Matthew 22:9

Matthew 22:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
• New International Version (NIV)So go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.’

Context of Matthew 22:9

7The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city. 8Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy. Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’ 10So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests. 11But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.

Matthew 22:9 word by word

πορεύεσθε οὖν ἐπὶ τὰς διεξόδους τῶν ὁδῶν, καὶ ὅσους ἐὰν εὕρητε, καλέσατε εἰς τοὺς γάμους.Read the interlinear

• Goπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• toἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• crossroadsδιέξοδοςdiexodos · thoroughfareG1327
• crossroadsὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• inviteκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• banquetγάμοςgamos · weddingG1062
• as many asὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
• as many asἐάνean · ifG1437
• you can findεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147

Cross-references for Matthew 22:9

• Proverbs 1:20Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square;
• Proverbs 8:1Does not wisdom call out, and understanding raise her voice?
• Proverbs 9:4“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
• Isaiah 55:1“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!
• Mark 16:15And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
• Luke 14:21The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
• Luke 24:47and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
• Acts 13:47For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
• Ephesians 3:8Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
• Revelation 22:17The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.

Commentaries on Matthew 22:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Go ye therefore into the highways - , cross or by-paths; the places where two or more roads met in one, leading into the city, where people were coming together from various quarters of the country. St. Luke adds hedges, to point out the people to whom the apostles were sent, as either miserable vagabonds, or the most indigent poor, who were wandering about the country, or sitting by the sides of the ways and hedges, imploring relief. This verse points…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The highways - Literally, the “exit” or “going out” of the “paths or roads.” It means the square or principal street, into which a number of smaller streets enter; a place, therefore, of confluence, where many persons would be seen, and persons of all descriptions. By this is represented the offering of the gospel to the Gentiles. They were commonly regarded among the Jews as living in highways and hedges cast out and despised.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9as many as you can find: God's invitation is now open to all people, not only the nation of Israel (see Matthew 28:16–20; compare 10:5–6; 15:21–28).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Go ye therefore into the highways--the great outlets and thoroughfares, whether of town or country, where human beings are to be found. and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage--that is, just as they are.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 22:9

• Covetousness
• Feasts
• Hospitality
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Salvation
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Abundance
• Commandment
• Darkness
• Dinner
• Entangle
• Friend
• Guest
• Image
• Love
• Marriage

Commentaries on Matthew 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings