Matthew 22:10

Matthew 22:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.
• New International Version (NIV)So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, the bad as well as the good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And those servants went out into the roads and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good. So the wedding hall was filled with guests.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding hall was filled with guests.

Context of Matthew 22:10

8“Then the king said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited don’t deserve the honor. 9Go where the roads leave the city. Invite everyone you find to the wedding.’ The servants went into the streets and brought in all the good people and all the evil people they found. And the wedding hall was filled with guests. 11“When the king came to see the guests, he saw a person who was not dressed in the wedding clothes ⌞provided for the guests⌟. 12He said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without proper wedding clothes?’ “The man had nothing to say.

Matthew 22:10 word by word

καὶ ἐξελθόντες οἱ δοῦλοι ἐκεῖνοι εἰς τὰς ὁδοὺς συνήγαγον πάντας οὓς εὗρον, πονηρούς τε καὶ ἀγαθούς· καὶ ἐπλήσθη ὁ γάμος ἀνακειμένων.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Soκαίkai · andG2532
• thoseἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• servantsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• servantsδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
• went outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the highwaysὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• and gathered togetherσυνάγωsunagō · to assembleG4863
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• as many asὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
• they foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• bothτεte · and/bothG5037
• badπονηρόςponēros · evil/badG4190
• goodἀγαθόςagathos · goodG18
• the weddingγάμοςgamos · weddingG1062
• was furnishedπλήθω, πίμπλημιplēthō · to fillG4130
• with guestsἀνάκειμαιanakeimai · to reclineG345

Cross-references for Matthew 22:10

• Matthew 22:11“When the king came to see the guests, he saw a person who was not dressed in the wedding clothes ⌞provided for the guests⌟.
• Matthew 13:38The field is the world. The good seeds are those who belong to the kingdom. The weeds are those who belong to the evil one.
• Matthew 25:1“When the end comes, the kingdom of heaven will be like ten bridesmaids. They took their oil lamps and went to meet the groom.
• 1 Corinthians 6:9Don’t you know that wicked people won’t inherit God’s kingdom? Stop deceiving yourselves! People who continue to commit sexual sins, who worship false gods, those who commit adultery, homosexuals,
• 2 Corinthians 12:21I’m afraid that when I come to you again, my God may humble me. I may have to grieve over many who formerly led sinful lives and have not changed the way they think and act about the perversion, sexual sins, and promiscuity in which they have been involved.
• 1 John 2:19They left us. However, they were never really part of us. If they had been, they would have stayed with us. But by leaving they made it clear that none of them were part of us.
• Revelation 2:14But I have a few things against you: You have among you those who follow what Balaam taught Balak. Balak trapped the people of Israel by ⌞encouraging⌟ them to eat food sacrificed to idols and to sin sexually.
• Matthew 25:10“While they were buying oil, the groom arrived. The bridesmaids who were ready went with him into the wedding hall, and the door was shut.
• Revelation 5:9Then they sang a new song, “You deserve to take the scroll and open the seals on it, because you were slaughtered. You bought people with your blood to be God’s own. They are from every tribe, language, people, and nation.
• Revelation 7:9After these things I saw a large crowd from every nation, tribe, people, and language. No one was able to count how many people there were. They were standing in front of the throne and the lamb. They were wearing white robes, holding palm branches in their hands,
• Revelation 19:6I heard what sounded like the noise from a large crowd, like the noise of raging waters, like the noise of loud thunder, saying, “Hallelujah! The Lord our God, the Almighty, has become king.

Commentaries on Matthew 22:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Gathered together all - both bad and good - By the preaching of the Gospel, multitudes of souls are gathered into what is generally termed the visible Church of Christ. This Church is the Floor, where the wheat and the chaff are often mingled, Matthew 3:12. The Field, where the bastard wheat and the true grain grow together, Matthew 13:26, Matthew 13:27. The Net, which collects of all kinds, both good and bad, Matthew 13:48. The House in which the wise…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Bad and good - All descriptions of people. None are good by nature; if they were they would not need the gospel; but some are worse than others, and they have special need of it. None can be saved without it.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10both evil and good: See Matthew 13:24–50.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good--that is, without making any distinction between open sinners and the morally correct. The Gospel call fetched in Jews, Samaritans, and outlying heathen alike. Thus far the parable answers to that of "the Great Supper" (Lu 14:16, &c.). But the distinguishing feature of our parable is what follows:Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 22:10

• 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