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the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
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Literal Standard Version
Matthew 22:9
be going, then, on to the cross-ways, and as many as you may find, call to the wedding feasts.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Go then to where the roads exit the city and invite everyone you find to the banquet.’
Go then to where the roads exit the city and invite everyone you find to the banquet.’
King James Version (1611)
Goe yee therefore into the high wayes, and as many as yee shall finde, bid to the marriage.
Goe yee therefore into the high wayes, and as many as yee shall finde, bid to the marriage.
King James Version
Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
English Standard Version
Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.'
Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.'
New American Standard Bible
'So go to the main roads, and invite whomever you find there to the wedding feast.'
'So go to the main roads, and invite whomever you find there to the wedding feast.'
New Century Version
So go to the street corners and invite everyone you find to come to my feast.'
So go to the street corners and invite everyone you find to come to my feast.'
Amplified Bible
'So go to the main highways that lead out of the city, and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.'
'So go to the main highways that lead out of the city, and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Go therefore to the main highways, and as many as you find there, invite to the wedding feast.'
'Go therefore to the main highways, and as many as you find there, invite to the wedding feast.'
Legacy Standard Bible
Go therefore to the main highways, and as many as you find there, call to the wedding feast.'
Go therefore to the main highways, and as many as you find there, call to the wedding feast.'
Berean Standard Bible
Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.'
Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.'
Contemporary English Version
Go out to the street corners and tell everyone you meet to come to the banquet."
Go out to the street corners and tell everyone you meet to come to the banquet."
Complete Jewish Bible
So go out to the street-corners and invite to the banquet as many as you find.'
So go out to the street-corners and invite to the banquet as many as you find.'
Darby Translation
go therefore into the thoroughfares of the highways, and as many as ye shall find invite to the wedding feast.
go therefore into the thoroughfares of the highways, and as many as ye shall find invite to the wedding feast.
Easy-to-Read Version
So go to the street corners and invite everyone you see. Tell them to come to my feast.'
So go to the street corners and invite everyone you see. Tell them to come to my feast.'
Geneva Bible (1587)
Go ye therefore out into the high wayes, and as many as ye finde, bid them to the mariage.
Go ye therefore out into the high wayes, and as many as ye finde, bid them to the mariage.
George Lamsa Translation
Go, therefore, to the main roads, and whomever you may find, invite them to the marriage- feast.
Go, therefore, to the main roads, and whomever you may find, invite them to the marriage- feast.
Good News Translation
Now go to the main streets and invite to the feast as many people as you find.'
Now go to the main streets and invite to the feast as many people as you find.'
Lexham English Bible
Therefore, go out to the places where the roads exit the city and invite to the wedding celebration as many people as you find.'
Therefore, go out to the places where the roads exit the city and invite to the wedding celebration as many people as you find.'
Literal Translation
Then go onto the exits of the highways and call to the wedding feast as many as you may find.
Then go onto the exits of the highways and call to the wedding feast as many as you may find.
American Standard Version
Go ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage feast.
Go ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage feast.
Bible in Basic English
Go then to the cross-roads, and get all those whom you see to come to the bride-feast.
Go then to the cross-roads, and get all those whom you see to come to the bride-feast.
Hebrew Names Version
Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the marriage feast.'
Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the marriage feast.'
International Standard Version
So go into the roads leading out of town and invite as many people as you can find to the wedding.'
So go into the roads leading out of town and invite as many people as you can find to the wedding.'
Etheridge Translation
Go therefore into the outlets of the highways, and every one whom you find call to the feast.
Go therefore into the outlets of the highways, and every one whom you find call to the feast.
Murdock Translation
Go ye therefore to the terminations of the streets; and as many as ye find, bid to the feast.
Go ye therefore to the terminations of the streets; and as many as ye find, bid to the feast.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Go ye therfore out into the hye wayes: and as many as ye fynde, bid [them] to the mariage.
Go ye therfore out into the hye wayes: and as many as ye fynde, bid [them] to the mariage.
English Revised Version
Go ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage feast.
Go ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage feast.
World English Bible
Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the marriage feast.'
Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the marriage feast.'
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Go ye therefore into the highways, and invite whomsoever ye find to the wedding-banquet.
Go ye therefore into the highways, and invite whomsoever ye find to the wedding-banquet.
Weymouth's New Testament
Go out therefore to the crossroads, and everybody you meet invite to the wedding.'
Go out therefore to the crossroads, and everybody you meet invite to the wedding.'
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor go ye to the endis of weies, and whom euere ye fynden, clepe ye to the weddyngis.
Therfor go ye to the endis of weies, and whom euere ye fynden, clepe ye to the weddyngis.
Update Bible Version
Go therefore to the partings of the highways, and as many as you shall find, bid to the marriage feast.
Go therefore to the partings of the highways, and as many as you shall find, bid to the marriage feast.
Webster's Bible Translation
Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, invite to the marriage.
Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, invite to the marriage.
New English Translation
So go into the main streets and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.'
So go into the main streets and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.'
New King James Version
Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.'
Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.'
New Living Translation
Now go out to the street corners and invite everyone you see.'
Now go out to the street corners and invite everyone you see.'
New Life Bible
Go out into the roads and as many people as you can find, ask them to come to the wedding supper.'
Go out into the roads and as many people as you can find, ask them to come to the wedding supper.'
New Revised Standard
Go therefore into the main streets, and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.'
Go therefore into the main streets, and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.'
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Be going, therefore, into the crossways of the roads, and, as many as ye shall find, call ye into the marriage-feast.
Be going, therefore, into the crossways of the roads, and, as many as ye shall find, call ye into the marriage-feast.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Go ye therefore into the highways; and as many as you shall find, call to the marriage.
Go ye therefore into the highways; and as many as you shall find, call to the marriage.
Revised Standard Version
Go therefore to the thoroughfares, and invite to the marriage feast as many as you find.'
Go therefore to the thoroughfares, and invite to the marriage feast as many as you find.'
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Go ye therfore out into ye hyewayes and as many as ye finde byd them to the mariage.
Go ye therfore out into ye hyewayes and as many as ye finde byd them to the mariage.
Young's Literal Translation
be going, then, on to the cross-ways, and as many as ye may find, call ye to the marriage-feasts.
be going, then, on to the cross-ways, and as many as ye may find, call ye to the marriage-feasts.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Go youre waye out therfore in to ye hye wayes, and as many as ye fynde, byd them to the mariage.
Go youre waye out therfore in to ye hye wayes, and as many as ye fynde, byd them to the mariage.
Mace New Testament (1729)
go therefore into the high streets, and as many as ye find, invite to the marriage:
go therefore into the high streets, and as many as ye find, invite to the marriage:
Simplified Cowboy Version
Go into the city and invite anyone you find. Tell them to put their hats on and come help me celebrate.'
Go into the city and invite anyone you find. Tell them to put their hats on and come help me celebrate.'
Contextual Overview
1And Jesus answering, again spoke to them in allegories, saying, 2"The kingdom of the heavens was likened to a man, a king, who made wedding feasts for his son, 3and he sent forth his servants to call those having been called to the wedding feasts, and they were not willing to come. 4Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Say to those who have been called: Behold, I prepared my early meal, my oxen and the fatlings have been killed, and all things [are] ready, come to the wedding feasts; 5and they, having disregarded [it], went away, one to his own field, and the other to his merchandise; 6and the rest, having laid hold on his servants, mistreated and slew [them]. 7And the king having heard, was angry, and having sent forth his soldiers, he destroyed those murderers, and their city he set on fire; 8then he says to his servants, The wedding feast indeed is ready, and those called were not worthy, 9be going, then, on to the cross-ways, and as many as you may find, call to the wedding feasts.10And those servants, having gone forth to the ways, gathered all, as many as they found, both bad and good, and the wedding was filled with those reclining.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Proverbs 1:20-23, Proverbs 8:1-5, Proverbs 9:4-6, Isaiah 55:1-3, Isaiah 55:6, Isaiah 55:7, Mark 16:15, Mark 16:16, Luke 14:21-24, Luke 24:47, Acts 13:47, Ephesians 3:8, Revelation 22:17
Reciprocal: Proverbs 8:3 - General Proverbs 9:3 - sent Isaiah 62:10 - go through Matthew 13:47 - and gathered Matthew 20:7 - Go Luke 14:23 - Go Romans 10:20 - I was made Hebrews 4:6 - some
Cross-References
Genesis 8:20
And Noah builds an altar to YHWH, and takes from every clean beast and from every clean bird, and causes burnt-offerings to ascend on the altar;
And Noah builds an altar to YHWH, and takes from every clean beast and from every clean bird, and causes burnt-offerings to ascend on the altar;
Genesis 12:7
And YHWH appears to Abram and says, "To your seed I give this land"; and there he builds an altar to YHWH, who has appeared to him.
And YHWH appears to Abram and says, "To your seed I give this land"; and there he builds an altar to YHWH, who has appeared to him.
Genesis 22:1
And it comes to pass after these things that God has tried Abraham and says to him, "Abraham"; and he says, "Here I [am]."
And it comes to pass after these things that God has tried Abraham and says to him, "Abraham"; and he says, "Here I [am]."
Genesis 22:2
And He says, "Now take your son, your only one, whom you have loved, even Isaac, and go for yourself to the land of Moriah, and cause him to ascend there for a burnt-offering on one of the mountains of which I speak to you."
And He says, "Now take your son, your only one, whom you have loved, even Isaac, and go for yourself to the land of Moriah, and cause him to ascend there for a burnt-offering on one of the mountains of which I speak to you."
Genesis 22:4
On the third day—Abraham lifts up his eyes, and sees the place from afar;
On the third day—Abraham lifts up his eyes, and sees the place from afar;
Genesis 22:7
And Isaac speaks to his father Abraham and says, "My father," and he says, "Here I [am], my son." And he says, "Behold, the fire and the wood, and where the lamb for a burnt-offering?"
And Isaac speaks to his father Abraham and says, "My father," and he says, "Here I [am], my son." And he says, "Behold, the fire and the wood, and where the lamb for a burnt-offering?"
Genesis 22:8
And Abraham says, "God provides for Himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son"; and they go on both of them together.
And Abraham says, "God provides for Himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son"; and they go on both of them together.
Genesis 22:10
and Abraham puts forth his hand, and takes the knife—to slaughter his son.
and Abraham puts forth his hand, and takes the knife—to slaughter his son.
Genesis 22:17
that blessing I bless you, and multiplying I multiply your seed as stars of the heavens, and as sand which [is] on the seashore; and your Seed possesses the gate of His enemies;
that blessing I bless you, and multiplying I multiply your seed as stars of the heavens, and as sand which [is] on the seashore; and your Seed possesses the gate of His enemies;
Genesis 22:18
and all nations of the earth have blessed themselves in your Seed, because you have listened to My voice."
and all nations of the earth have blessed themselves in your Seed, because you have listened to My voice."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Go ye therefore into the highways,.... Either of the city, which were open and public, and where much people were passing to and fro; or of the fields, the high roads, where many passengers were travelling; and may design the Gentile world, and Gentile sinners, who, in respect of the Jews, were far off; were walking in their own ways, and in the high road to destruction; and may denote their being the vilest of sinners, and as having nothing to recommend them to the divine favour, and to such privileges as this entertainment expresses:
and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage; to the marriage feast, not the marriage supper, but the dinner, Matthew 22:4, their orders were to go into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature, Jew or Gentile, high or low, rich or poor, outwardly righteous, or openly profane, greater or lesser sinners, and exhort them to attend the Gospel ministry, and ordinances.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The highways - Literally, the “exit” or “going out” of the “paths or roads.” It means the square or principal street, into which a number of smaller streets enter; a place, therefore, of confluence, where many persons would be seen, and persons of all descriptions. By this is represented the offering of the gospel to the Gentiles. They were commonly regarded among the Jews as living in highways and hedges cast out and despised.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 22:9. Go ye therefore into the highways — διεξοδους των αδων, cross or by-paths; the places where two or more roads met in one, leading into the city, where people were coming together from various quarters of the country. St. Luke adds hedges, to point out the people to whom the apostles were sent, as either miserable vagabonds, or the most indigent poor, who were wandering about the country, or sitting by the sides of the ways and hedges, imploring relief. This verse points out the final rejection of the Jews, and the calling of the Gentiles. It was a custom among the Jews, when a rich man made a feast, to go out and invite in all destitute travellers. See in Rab. Beracoth, fol. 43.
As many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage — God sends his salvation to every soul, that all may believe and be saved.
