Matthew 22:4

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Summary

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.

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Behold

1 Corinthians 5:7

And all

General references

Genesis 18:7

Bible References

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After these things, the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them, two and two, before him into every city, and place, whither he himself would come.

and said unto them, "Thus is it written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise again from death the third day.

but ye shall receive power of the holy ghost which shall come on you. And ye shall be witnesses unto me in Jerusalem, and in all Jewry, and in Samaria, and even unto the world's end."

They which were scattered abroad through the affliction that arose about Stephen, walked throughout till they came unto Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to no man, but unto the Jews only.

Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, "It was meet that the word of God should first have been preached to you. But seeing ye put it from you, and think yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the gentiles.

And it fortuned, after three days, that Paul called the chief of the Jews together. And when they were come, he said unto them, "Men and brethren, though I have committed no thing against the people, or laws of our fathers: yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

Behold

Wisdom hath builded herself a house, and hewn out seven pillars:

Come into my garden O my sister, my Spouse: I have gathered my Myrrh with my spice. I will eat my honey and my honeycomb, I will drink my wine and my milk. Eat, O ye friends, drink and be merry, O ye beloved.

This, is that bread which cometh from heaven: that he which of it eateth, should also not die.

Which spared not his own son, but gave him for us all: How shall he not with him give us all things also?

Purge therefore the old leaven, that ye may be new dough, as ye are sweet bread. For Christ our Easter lamb is offered up for us.

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Then said he to his servants, 'The wedding was prepared: but they which were bidden thereto, were not worthy.

and refused to hear, and were not mindful of the wonders that thou didst for them: but became obstinate and heady insomuch that they turned back to their bondage in their disobedience. But thou, my God, forgavest, and wast gracious, merciful, patient, and of great goodness, and forsookest them not.

For thou, LORD, art good and gracious, and of great mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

and sent his servant at supper time, to say to them that were bidden, come: for all things are now ready.

General references

And Abraham ran unto his beasts and fetched a calf that was tender and good, and gave it unto a young man, which made it ready at once.