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Matthew 22:4

Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’

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ASV

Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them that are bidden, Behold, I have made ready my dinner; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage feast.

KJV

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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27 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
πάλινpalinAgainG3825 →
ἀπέστειλενapesteilenhe sentG649 →
ἄλλουςallousotherG243 →
δούλουςdoulousservantsG1401 →
λέγων·legōnsaying;G3004 →
εἴπατεeipatedo sayG2036 →
τοῖςtoisto thoseG3588 →
κεκλημένοις·keklēmenoisinvited;G2564 →
ἰδοὺidouBeholdG2400 →
τὸtotheG3588 →
ἄριστόνaristondinnerG712 →
μουmouof mineG3165 →
ἡτοίμακα,hētoimakaI have prepared,G2090 →
οἱhoitheG3588 →
ταῦροίtauroioxenG5022 →
μουmouof MineG3165 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
τὰtatheG3588 →
σιτιστὰsitistafatlingsG4619 →
τεθυμένα,tethumenakilled,G2380 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
πάνταpantaall things [are]G3956 →
ἕτοιμα·hetoimaready;G2092 →
δεῦτεdeutecomeG1205 →
εἰςeistoG1519 →
τοὺςtoustheG3588 →
γάμους.gamouswedding feast.G1062 →

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Isaiah 55:2Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.Acts 13:46Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.Zephaniah 1:7Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, for the Day of the LORD is near. Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated His guests.John 6:50–57This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.Matthew 21:36Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.Song of Solomon 1:12While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.Luke 14:17When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’Romans 8:32He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?Psalms 86:5For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.Matthew 22:8Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.1 Corinthians 5:7–8Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.Luke 10:1–16After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.Luke 24:46–47And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,Acts 11:19–20Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”Nehemiah 9:17They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.Acts 28:17–31After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.Song of Solomon 5:1I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.

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