New American Standard Bible 2020
Matthew 22:8
8Then he said to his slaves, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.
Matthew 22:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
- New International Version (NIV)“Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.
Context of Matthew 22:8
6and the rest seized his slaves and treated them abusively, and then killed them. 7Now the king was angry, and he sent his armies and destroyed those murderers and set their city on fire. Then he said to his slaves, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. 9So go to the main roads, and invite whomever you find there to the wedding feast.’ 10Those slaves went out into the streets and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good; and the wedding hall was filled with dinner guests.
Read all of Matthew 22Matthew 22:8 word by word
Τότε λέγει τοῖς δούλοις αὐτοῦ· ὁ μὲν γάμος ἕτοιμός ἐστιν, οἱ δὲ κεκλημένοι οὐκ ἦσαν ἄξιοι.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Matthew 22:8
- Matthew 22:4Again he sent other slaves, saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fattened cattle are all butchered and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast!”’
- Matthew 10:11And whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay at his house until you leave that city.
- Luke 20:35but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage;
- Luke 21:36But stay alert at all times, praying that you will have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
- Acts 13:46Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first. Since you repudiate it and consider yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:5This is a plain indication of God’s righteous judgment so that you will be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you indeed are suffering.
- Revelation 3:4But you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments; and they will walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.
- Revelation 22:14Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they will have the right to the tree of life, and may enter the city by the gates.
Commentaries on Matthew 22:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Were not worthy - Because they made light of it, and would not come; preferring earthly things to heavenly blessings. Among the Mohammedans, refusal to come to a marriage feast, when invited, is considered a breach of the law of God. Hedayah, vol. iv. p. 91. Any one that shall be invited to a dinner, and does not accept the invitation, disobeys God, and his messenger: and any one who comes uninvited, you may say is a thief, and returns a plunderer…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8People who refuse God's invitation do not deserve to enter his kingdom (see Matthew 3:8; 10:13, 37–38).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy--for how should those be deemed worthy to sit down at His table who had affronted Him by their treatment of His gracious invitation?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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