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Matthew 22:2–3

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2“aThe kingdom of heaven 1may be compared to 2a king who 3gave a bwedding feast for his son.

3“And he asent out his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit was compared to
  2. 2Lit a man, a king
  3. 3Lit made

Cross references

  1. aMatt 13:24; 22:2–14; Luke 14:16–24
  2. bLuke 12:36; John 2:2
  3. aMatt 21:34

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son, and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.