Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find.’ New Living Translation Now go out to the street corners and invite everyone you see.’ English Standard Version Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.’ Berean Standard Bible Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’ Berean Literal Bible Therefore go into the thoroughfares of the highways, and invite to the wedding feast as many as you shall find.' King James Bible Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. New King James Version Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.’ New American Standard Bible So go to the main roads, and invite whomever you find there to the wedding feast.’ NASB 1995 Go therefore to the main highways, and as many as you find there, invite to the wedding feast.’ NASB 1977 ‘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.’ 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.’ Christian Standard Bible Go then to where the roads exit the city and invite everyone you find to the banquet.’ Holman Christian Standard Bible Therefore go to where the roads exit the city and invite everyone you find to the banquet.’ American Standard Version Go ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage feast. Aramaic Bible in Plain English 'Go therefore to the ends of the roads and call everyone whom you find to the wedding feast.' Contemporary English Version Go out to the street corners and tell everyone you meet to come to the banquet." Douay-Rheims Bible Go ye therefore into the highways; and as many as you shall find, call to the marriage. English Revised Version Go ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage feast. GOD'S WORD® Translation Go where the roads leave the city. Invite everyone you find to the wedding.' Good News Translation Now go to the main streets and invite to the feast as many people as you find.' International Standard Version So go into the roads leading out of town and invite as many people as you can find to the wedding.' Literal Standard Version be going, then, on to the cross-ways, and as many as you may find, call to the wedding feasts. Majority Standard Bible Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’ New American Bible Go out, therefore, into the main roads and invite to the feast whomever you find.’ NET Bible So go into the main streets and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.' New Revised Standard Version Go therefore into the main streets, and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.’ New Heart English Bible Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite 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. Weymouth New Testament Go out therefore to the crossroads, and everybody you meet invite to the wedding.' World English Bible Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the wedding feast.’ 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Parable of the Banquet…8Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy. 9Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’ 10So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.… Cross References Ezekiel 21:21 For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He shakes the arrows, he consults the idols, he examines the liver. Obadiah 1:14 Nor should you stand at the crossroads to cut off their fugitives, nor deliver up their survivors in the day of their distress. Matthew 22:8 Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy. Matthew 22:10 So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests. Treasury of Scripture Go you therefore into the highways, and as many as you shall find, bid to the marriage. Proverbs 1:20-23 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: … Proverbs 8:1-5 Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? … Proverbs 9:4-6 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, … Jump to Previous Banquet Bid Corners Crossroads Cross-Roads Feast Find Highways Invite Main Marriage Marriage-Feasts Meet Street WeddingJump to Next Banquet Bid Corners Crossroads Cross-Roads Feast Find Highways Invite Main Marriage Marriage-Feasts Meet Street WeddingMatthew 22 1. The parable of the marriage of the king's son.9. The vocation of the Gentiles. 12. The punishment of him who lacked a wedding garment. 15. Tribute ought to be paid to Caesar. 23. Jesus confutes the Sadducees for the resurrection; 34. answers which is the first and great commandment; 41. and puzzles the Pharisees by a question about the Messiah. (9) Into the highways.--Literally, the openings of the ways, the places where two or more roads met, and where, therefore, there was a greater probability of meeting way-farers. In the interpretation of the parable, we may see in this feature of it a prophecy of the calling of the Gentiles, and find an apt illustration of it in St. Paul's words when he turned from the Jews of the Pisidian Antioch who counted, themselves "unworthy of eternal life" (Acts 13:46) to the Gentiles who were willing to receive it.Verse 9. - The highways; τὰς διεξόδους τῶν ὁδῶν: exitus viarum; the partings, or outlets of the ways. The places where roads meet, beyond the city bounds in the country, which would naturally be a centre of concourse. The city where the marriage feast was now held is not named, because it is no longer Jerusalem, but somewhere, anywhere, in the Gentile world; for the call of the Gentiles is here set forth. As many as ye shall find. The invitation is no longer confined to the Jews; the whole human race is called to the marriage of the Lamb, to participate in the fruits of the Incarnation. This general evangelization was begun in apostolic times (see Acts 8:5, 38; Acts 10:28, 48; Acts 13:46), and has been carried on ever since. The apostles' special ministrations to the Jews seemed to have ended at the martyrdom of St. James the Less, A.D. 62 (Josephus, 'Ant.,' 20:09, l). Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Goπορεύεσθε (poreuesthe) Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4198: To travel, journey, go, die. therefore οὖν (oun) Conjunction Strong's 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. to ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. the τὰς (tas) Article - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. crossroads διεξόδους (diexodous) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's 1327: A meeting-place of roads, a public spot in a city. From dia and exodos; an outlet through, i.e. Probably an open square. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. invite καλέσατε (kalesate) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 2564: (a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name. Akin to the base of keleuo; to 'call'. to εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. the τοὺς (tous) Article - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. banquet γάμους (gamous) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 1062: A marriage, wedding, wedding-ceremony; plur: a wedding-feast. Of uncertain affinity; nuptials. as many as ὅσους (hosous) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 3745: How much, how great, how many, as great as, as much. By reduplication from hos; as As. you can find.’ εὕρητε (heurēte) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 2147: A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find. Links Matthew 22:9 NIVMatthew 22:9 NLT Matthew 22:9 ESV Matthew 22:9 NASB Matthew 22:9 KJV Matthew 22:9 BibleApps.com Matthew 22:9 Biblia Paralela Matthew 22:9 Chinese Bible Matthew 22:9 French Bible Matthew 22:9 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Matthew 22:9 Go therefore to the intersections (Matt. Mat Mt) |
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