Matthew 22:3

The Parable Of The Wedding Celebration

² 'The reign of the heavens was likened to a man, a king, who made marriage-feasts for his son, ³ and he sent forth his servants to call those having been called to the marriage-feasts, and they were not willing to come. ⁴ Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Say to those who have been called: Lo, my dinner I prepared, my oxen and the fatlings have been killed, and all things are ready, come ye to the marriage-feasts;

Time to Come

Wedding Feast

Wedding Banquet

1 Samuel 9:13

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.'

Psalm 68:11

The Lord doth give the saying, The female proclaimers are a numerous host.

Psalm 81:10-12

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

Proverbs 1:24-32

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

Proverbs 9:1-3

Wisdom hath builded her house, She hath hewn out her pillars -- seven.

Isaiah 30:15

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.

Isaiah 55:1-2

Ho, every thirsty one, come ye to the waters, And he who hath no money, Come ye, buy and eat, yea, come, buy Without money and without price, wine and milk.

Jeremiah 6:16-17

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.'

Jeremiah 25:4

And Jehovah hath sent unto you all His servants, the prophets, rising early and sending, and ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear, saying:

Jeremiah 35:15

And I send unto you all My servants the prophets, rising early and sending, saying: Turn back, I pray you, each from his evil way, and amend your doings, yea, ye do not walk after other gods, to serve them, and dwell ye on the ground that I have given to you and to your fathers; and ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto Me.

Hosea 11:2

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

Hosea 11:7

And My people are hanging in suspense, about My returning, And unto the Most High they do call, Together they exalt not.

Zephaniah 1:7

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.

Matthew 3:2

and saying, 'Reform, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens,'

Matthew 10:6-7

and be going rather unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Matthew 21:34

'And when the season of the fruits came nigh, he sent his servants unto the husbandmen, to receive the fruits of it,

Matthew 23:37

'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.

Mark 6:7-11

and he doth call near the twelve, and he began to send them forth two by two, and he was giving them power over the unclean spirits,

Luke 9:1-6

And having called together his twelve disciples, he gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure sicknesses,

Luke 13:34

'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.

Luke 14:15-17

And one of those reclining with him, having heard these things, said to him, 'Happy is he who shall eat bread in the reign of God;'

Luke 15:28

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

Luke 19:27

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

John 5:40

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

Acts 13:45

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

Romans 10:21

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

Hebrews 12:25

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,

Revelation 22:17

And the Spirit and the Bride say, Come; and he who is hearing -- let him say, Come; and he who is thirsting -- let him come; and he who is willing -- let him take the water of life freely.