Matthew 22:8

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Then he said to his slaves,‘The wedding is ready, but the ones who had been invited were not worthy.

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  • Luke 20:35 : 35 But those who are regarded as worthy to share in that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.
  • Acts 13:46 : 46 Both Paul and Barnabas replied courageously,“It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are turning to the Gentiles.
  • Rev 3:4 : 4 But you have a few individuals in Sardis who have not stained their clothes, and they will walk with me dressed in white, because they are worthy.
  • Rev 22:14 : 14 Blessed are those who wash their robes so they can have access to the tree of life and can enter into the city by the gates.
  • 2 Thess 1:5 : 5 Encouragement in Persecution This is evidence of God’s righteous judgment, to make you worthy of the kingdom of God, for which in fact you are suffering.
  • Luke 21:36 : 36 But stay alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that must happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
  • Matt 10:11-13 : 11 Whenever you enter a town or village, find out who is worthy there and stay with them until you leave. 12 As you enter the house, greet those within it. 13 And if the house is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
  • Matt 10:37-38 : 37 “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

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  • Matt 22:1-7
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    1The Parable of the Wedding Banquet Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying:

    2“The kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.

    3He sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the banquet, but they would not come.

    4Again 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.”’

    5But they were indifferent and went away, one to his farm, another to his business.

    6The rest seized his slaves, insolently mistreated them, and killed them.

    7The king was furious! He sent his soldiers, and they put those murderers to death and set their city on fire.

  • Matt 22:9-14
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    9So go into the main streets and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.’

    10And those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all they found, both bad and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

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

    12And he said to him,‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But he had nothing to say.

    13Then the king said to his attendants,‘Tie him up hand and foot and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!’

    14For many are called, but few are chosen.”

  • Luke 14:16-18
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    16But Jesus said to him,“A man once gave a great banquet and invited many guests.

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

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

  • Luke 14:7-9
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    7On Seeking Seats of Honor Then when Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. He said to them,

    8“When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, because a person more distinguished than you may have been invited by your host.

    9So the host who invited both of you will come and say to you,‘Give this man your place.’ Then, ashamed, you will begin to move to the least important place.

  • Luke 14:20-24
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    20Another said,‘I just got married, and I cannot come.’

    21So the slave came back and reported this to his master. Then the master of the household was furious and said to his slave,‘Go out quickly to the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

    22Then the slave said,‘Sir, what you instructed has been done, and there is still room.’

    23So the master said to his slave,‘Go out to the highways and country roads and urge people to come in, so that my house will be filled.

    24For I tell you, not one of those individuals who were invited will taste my banquet!’”

  • Matt 25:10-11
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    10But while they had gone to buy it, the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went inside with him to the wedding banquet. Then the door was shut.

    11Later, the other virgins came too, saying,‘Lord, lord! Let us in!’

  • Matt 18:23
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    23The Parable of the Unforgiving Slave“For this reason, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.

  • Mark 12:8-9
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    8So they seized him, killed him, and threw his body out of the vineyard.

    9What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.

  • Matt 21:34-36
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    34When the harvest time was near, he sent his slaves to the tenants to collect his portion of the crop.

    35But the tenants seized his slaves, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.

    36Again he sent other slaves, more than the first, and they treated them the same way.

  • Matt 25:30
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    30And throw that worthless slave into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

  • Mark 12:2
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    2At harvest time he sent a slave to the tenants to collect from them his portion of the crop.

  • Luke 15:22
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    22But the father said to his slaves,‘Hurry! Bring the best robe, and put it on him! Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet!

  • Matt 8:12
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    12but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

  • Luke 17:8
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    8Won’t the master instead say to him,‘Get my dinner ready, and make yourself ready to serve me while I eat and drink. Then you may eat and drink’?

  • Luke 20:10
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    10When harvest time came, he sent a slave to the tenants so that they would give him his portion of the crop. However, the tenants beat his slave and sent him away empty-handed.

  • Luke 12:36-37
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    36be like people waiting for their master to come back from the wedding celebration, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him.

    37Blessed are those slaves whom their master finds alert when he returns! I tell you the truth, he will dress himself to serve, have them take their place at the table, and will come and wait on them!

  • Matt 25:1
    70%

    1The Parable of the Ten Virgins“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

  • Luke 12:46-47
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    46then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee, and will cut him in two, and assign him a place with the unfaithful.

    47That servant who knew his master’s will but did not get ready or do what his master asked will receive a severe beating.

  • Matt 24:49
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    49and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and to eat and drink with drunkards,

  • Luke 20:15
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    15So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

  • Matt 25:34
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    34Then the king will say to those on his right,‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

  • Luke 14:12
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    12He said also to the man who had invited him,“When you host a dinner or a banquet, don’t invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors so you can be invited by them in return and get repaid.

  • Matt 25:6
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    6But at midnight there was a shout,‘Look, the bridegroom is here! Come out to meet him.’

  • Matt 18:31
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    31When his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were very upset and went and told their lord everything that had taken place.

  • Luke 19:12
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    12Therefore he said,“A nobleman went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.