Matthew 22:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Again, he sent other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited: Look, I have prepared my banquet; my oxen and fattened animals have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Again, he sent out other servants, saying, Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and fattened cattle are slaughtered, and everything is ready: come to the wedding.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Again{G3825} he sent forth{G649} other{G243} servants,{G1401} saying,{G3004} Tell{G2036} them that are bidden,{G2564} Behold,{G2400} I have made ready{G2090} my{G3450} dinner;{G712} my{G3450} oxen{G5022} and{G2532} my fatlings{G4619} are killed,{G2380} and{G2532} all things{G3956} are ready:{G2092} come{G1205} to{G1519} the marriage{G1062} feast.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Again{G3825}, he sent forth{G649}{(G5656)} other{G243} servants{G1401}, saying{G3004}{(G5723)}, Tell{G2036}{(G5628)} them which are bidden{G2564}{(G5772)}, Behold{G2400}{(G5628)}, I have prepared{G2090}{(G5656)} my{G3450} dinner{G712}: my{G3450} oxen{G5022} and{G2532} my fatlings{G4619} are killed{G2380}{(G5772)}, and{G2532} all things{G3956} are ready{G2092}: come{G1205}{(G5773)} unto{G1519} the marriage{G1062}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Ageyne he sent forth other servauntes sayinge: Tell them which are bydden: beholde I have prepared my dynner myne oxen and my fatlinges are kylled and all thinges are redy come vnto the mariage.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Agayne, he sent forth other seruauntes, and sayde: Tell the gestes: Beholde, I haue prepared my dynner, myne oxen and my fed catell are kylled, and all thinges are readye, come to the mariage.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Againe hee sent foorth other seruants, saying. Tell them which are bidden, Beholde, I haue prepared my dinner: mine oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all thinges are readie: come vnto the mariage.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Agayne, he sent foorth other seruauntes, saying: Tell them which are bidden, beholde, I haue prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fatlynges are kylled, and all thynges are redy: come vnto the mariage.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ‹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.›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Again he sent out other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, "Behold, I have made ready my dinner. My oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the marriage feast!"'

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Say to those who have been called: Lo, my dinner I prepared, my oxen and the fatlings have been killed, and all things `are' ready, come ye to the marriage-feasts;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them that are bidden, Behold, I have made ready my dinner; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage feast.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them that are bidden, Behold, I have made ready my dinner; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage feast.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Again he sent out other servants, with orders to say to the guests, See, I have made ready my feast: my oxen and my fat beasts have been put to death, and all things are ready: come to the feast.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Again he sent out other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, "Behold, I have prepared my dinner. My cattle and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the marriage feast!"'

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Again he sent other slaves, saying,‘Tell those who have been invited,“Look! The feast I have prepared for you is ready. My oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.”’

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 21:36 : 36 Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group, but they treated them the same way.
  • Matt 22:8 : 8 Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding banquet is ready, but those invited were not worthy.'
  • Luke 10:1-9 : 1 After this, the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place where He was about to go. 2 He said to them, 'The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few. Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.' 3 Go on your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs among wolves. 4 Do not carry a money bag, a traveling bag, or sandals; and do not greet anyone along the way. 5 When you enter a house, first say, 'Peace to this house.' 6 If a peaceful person is there, your peace will rest on them; but if not, it will return to you. 7 Stay in that house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move from house to house. 8 When you enter a town and they welcome you, eat what is set before you. 9 Heal the sick who are there and tell them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.' 10 But when you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say, 11 'Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a warning to you. Yet know this: The kingdom of God has come near.' 12 I tell you, on that day it will be more bearable for Sodom than for that town. 13 Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles performed in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. 15 And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades. 16 Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me.
  • Luke 14:17 : 17 At the time of the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
  • Luke 24:46-47 : 46 He told them, "This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day. 47 And repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
  • John 6:50-57 : 50 But this is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die. 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats this bread, they will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. 52 Then the Jews argued sharply among themselves, 'How can this man give us his flesh to eat?' 53 Jesus said to them, 'Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.' 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day. 55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. 56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them. 57 As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so the one who eats me will live because of me.
  • Acts 1:8 : 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
  • Acts 11:19-20 : 19 Now those who had been scattered as a result of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word only to Jews. 20 But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and also began speaking to the Greeks, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.
  • Acts 13:46 : 46 Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, 'It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are now turning to the Gentiles.'
  • Acts 28:17-31 : 17 After three days, Paul called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, 'Brothers, though I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, I was handed over as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.' 18 They examined me and wanted to release me because there was no basis for a death sentence against me. 19 But when the Jews objected, I felt compelled to appeal to Caesar—not because I had any accusation to bring against my own people. 20 For this reason, I have asked to see you and to speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain. 21 They replied, 'We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor has any of the brothers who came here reported or said anything bad about you.' 22 But we would like to hear from you what you think, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect. 23 They arranged to meet with him on a certain day, and many came to the place where he was staying. From morning until evening, Paul was explaining and testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to persuade them about Jesus from both the Law of Moses and the Prophets. 24 Some were convinced by what he said, but others did not believe. 25 They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: 'The Holy Spirit was right in speaking to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah:' 26 'Go to this people and say, "You will indeed hear but never understand; you will indeed see but never perceive."' 27 For this people's heart has grown calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise, they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.' 28 Therefore, let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen! 29 After he said these words, the Jews departed, having a great debate among themselves. 30 For two whole years, Paul stayed there in his own rented house and welcomed all who came to see him. 31 He proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ—with all boldness and without hindrance.
  • Rom 8:32 : 32 He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all—how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things?
  • 1 Cor 5:7-8 : 7 Clean out the old yeast so that you may be a new batch of dough, just as you are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. 8 Therefore, let us celebrate the feast, not with the old yeast, the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
  • Neh 9:17 : 17 They refused to listen and did not remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abundant in faithful love, and You did not abandon them.
  • Ps 86:5 : 5 For You, Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon You.
  • Prov 9:1-2 : 1 Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars. 2 She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
  • Song 5:1 : 1 I have entered my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spices. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, friends, and drink; be intoxicated with love.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Matt 22:1-3
    3 verses
    88%

    1 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying:

    2 The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.

    3 He sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the wedding, but they refused to come.

  • Matt 22:5-14
    10 verses
    86%

    5 But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.

    6 The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.

    7 The king was enraged. He sent his army, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

    8 Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding banquet is ready, but those invited were not worthy.'

    9 Go therefore to the main roads, and invite everyone you find to the wedding feast.

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

    11 But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.

    12 He said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' The man was speechless.

    13 Then the king told the attendants, 'Tie him hand and foot, and throw him out into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

    14 For many are invited, but few are chosen.

  • Luke 14:16-24
    9 verses
    85%

    16 Jesus replied, 'A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.'

    17 At the time of the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’

    18 But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’

    19 Another said, ‘I have bought five pairs of oxen, and I am on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’

    20 Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I cannot come.’

    21 The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

    22 ‘Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’

    23 Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.’

    24 I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.

  • Matt 25:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

    10 While they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom came. Those who were ready went with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.

    11 Later, the other virgins also came and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us.’

  • Matt 21:33-36
    4 verses
    75%

    33 Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went away.

    34 When the time came to harvest the fruit, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his fruit.

    35 But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.

    36 Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group, but they treated them the same way.

  • Luke 14:7
    74%

    7 When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them this parable:

  • Mark 12:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1 He began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, built a fence around it, dug a pit for the winepress, and constructed a tower. Then he leased it to farmers and went on a journey.

    2 At the appointed time, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.

  • Luke 15:22-23
    2 verses
    73%

    22 But the father said to his servants, 'Bring out the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.

    23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us eat and celebrate!

  • Luke 12:36-37
    2 verses
    73%

    36 Be like people waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can immediately open the door for him.

    37 Blessed are those servants whom the master finds watching when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, have them recline at the table, and will come to wait on them.

  • Luke 20:10-12
    3 verses
    72%

    10 At harvest time, he sent a servant to the farmers so they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

    11 He proceeded to send another servant, but they also beat him, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.

    12 Then he sent a third one, but they wounded him also and threw him out.

  • Luke 17:7-8
    2 verses
    71%

    7 Which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?

    8 Instead, won't he say to him, ‘Prepare my dinner, make yourself ready and serve me while I eat and drink; after that, you may eat and drink’?

  • Luke 12:45-46
    2 verses
    71%

    45 But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk,

    46 the master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not know. He will cut him in pieces and assign him a place with the unfaithful.

  • Matt 24:49
    71%

    49 and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.

  • Matt 18:23
    71%

    23 Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

  • Luke 22:9
    71%

    9 "Where do you want us to prepare it?" they asked him.

  • Luke 15:26
    71%

    26 So he called one of the servants and asked what these things were about.

  • Matt 25:6
    70%

    6 At midnight, there was a cry: ‘Look, the bridegroom is coming! Go out to meet him!’

  • Mark 12:5
    70%

    5 He sent yet another, and they killed him. He sent many others as well; some they beat, and others they killed.

  • Matt 25:1
    70%

    1 Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

  • Rev 19:7
    70%

    7 Let us rejoice and be glad, and give Him glory, because the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has prepared herself.