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


In Context

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

6 and the rest grabbed his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them.

7 When the king heard that, he was angry, and sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

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

9 Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the marriage feast.'

10 Those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together as many as they found, both bad and good. The wedding was filled 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 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,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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