2"The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.


In Context

1 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying:

2 "The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.

3 He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come.

4 "Then he sent some more servants and said, 'Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and fattened cattle have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.'

Matthew 22:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:2The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:2The kingdom of heaven is likened to a king, who made a marriage for his son.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:2The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:2The kingdom of the heavens has become like a king who made a wedding feast for his son,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:2The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king, which made a marriage feast for his son,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:2The kingdom of heaven is like to a certain king, who made a marriage for his son,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:2|The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:2'The reign of the heavens was likened to a man, a king, who made marriage-feasts for his son,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:2The kingdom of heaven is like to a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,