Matthew 22:8
“Then saith hee to his seruants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden, were not worthy.”
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Matthew 22:8 Context
6And the remnant tooke his seruants, and intreated them spitefully, and slew them. 7But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth, and hee sent foorth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burnt vp their citie. 8Then saith hee to his seruants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden, were not worthy. 9Goe yee therefore into the high wayes, and as many as yee shall finde, bid to the marriage. 10So those seruants went out into the high wayes, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good, and the wedding was furnished with ghests.
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Other Translations for Matthew 22:8
Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
- King James Version
"Then he *said to his slaves, 'The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they that were bidden were not worthy.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then he said to his servants, The feast is ready but the guests were not good enough.
- Basic English Bible
Then he says to his bondmen, The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy;
- Darby Bible
Then he saith to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they who were invited were not worthy.
- Webster's Bible
Then he said to his servants, "`The wedding banquet is ready, but those who were invited were unworthy of it.
- Weymouth Bible
Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding is ready, but those who were invited weren't worthy.
- World English Bible
Thanne he seide to hise seruauntis, The weddyngis ben redi, but thei that weren clepid to the feeste, weren not worthi.
- Wycliffe Bible
then saith he to his servants, The marriage-feast indeed is ready, and those called were not worthy,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Matthew 22:8
22:8 Go into the highways - The word properly signifies, the by - ways, or turnings of the road.
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 22:8
Mt 22:8 The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. Those who reject the gospel invitation show that they are not worthy. Compare Paul, Ac 13:46.