Matthew 22:8

Then he says to his bondmen, The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy;

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.

In Context

7And [when] the king [heard of it he] was wroth, and having sent his forces, destroyed those murderers and burned their city.

9go therefore into the thoroughfares of the highways, and as many as ye shall find invite to the wedding feast.

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Cross References

Matthew 10:37He who loves father or mother above me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter above me is not worthy of me.

Luke 21:36Watch therefore, praying at every season, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things which are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

2 Thessalonians 1:5a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, to the end that ye should be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for the sake of which ye also suffer;

Revelation 22:14Blessed [are] they that wash their robes, that they may have right to the tree of life, and that they should go in by the gates into the city.

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 →

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