Matthew 22:3
And he sent his servants to call men that were bidden to the weddings, and they would not come.
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
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 9:13Ye shall enter into the city, and at once ye shall find him, before that he ascend into the high place to eat; for the people shall not eat till he come, for he shall (first) bless the sacrifice, and afterward they shall eat that be called (or and then afterward they who be called shall eat). Now therefore go ye up, for today ye shall find him.
Psalms 81:10For I am thy Lord God, that led thee out of the land of Egypt; make large thy mouth, and I shall fill it. (For I am the Lord thy God, who led thee out of the land of Egypt; open thy mouth wide, and I shall fill it.)
Proverbs 9:1Wisdom builded an house to himself (or Wisdom built a house for himself); he hewed out seven pillars,
Isaiah 55:1All that thirst, come ye to waters, [or All ye thirsting, cometh to waters], and ye that have not silver, haste, buy ye, and eat ye; come ye, buy ye, without silver and without any (ex)changing, wine and milk. (All ye who thirst, come to the waters, and ye who have no silver, hasten, buy ye, and eat ye; come ye, and buy ye, wine and milk, without any silver, yea, without any exchanging of money.)
Jeremiah 25:4And the Lord sent to you all his servants (the) prophets, and rose (up) full early, and sent, and ye heard not (or but you would not listen), neither ye bowed [in] your ears, for to hear;
Hosea 11:2They called them, so they went away from the face of them. They offered to Baalim, and made sacrifice to simulacra. (And I called to them, but they went further away from me. They offered to the Baalim, and made sacrifice to idols.)
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 →