English Standard Version
Matthew 22:4
4Again he sent other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, "See, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast."'
Matthew 22:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)“Then he sent some more servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and fattened cattle have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’
- New King James Version (NKJV)Again, he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding.” ’
- New Living Translation (NLT)“So he sent other servants to tell them, ‘The feast has been prepared. The bulls and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the banquet!’
Context of Matthew 22:4
2"The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son, 3and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come. Again he sent other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, "See, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast."' 5But they paid no attention and went off, one to his farm, another to his business, 6while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.
Read all of Matthew 22Matthew 22:4 word by word
πάλιν ἀπέστειλεν ἄλλους δούλους λέγων· εἴπατε τοῖς κεκλημένοις· ἰδοὺ τὸ ἄριστόν μου ἡτοίμακα, οἱ ταῦροί μου καὶ τὰ σιτιστὰ τεθυμένα, καὶ πάντα ἕτοιμα· δεῦτε εἰς τοὺς γάμους.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Againπάλινpalin · againG3825
- he sent forthἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
- otherἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
- servantsδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
- sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Tellλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- them which are biddenκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
- Beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- I have preparedἑτοιμάζωhetoimazō · to make readyG2090
- myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- dinnerἄριστονariston · early mealG712
- oxenταῦροςtauros · bullG5022
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- fatlingsσιτιστόςsitistos · fattenedG4619
- killedθύωthuō · to sacrificeG2380
- all thingsπᾶςpas · allG3956
- readyἕτοιμοςhetoimos · readyG2092
- comeδεῦτεdeute · comeG1205
- untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- the marriageγάμοςgamos · weddingG1062
Cross-references for Matthew 22:4
- Luke 10:1After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.
- Luke 24:46and said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead,
- Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
- Acts 11:19Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews.
- Acts 13:46And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, "It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.
- Acts 28:17After three days he called together the local leaders of the Jews, and when they had gathered, he said to them, "Brothers, though I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.
- Proverbs 9:1Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her seven pillars.
- John 6:50This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die.
- Romans 8:32He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?
- 1 Corinthians 5:7Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
- Matthew 22:8Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy.
- Nehemiah 9:17They refused to obey and were not mindful of the wonders that you performed among them, but they stiffened their neck and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and did not forsake them.
- Psalms 86:5For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.
- Luke 14:17And at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, 'Come, for everything is now ready.'
Commentaries on Matthew 22:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Fatlings - Ϛ Properly, fatted rams, or wethers. 2 Samuel 6:13; 1 Chronicles 15:26.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Other servants - Who might press it on their attention. So God repeats his message to sinners when they reject it. My dinner - This word literally denotes the meal taken about noon. It is also taken for a meal in general. As marriages were, among Eastern nations, in the evening, it refers here to a meal taken at that time. Fatlings - This word does not refer to any particular species of animals. It denotes any fat animals. As oxen are also mentioned…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-5those he had invited: This refers to the nation of Israel. They ignored God's servants, the prophets (see study note on Matthew 21:33–46).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready; come unto the marriage--This points to those Gospel calls after Christ's death, resurrection, ascension, and effusion of the Spirit, to which the parable could not directly allude, but when only it could be said, with strict propriety, "that all things were ready." Compare 1Co 5:7, 8, "Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; therefore, let us keep the feast"; also Joh 6:51, "I am the…Read the comment
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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
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