A moment in scripture
Matthew 22:4
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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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The surrounding passage
- Matthew 22:2
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
- Matthew 22:3
And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
- Matthew 22:5
But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
- Matthew 22:6
And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.