Matthew 22:3
And the Melech sent out his servants to summon the Bnei HaChuppah + 22:3 Mt 9:15 (wedding invitees) to the chasunoh, and they did not want to come.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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
Cross References
1 Samuel 9:13As soon as ye be come into the town, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat; for HaAm will not eat until he come, because hu yevarech hazevach (he doth bless the sacrifice); and afterwards hakeru'im (the ones being invited) eat. Now therefore get you up; for about this time ye shall find him.
Psalms 81:10There shall no el zar (strange, foreign g-d) be among thee; 1 neither shalt thou worship any el nechar (foreign g-d). 1
Proverbs 9:1Chochmah hath built her bais, 1 she hath hewn out her seven ammudim; 1
Isaiah 55:1Come, kol tzameh (all ye who are thirsty), come ye to the mayim 1 and he that hath no kesef; 1 come ye, buy, and eat; 1 yes, come, buy yayin and cholov 1 without kesef and without mekhir (price, cost). 1
Jeremiah 25:4And Hashem hath sent unto you all His avadim the nevi'im, rising early and sending them; but ye have not paid heed, nor inclined your ozen to hear.
Hosea 11:2The more I called them, 1 the more they went from Me; 1 they sacrificed unto Ba'alim, 1 and burned incense to peselim (graven images). 1
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 →