Matthew 22:4
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 22
“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.”Matthew 22:4
What Does Matthew 22:4 Mean?
Matthew 22:4 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 22, verse 4 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Hospitality.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Matthew 22:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 55:2“Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.”Zephaniah 1:7“Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.”Matthew 21:36“Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.”Acts 13:46“Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.”Song of Solomon 1:12“While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.”John 6:50“This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.”Genesis 18:7“And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.”Nehemiah 9:17“And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.”Psalms 86:5“For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.”Proverbs 9:1“Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:”Song of Solomon 5:1“I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: 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; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.”Matthew 22:8“Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.”Luke 10:1“After these things the LORD appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.”Luke 14:17“And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.”Luke 24:46“And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:”Acts 1:8“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”Acts 11:19“Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.”Acts 28:17“And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.”Romans 8:32“He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?”1 Corinthians 5:7“Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:”
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