God’s Word Translation
Matthew 22:4
4He sent other servants to tell the people who had been invited, ‘I’ve prepared dinner. My bulls and fattened calves have been butchered. Everything is ready. Come to the wedding!’
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.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)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."'
- 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.” ’
Context of Matthew 22:4
2“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who planned a wedding for his son. 3He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the wedding, but they refused to come. He sent other servants to tell the people who had been invited, ‘I’ve prepared dinner. My bulls and fattened calves have been butchered. Everything is ready. Come to the wedding!’ 5“But they paid no attention and went away. Some went to work in their own fields, and others went to their businesses. 6The rest grabbed the king’s servants, mistreated them, and then 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 70 other disciples to go ahead of him to every city and place that he intended to go. They were to travel in pairs.
- Luke 24:46He said to them, “Scripture says that the Messiah would suffer and that he would come back to life on the third day.
- Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes to you. Then you will be my witnesses to testify about me in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
- Acts 11:19Some of the believers who were scattered by the trouble that broke out following Stephen’s death went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and the city of Antioch. They spoke God’s word only to Jewish people.
- Acts 13:46Paul and Barnabas told them boldly, “We had to speak God’s word to you first. Since you reject the word and consider yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, we are now going to turn to people of other nations.
- Acts 28:17After three days Paul invited the most influential Jews in Rome to meet with him. When they assembled, he said to them, “Brothers, I haven’t done anything against the Jewish people or violated the customs handed down by our ancestors. Yet, I’m a prisoner from Jerusalem, and I’ve been handed over to the Roman authorities.
- Proverbs 9:1Wisdom has built her house. She has carved out her seven pillars.
- John 6:50This is the bread that comes from heaven so that whoever eats it won’t die.
- Romans 8:32God didn’t spare his own Son but handed him over ⌞to death⌟ for all of us. So he will also give us everything along with him.
- 1 Corinthians 5:7Remove the old yeast ⌞of sin⌟ so that you may be a new batch of dough, since you don’t actually have the yeast ⌞of sin⌟. Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
- Matthew 22:8“Then the king said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited don’t deserve the honor.
- Nehemiah 9:17They refused to listen. They forgot the miracles you performed for them. They became stubborn and appointed a leader to take them back to slavery ⌞in Egypt⌟. But you are a forgiving God, one who is compassionate, merciful, patient, and always ready to forgive. You never abandoned them,
- Psalms 86:5You, O Lord, are good and forgiving, full of mercy toward everyone who calls out to you.
- Luke 14:17When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who were invited, ‘Come! Everything is ready now.’
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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