Matthew 22:9
“Goe yee therefore into the high wayes, and as many as yee shall finde, bid to the marriage.”
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Matthew 22:9 Context
7But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth, and hee sent foorth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burnt vp their citie. 8Then saith hee to his seruants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden, were not worthy. 9Goe yee therefore into the high wayes, and as many as yee shall finde, bid to the marriage. 10So those seruants went out into the high wayes, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good, and the wedding was furnished with ghests. 11¶ And when the King came in to see the guests, hee sawe there a man, which had not on a wedding garment,
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Other Translations for Matthew 22:9
Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
- King James Version
'Go therefore to the main highways, and as many as you find {there,} invite to the wedding feast.'
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Go ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage feast.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Go then to the cross-roads, and get all those whom you see to come to the bride-feast.
- Basic English Bible
go therefore into the thoroughfares of the highways, and as many as ye shall find invite to the wedding feast.
- Darby Bible
Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, invite to the marriage.
- Webster's Bible
Go out therefore to the crossroads, and everybody you meet invite to the wedding.'
- Weymouth Bible
Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the marriage feast.'
- World English Bible
Therfor go ye to the endis of weies, and whom euere ye fynden, clepe ye to the weddyngis.
- Wycliffe Bible
be going, then, on to the cross-ways, and as many as ye may find, call ye to the marriage-feasts.
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 22:9
Mt 22:9 Go ye therefore into the highways. All are now to be invited, not one race or class alone, but the command is, As many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. This was fulfilled when the gospel was offered to the Gentiles as well as Jews.