King James Version
Matthew 22:3 in the King James Version says “And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.”
Matthew 22:3 · KJV
And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
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.
But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“sent forth”
G649set apart, i.e., (by implication) to send out (properly, on a mission) literally or figuratively
“servants”
G1401a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“them that were bidden”
G2564to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)
“them that were bidden”
G2564to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)
“to”
G1519to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“they would”
G2309to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas g1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations),
“come”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
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