Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
He sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the wedding, but they refused to come.
A Conservative Version
And he sent forth his bondmen to call those who were invited to the wedding festivities, and they did not want to come.
American Standard Version
and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the marriage feast: and they would not come.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
He sent his servants out to call those who had been invited to the wedding reception, but they refused to come.
Anderson New Testament
and sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the marriage feast; and they refused to come.
Bible in Basic English
And sent out his servants to get in the guests to the feast: and they would not come.
Common New Testament
and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; but they were not willing to come.
Daniel Mace New Testament
he sent out his servants to call those that were invited to the wedding: but they would not come.
Darby Translation
and sent his bondmen to call the persons invited to the wedding feast, and they would not come.
Godbey New Testament
And he sent his servants to invite those who had been called to the marriage: and they were not willing to come.
Goodspeed New Testament
And he sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the banquet, and they would not come.
John Wesley New Testament
And sent forth his servants to call them that were invited, to the marriage; but they would not come.
Julia Smith Translation
And he sent his servants to those having been called to the nuptial feast: and they would not come.
King James 2000
And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the wedding celebration, and they did not want to come.
Modern King James verseion
And he sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they would not come.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and sent forth his servants, to call them that were bid to the wedding: and they would not come.
Moffatt New Testament
He sent his servants to summon the invited guests to the feast, but they would not come.
Montgomery New Testament
"He sent out his slaves to summon the invited guests to the feast, but they did not want to come.
NET Bible
He sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the banquet, but they would not come.
New Heart English Bible
and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast, but they would not come.
Noyes New Testament
and sent forth his servants to call to the feast those who had been invited; and they would not come.
Sawyer New Testament
And he sent his servants to call the invited to the wedding, and they would not come.
The Emphasized Bible
And sent his servants, to call the invited into the marriage-feast, - and they would not come.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the entertainment: and they would not come.
Twentieth Century New Testament
He sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the banquet, but they were unwilling to come.
Webster
And sent his servants to call them that were invited to the wedding: and they would not come.
Weymouth New Testament
and sent his servants to call the invited guests to the wedding, but they were unwilling to come.
Williams New Testament
And he sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the wedding reception, but they refused to come.
World English Bible
and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast, but they would not come.
Worrell New Testament
And he sent forth his servants to call those who had been invited to the marriage feast, and they were not willing to come.
Worsley New Testament
and sent his servants to call those that were invited to the wedding: and they would not come.
Youngs Literal Translation
and he sent forth his servants to call those having been called to the marriage-feasts, and they were not willing to come.
Themes
The call of God » Rejection of, leads to » Destruction
divine Call » Heal persecution of » Refused
Feasts » Wedding » The king's son
God » Mercy of » Messengers of
God » Call of » To repentance and a righteous life
God's Call » Examples of Leadership » Refused by men
God's Call » divine Call » To repentance and a righteous life
Jesus Christ » History of » Enunciates » The parable of the marriage banquet (in jerusalem)
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The arriage of the king's son
Kingdom of God » What the kingdom of God is likened to
Kingdom of heaven » Compared » To a king who made a marriage feast for his son
Leaders » Men of God » Sent as divine messengers
Marriage » Celebrated » With feasting
Men of God » Leaders » Sent as divine messengers
Parables » Parables of Christ » Marriage-feast
Prophets » Examples of » Sent by God as divine messengers
Religious » Men of God » Sent as divine messengers
Social functions » Wedding feasts » The king's son
Social life » Wedding feasts » The king's son
Wicked people » Gospel invitation to, illustrated by the parables of » The marriage supper
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 22:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Wedding Celebration
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The kingdom of the heavens is like unto a certain man, a king, who made a marriage feast for his son
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Cross References
1 Samuel 9:13
As soon as you are come into the city, ye shall straightway find him before he goes up to the high place to eat, for the people will not eat until he comes because he must bless the sacrifice, and afterwards those that are invited eat. Now therefore go up, for about this time ye shall find him.
Psalm 68:11
The Lord shall give a word; great shall be the host of the evangelists thereof.
Psalm 81:10-12
I am the LORD thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt; open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
Proverbs 1:24-32
Because I have called and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one responded;
Proverbs 9:1-3
Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn out her seven pillars:
Isaiah 30:15
For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel has said; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.
Isaiah 55:1-2
Ho, every one that thirsts, come ye to the waters, and he that has no money; come ye, buy, and eat; come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Jeremiah 6:16-17
Thus hath the LORD said, Stand ye in the ways and see and ask for the old paths, where the good way is and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
Jeremiah 25:4
And the LORD has sent unto you all his slaves the prophets, rising early and sending them; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear,
Jeremiah 35:15
I have sent also unto you all my slaves the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Turn ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and do not go after other gods to serve them, and ye shall live in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.
Hosea 11:2
As they called them, so they went from them; they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.
Hosea 11:7
Meanwhile, my people adhere to the rebellion against me though they call unto me upon High; absolutely none at all wish to exalt me.
Zephaniah 1:7
Be silent before the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD has prepared a sacrifice, he has bid his guests.
Matthew 3:2
and saying, Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Matthew 10:6-7
but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Matthew 21:34
and when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his slaves to the husbandmen that they might receive the fruits of it.
Matthew 23:37
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that didst kill the prophets and stone those who are sent unto thee, how often I desired to gather thy children together, even as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
Mark 6:7-11
And he called unto him the twelve and began to send them forth by two and two and gave them power over the unclean spirits
Luke 9:1-6
Then he called his twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all the demons and to cure diseases.
Luke 13:34
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and ye would not!
Luke 14:15-17
And when one of those that sat at the table with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
Luke 15:28
And he was angry and would not go in, therefore his father came out and intreated him.
Luke 19:27
Moreover, those enemies of mine, who were unwilling that I should reign over them, bring them here and slay them before me.
John 5:40
And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
Acts 13:45
But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy and spoke against that which Paul said, contradicting and blaspheming.
Romans 10:21
And against Israel he says, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.
Hebrews 12:25
See that you do not refuse him that speaks. For if those who refused him that spoke on earth did not escape, much less shall we escape, if we turn away from him that speaks from the heavens,
Revelation 22:17
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that hears say, Come. And let him that is thirsty come; and whosoever will, let him take of the water of life freely.