Matthew 22:9
be going, then, on to the cross-ways, and as many as you may find, call to the wedding feasts.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
In Context
8then he says to his servants, The wedding feast indeed is ready, and those called were not worthy,
Cross References
Proverbs 8:1Does wisdom not call? And understanding give forth her voice?
Isaiah 55:1“Behold, every thirsty one, || Come to the waters, || And he who has no money, || Come, buy and eat, || Indeed, come, buy wine and milk || Without money and without price.
Ezekiel 21:21For the king of Babylon has stood at the head of the way, || At the top of the two ways, to use divination, || He has moved lightly with the arrows, || He has inquired of the teraphim, || He has looked on the liver.
Mark 16:15and He said to them, “Having gone into all the world, proclaim the good news to all the creation;
Luke 24:47and conversion and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in His Name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem:
Ephesians 3:8to me—the less than the least of all the holy ones—was given this grace, among the nations to proclaim good news—the untraceable riches of the Christ,
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 →