Matthew 22:10 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 22:10

So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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.

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Commentary

6 voices

Origen of Alexandria

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (253)

He saith to His servants, that is, to the Apostles; or to the Angels, who were set over the calling of the Gentiles, The wedding is ready. Or otherwise; I suppose this first bidding to the wedding to have been a bidding of some of the more noble minds.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Verse 8 and following) Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. Therefore, go to the street corners and invite to the wedding feast whoever you find.' So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, the bad and the good alike, and the wedding hall was filled with guests. There were no Gentiles on the streets, but at the exits of the streets. However, it is questioned how among those who were outside, some bad and good ones were found.

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

So these servants went out into the highways,.... Turned from the Jews, and went among the Gentiles, preaching the Gospel to them; particularly the Apostle Paul, with Barnabas, and others: and gathered together all, as many as they found, both good and bad: the Persic version reads it, "known or unknown".

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The case of hypocrites, who are in the church, but not of it, who have a name to live, but are not alive indeed, is represented by the guest that had not on a wedding garment; one of the bad that were gathered in. Those come short of salvation by Christ, not only who refuse to take upon them the profession of religion, but who are not sound at heart in that profession.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Gathered together all - both bad and good - By the preaching of the Gospel, multitudes of souls are gathered into what is generally termed the visible Church of Christ. This Church is the Floor, where the wheat and the chaff are often mingled, Mat 3:12. The Field, where the bastard wheat and the true grain grow together, Mat 13:26, Mat 13:27. The Net, which collects of all kinds, both good and bad, Mat 13:

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good--that is, without making any distinction between open sinners and the morally correct. The Gospel call fetched in Jews, Samaritans, and outlying heathen alike. Thus far the parable answers to that of "the Great Supper" (Lu 14:16, &c.).

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἐξελθόντες	exelthontes	having gone out	G1831 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
δοῦλοι	douloi	servants	G1401 →
ἐκεῖνοι	ekeinoi	those	G1565 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
τὰς	tas	the	G3588 →
ὁδοὺς	hodous	highways	G3598 →
συνήγαγον	sunēgagon	they brought together	G4863 →
πάντας	pantas	all	G3956 →
οὓς	hous	as many as	G3739 →
εὗρον,	heuron	they found,	G2147 →
πονηρούς	ponērous	evil	G4190 →
τε	te	both	G5037 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἀγαθούς·	agathous	good;	G18 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐπλήσθη	eplēsthē	became full	G4130 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
γάμος	gamos	wedding hall	G1062 →
ἀνακειμένων.¶	anakeimenōn	of those reclining.	G345 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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1 John 2:19
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  These are the ones who cause divisions, who are worldly and devoid of the Spirit.
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Where the connections lead

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The walk

Related verses

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About Matthew