Matthew 22:3
And he sent forth his bondmen to call those who were invited to the wedding festivities, and they did not want to come.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
In Context
2The kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a king who made a wedding for his son.
Cross References
1 Samuel 9:13As soon as ye have come into the city, ye shall straightaway find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. For the people will not eat until he comes, because he blesses the sacrifice, [and] afterwards those who are bidden e
Psalms 81:10I am LORD thy God who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
Proverbs 9:1Wisdom has built her house. She has hewn out her seven pillars.
Isaiah 55:1Ho, everyone who thirsts, come ye to the waters. And he who has no money, come ye, buy, and eat. Yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Jeremiah 25:4And LORD has sent to you all his servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, (but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear),
Hosea 11:2The more [the prophets] called them, the more they went from them. They sacrificed to the Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 22:2-15
The Parable of the Marriage Feast. 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, 3 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,… Read the whole commentary →