Matthew 22:8
“Then he says to his servants: ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.
Family 35 New Testament
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
9So go on the roads leading out of town, and as many as you may find invite to the wedding feast.’
Cross References
Matthew 10:37“The one who is more devoted to father or mother than to me is not worthy of me, and the one who is more devoted to son or daughter than to me is not worthy of me;
Luke 21:36So be watchful all the time, praying that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that are about to happen and to stand before the Son of the Man.”
2 Thessalonians 1:5—the above is evidence that God's judgment is right, to the end that you be considered worthy of the Kingdom of God, on behalf of which you are actually suffering;
Revelation 22:14(Blessed are those who do His commands, so that they may have the right to the tree of life, even to enter through 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 →