Matthew 22:8
Then saide hee to his seruants, Truely the wedding is prepared: but they which were bidden, were not worthy.
Geneva Bible 1599
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
9Go ye therefore out into the high wayes, and as many as ye finde, bid them to the mariage.
Cross References
Matthew 10:37He that loueth father or mother more then me, is not worthie of me. And he that loueth sonne, or daughter more then mee, is not worthie of me.
Luke 21:36Watche therefore, and pray continually, that ye may be counted worthy to escape all these thinges that shall come to passe, and that ye may stand before the Sonne of man.
2 Thessalonians 1:5Which is a manifest token of the righteous iudgement of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdome of God, for the which ye also suffer.
Revelation 22:14Blessed are they, that doe his commandements, that their right may be in the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the Citie.
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 →