Matthew 22:8

Then he said to his servants, "`The wedding banquet is ready, but those who were invited were unworthy of it.

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

7So the king's anger was stirred, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burnt their city.

9Go out therefore to the crossroads, and everybody you meet invite to the wedding.'

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Cross References

Matthew 10:37Any one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and any one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;

Luke 21:36But beware of slumbering; and every moment pray that you may be fully strengthened to escape from all these coming evils, and to take your stand in the presence of the Son of Man."

2 Thessalonians 1:5For these are a plain token of God's righteous judgement, which has in view your being deemed worthy of admission to God's Kingdom, for the sake of which, indeed, you are sufferers.

Revelation 22:14Blessed are those who wash their robes clean, that they may have a right to the Tree of Life, and may go 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 →

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