Matthew 22:3

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Summary

Matthew 22:3

And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.

That

1 Samuel 9:13

Zephaniah 1:7

And they would not

General references

Deuteronomy 17:10

Bible References

That

At your going in to the city so ye do find him, before he doth go up in to the high place to eat; for the people do not eat till his coming, for he doth bless the sacrifice; afterwards they eat, who are called, and now, go up, for at this time ye find him.'

Hush! because of the Lord Jehovah, For near is a day of Jehovah, For prepared hath Jehovah a sacrifice, He hath sanctified His invited ones.

And they would not

'Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that art killing the prophets, and stoning those sent unto thee, how often did I will to gather thy children together, as a hen doth gather her own chickens under the wings, and ye did not will.

I am Jehovah thy God, Who bringeth thee up out of the land of Egypt. Enlarge thy mouth, and I fill it.

Because I have called, and ye refuse, I stretched out my hand, and none is attending,

For thus said the Lord Jehovah, The Holy One of Israel: 'In returning and rest ye are saved, In keeping quiet and in confidence is your might, And ye have not been willing.

Thus said Jehovah: Stand ye by the ways and see, and ask for paths of old, Where is this -- the good way? and go ye in it, And find rest for yourselves. And they say, 'We do not go.'

They have called to them rightly, They have gone from before them, To lords they do sacrifice, And to graven images they make perfume.

'Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that is killing the prophets, and stoning those sent unto her, how often did I will to gather together thy children, as a hen her brood under the wings, and ye did not will.

'And he was angry, and would not go in, therefore his father, having come forth, was entreating him;

but those my enemies, who did not wish me to reign over them, bring hither and slay before me.'

and ye do not will to come unto me, that ye may have life;

and the Jews having seen the multitudes, were filled with zeal, and did contradict the things spoken by Paul -- contradicting and speaking evil.

and unto Israel He saith, 'All the day I did stretch out My hands unto a people unbelieving and gainsaying.'

See, may ye not refuse him who is speaking, for if those did not escape who refused him who upon earth was divinely speaking -- much less we who do turn away from him who speaketh from heaven,

General references

and thou hast done according to the tenor of the word which they declare to thee (they of that place which Jehovah doth choose; and thou hast observed to do according to all that they direct thee.