Matthew 22:8

8 “Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come.

Matthew 22:8 in Other Translations

KJV
8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
ESV
8 Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy.
NLT
8 And he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, and the guests I invited aren’t worthy of the honor.
MSG
8 "Then he told his servants, 'We have a wedding banquet all prepared but no guests. The ones I invited weren't up to it.
CSB
8 "Then he told his slaves, 'The banquet is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

Matthew 22:8 In-Context

6 The rest seized his servants, mistreated them and killed them.
7 The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
8 “Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come.
9 So go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find.’
10 So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, the bad as well as the good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
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