A second time he sent other slaves, and said to them, 'Tell the invited guests that I have my reception all ready, my bullocks and fatlings are butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding reception!'

This is he who was mentioned by the prophet Isaiah, when he said: "Here is a voice of one who shouts in the desert, 'Get the road ready for the Lord; Make the paths straight for him.'"

He answered, "Elijah does come and will get everything ready.

Then it says, 'I will go back to my house which I left,' and it finds it unoccupied, swept, and ready for use.

So you, too, must continue to be ready, for at an hour you are not expecting Him the Son of Man will come.

And while they were going to buy it, the bridegroom came, and the bridesmaids that were ready went in with him to the wedding reception; and the door was closed.

On the first day of the Passover Feast the disciples came to Jesus and said, "Where do you want us to get the Passover supper ready for you to eat?"

So the disciples did as Jesus directed them, and got the Passover supper ready.

After that he said to his slaves, 'My wedding reception is ready, but those invited have proved unworthy.