedding, but they refused to come. Good News Translation He sent his servants to tell the invited guests to come to the feast, but they did not want to come. International Standard Version He sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the wedding, but they refused to come. Literal Standard Version and he sent forth his servants to call those having been called to the wedding feasts, and they were not willing to come. Majority Standard Bible He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come. New American Bible He dispatched his servants to summon the invited guests to the feast, but they refused to come. NET Bible He sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the banquet, but they would not come. New Revised Standard Version He sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they would not come. New Heart English Bible and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast, but they would not come. Webster's Bible Translation And sent his servants to call them that were invited to the wedding: and they would not come. Weymouth New Testament and sent his servants to call the invited guests to the wedding, but they were unwilling to come. World English Bible and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come. Young's Literal Translation and he sent forth his servants to call those having been called to the marriage-feasts, and they were not willing to come. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Parable of the Banquet…2“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. 3 He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come. 4Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’… Cross References Proverbs 9:3 She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city. Matthew 9:15 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. Matthew 21:34 When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. Hebrews 9:15 Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant. Treasury of Scripture And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. sent. Matthew 3:2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Matthew 10:6,7 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel… Psalm 68:11 The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it. that. 1 Samuel 9:13 As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this time ye shall find him. Zephaniah 1:7 Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests. and they would not. Matthew 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Psalm 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… Proverbs 1:24-32 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; … Jump to Previous Banquet Bidden Bondmen Feast Forth Guests Invited Marriage Marriage-Feasts Persons Refused Servants Slaves Unwilling Wedding WillingJump to Next Banquet Bidden Bondmen Feast Forth Guests Invited Marriage Marriage-Feasts Persons Refused Servants Slaves Unwilling Wedding WillingMatthew 22 1. The parable of the marriage of the king's son.9. The vocation of the Gentiles. 12. The punishment of him who lacked a wedding garment. 15. Tribute ought to be paid to Caesar. 23. Jesus confutes the Sadducees for the resurrection; 34. answers which is the first and great commandment; 41. and puzzles the Pharisees by a question about the Messiah. (3) Sent forth his servants.--As in the parable of the Vineyard (Matthew 21:33-46), the servants represent the aggregate work of the prophets up to the time of the Baptist. The refusal of guests invited to what seems to us so great an honour may seem, at first sight, so contrary to human nature as to be wanting in the element of dramatic probability. That refusal, however, would be natural enough, we must remember, in subjects who were in heart rebellious and disloyal; and it is precisely that character which the parable was intended to portray. The summons, it may be noted, came in the first instance to those who had long ago been "bidden" to the wedding. The proclamation of the kingdom was addressed to the Jews, who, as such, had all along been children of the kingdom.Verse 3. - Sent forth his servants. In the East, the original invitation to a solemn festivity is followed by reminders as the day approaches (comp. Esther 5:8; Esther 6:14). The servants here are John the Baptist, the twelve apostles, the seventy, who first preached the gospel to the Jewish people. Them that were bidden. The Jews had already been invited to come in; to them already belonged "the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants... and the promises" (Romans 9:1). These early missionaries were sent to bring such things to their remembrance, and to bid them obey the call. They would not (οὐκ ἤθελον) come. Their reasons for refusal are not given here - a fact which differentiates this parable from that of the great supper. A general disinclination or aversion is denoted; no actual outrage is perpetrated as yet, but the invited guests are ripening for this stage, in that they despise the King's Son, and believe not in his Divine mission. This backwardness and obduracy recall Christ's lamentation, "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem!" (Luke 13:34, 35). Parallel Commentaries ... Greek He sentἀπέστειλεν (apesteilen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 649: From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. servants δούλους (doulous) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 1401: (a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave. From deo; a slave. to call καλέσαι (kalesai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 2564: (a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name. Akin to the base of keleuo; to 'call'. those τοὺς (tous) Article - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. he had invited κεκλημένους (keklēmenous) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 2564: (a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name. Akin to the base of keleuo; to 'call'. to εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. the τοὺς (tous) Article - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. banquet, γάμους (gamous) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 1062: A marriage, wedding, wedding-ceremony; plur: a wedding-feast. Of uncertain affinity; nuptials. but καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. they refused ἤθελον (ēthelon) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2309: To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. to come. ἐλθεῖν (elthein) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 2064: To come, go. Links Matthew 22:3 NIVMatthew 22:3 NLT Matthew 22:3 ESV Matthew 22:3 NASB Matthew 22:3 KJV Matthew 22:3 BibleApps.com Matthew 22:3 Biblia Paralela Matthew 22:3 Chinese Bible Matthew 22:3 French Bible Matthew 22:3 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Matthew 22:3 And sent out his servants to call (Matt. Mat Mt) |
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