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Matthew 22:4

Matthew 22:4
Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Again he sent forth other servants,.... The seventy disciples, and other ministers of the Gospel, as Barnabas and Saul, and others that were joined to, and were helpers of the apostles, who were sent,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Other servants - Who might press it on their attention. So God repeats his message to sinners when they reject it. My dinner - This word literally denotes the meal taken about noon. It is also taken…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Matthew 22:1-14

Mat 22:1-14. The Parable of the Royal Marriage Feast. Peculiar to St Matthew

The parable recorded by St Luke (Luk 14:16-24), though similar to this in some respects, differs in its context and…