8Then said he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.


In Context

5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:

6 And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.

7 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

8 Then said he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.

9 Go you therefore into the highways, and as many as you shall find, bid to the marriage.

10 So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.

Matthew 22:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:8Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:8"Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:8Then he saith to his servants: The marriage indeed is ready; but they that were invited were not worthy.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:8Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they that were bidden were not worthy.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:8Then he says to his bondmen, The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:8Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they that were bidden were not worthy.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:8Then he saith to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they who were invited were not worthy.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:8|Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding is ready, but those who were invited weren't worthy.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:8then saith he to his servants, The marriage-feast indeed is ready, and those called were not worthy,