Matthew 22:1-10

The Parable of the Wedding Feast

1 And again Jesus ¹spoke to them in parables, saying,

2 ²“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave ³a wedding feast for his son,

3 and ⁴sent his servants^[a] to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come.

4 ⁵Again he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my ⁶dinner, ⁷my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast. ”’

5 But ⁸they paid no attention and went off, one to his farm, another to his business,

6 while the rest seized his servants, ⁹treated them shamefully, and ¹⁰killed them.

7 The king was angry, and he sent his troops and ¹¹destroyed those murderers and burned their city.

8 Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not ¹²worthy.

9 Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find. ’

10 And those servants went out into the roads and ¹³gathered all whom they found, both bad and good. So the wedding hall was filled with guests.

Cross References

• 1. 22:1 ch. 13:34
• 2. 22:2 For ver. 2-14, [Luke 14:16-24]
• 3. 22:2 See Rev. 19:7
• 4. 22:3 [Esth. 6:14; Prov. 9:3, 5]
• 5. 22:4 ch. 21:36
• 6. 22:4 Luke 11:38; John 21:12, 15 (Gk.)
• 7. 22:4 Prov. 9:2
• 8. 22:5 [Heb. 2:3]
• 9. 22:6 Luke 18:32; Acts 14:5; 1 Thess. 2:2
• 10. 22:6 See ch. 21:35
• 11. 22:7 ch. 21:41; Luke 19:27
• 12. 22:8 ch. 10:11; Acts 13:46; Rev. 3:4; [Luke 20:35]
• 13. 22:10 See ch. 13:47

Footnotes

• [a] 22:3 Greek 'bondservants'; also verses 4, 6, 8, 10