Matthew 22:5

But when the servants told them that, they disregarded what the servants said. Some of them went to their own fields. Others went to their places of business.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:

In Context

4So he sent other servants to again tell the people whom he had invited that they should come to the feast. He said to those servants, ‘Say to the people whom I invited to come to the feast, “The king says that he has prepared the food. The oxen and the fattened calves have been butchered and cooked. Everything is ready. It is time now for you to come to the wedding feast!’”’

6The rest of them seized the king’s servants, mistreated them, and killed them.

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Cross References

Genesis 19:14So Lot went and spoke to the men who had pledged to marry his daughters. He said to them, “Hurry! Get out of this city, because Yahweh is about to destroy it!” But his future sons-in-law thought he was joking.

Psalms 106:24Later, our ancestors ◄refused/were afraid► to enter beautiful Canaan land because they did not believe that God would enable them to take the land from the people who were living there, as he had promised.

Proverbs 1:24But when I called to you, you refused to listen. I beckoned to you to come to me, but you ignored me.

Luke 17:26But when I, the one who came from heaven, come again, people will be doing things just like people were doing at the time when [MTY] Noah lived.

Acts 24:25Paul explained to them about what God requires people to do in order to please him. He also explained about God requiring people to control how they act. Paul also told him that there will be a time when God will judge people. Felix became alarmed after hearing those things. So he said to Paul, “That is all I want to hear now. When there is a time that is convenient I will ask you (sg) to come to me again.”

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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