Matthew 22:2–3
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2p“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave qa wedding feast for his son, 3and rsent his servants1 to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come.
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- pFor ver. 2–14, [Luke 14:16–24]
- qSee Rev. 19:7
- r[Esth. 6:14; Prov. 9:3, 5]
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his servants to summon those invited to the banquet, but they didn’t want to come.
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NLTNew Living Translation
“The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a king who prepared a great wedding feast for his son. When the banquet was ready, he sent his servants to notify those who were invited. But they all refused to come!
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man—a king—who gave a wedding celebration for his son. And he sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the wedding celebration, and they did not want to come.
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KJV 1900King James Version
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
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