Matthew 22:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Matthew 22:8 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they that were bidden were not worthy.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“then saith he to his servants, The marriage-feast indeed is ready, and those called were not worthy,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 22:8 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 10:11Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.
- Matthew 10:37Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
- Luke 20:35But those who are considered worthy to share in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage.
- Luke 21:36So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”
- Acts 13:46Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:5All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.
- Revelation 3:4But you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and because they are worthy, they will walk with Me in white.
- Revelation 22:14Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).