Passage

Matthew 22.1-14

Book: Matthew · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. And Jesus answered and spake again in parables unto them, saying, 2. The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son, 3. and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the marriage feast: and they would not come. 4. 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. 5. But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise; 6. and the rest laid hold on his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them. 7. But the king was wroth; and he sent his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. 8. Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they that were bidden were not worthy. 9. Go ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage feast. 10. 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. 11. But when the king came in to behold the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a wedding- garment: 12. and he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding- garment? And he was speechless. 13. Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. 14. For many are called, but few chosen."

"15. Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might ensnare him in his talk. 16. And they send to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one: for thou regardest not the person of men." (Matthew 22:1-16, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. Jesus answered and spoke again in parables to them, saying, 2. “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son, 3. and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast, but they would not come. 4. Again he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner. My cattle and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the marriage feast!”’ 5. But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise, 6. and the rest grabbed his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them. 7. When the king heard that, he was angry, and sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. 8. “Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited weren’t worthy. 9. Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the marriage feast.’ 10. Those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together as many as they found, both bad and good. The wedding was filled with guests. 11. But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who didn’t have on wedding clothing, 12. and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?’ He was speechless. 13. Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and throw him into the outer darkness; there is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.’ 14. For many are called, but few chosen.”"

"15. Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might entrap him in his talk. 16. They sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are honest, and teach the way of God in truth, no matter whom you teach, for you aren’t partial to anyone." (Matthew 22:1-16, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"1. And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, 2. The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, 3. And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. 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. 5. But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: 6. And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. 7. But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. 8. Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. 9. Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. 10. 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. 11. And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: 12. And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. 13. Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 14. For many are called, but few are chosen."

"15. Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk. 16. And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men." (Matthew 22:1-16, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. And Jesus answering, again spake to them in similes, saying, 2. 'The reign of the heavens was likened to a man, a king, who made marriage-feasts for his son, 3. and he sent forth his servants to call those having been called to the marriage-feasts, and they were not willing to come. 4. 'Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Say to those who have been called: Lo, my dinner I prepared, my oxen and the fatlings have been killed, and all things [are] ready, come ye to the marriage-feasts; 5. and they, having disregarded [it], went away, the one to his own field, and the other to his merchandise; 6. and the rest, having laid hold on his servants, did insult and slay [them]. 7. 'And the king having heard, was wroth, and having sent forth his soldiers, he destroyed those murderers, and their city he set on fire; 8. then saith he to his servants, The marriage-feast indeed is ready, and those called were not worthy, 9. be going, then, on to the cross-ways, and as many as ye may find, call ye to the marriage-feasts. 10. 'And those servants, having gone forth to the ways, did gather all, as many as they found, both bad and good, and the marriage-feast apartment was filled with those reclining. 11. 'And the king having come in to view those reclining, saw there a man not clothed with clothing of the marriage-feast, 12. and he saith to him, Comrade, how didst thou come in hither, not having clothing of the marriage-feast? and he was speechless. 13. 'Then said the king to the ministrants, Having bound his feet and hands, take him up and cast forth to the outer darkness, there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth; 14. for many are called, and few chosen.'"

"15. Then the Pharisees having gone, took counsel how they might ensnare him in words, 16. and they send to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, 'Teacher, we have known that thou art true, and the way of God in truth thou dost teach, and thou art not caring for any one, for thou dost not look to the face of men;" (Matthew 22:1-16, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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