Matthew 22:9
New International Version
So go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find.’

New Living Translation
Now go out to the street corners and invite everyone you see.’

English Standard Version
Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.’

Berean Standard Bible
Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’

Berean Literal Bible
Therefore go into the thoroughfares of the highways, and invite to the wedding feast as many as you shall find.'

King James Bible
Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.

New King James Version
Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.’

New American Standard Bible
So go to the main roads, and invite whomever you find there to the wedding feast.’

NASB 1995
Go therefore to the main highways, and as many as you find there, invite to the wedding feast.’

NASB 1977
‘Go therefore to the main highways, and as many as you find there, invite to the wedding feast.’

Legacy Standard Bible
Go therefore to the main highways, and as many as you find there, call to the wedding feast.’

Amplified Bible
So go to the main highways that lead out of the city, and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.’

Christian Standard Bible
Go then to where the roads exit the city and invite everyone you find to the banquet.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Therefore go to where the roads exit the city and invite everyone you find to the banquet.’

American Standard Version
Go ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage feast.

Contemporary English Version
Go out to the street corners and tell everyone you meet to come to the banquet."

English Revised Version
Go ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage feast.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Go where the roads leave the city. Invite everyone you find to the wedding.'

Good News Translation
Now go to the main streets and invite to the feast as many people as you find.'

International Standard Version
So go into the roads leading out of town and invite as many people as you can find to the wedding.'

Majority Standard Bible
Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’

NET Bible
So go into the main streets and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.'

New Heart English Bible
Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the marriage feast.'

Webster's Bible Translation
Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, invite to the marriage.

Weymouth New Testament
Go out therefore to the crossroads, and everybody you meet invite to the wedding.'

World English Bible
Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the wedding feast.’
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
be going, then, on to the cross-ways, and as many as you may find, call to the wedding feasts.

Berean Literal Bible
Therefore go into the thoroughfares of the highways, and invite to the wedding feast as many as you shall find.'

Young's Literal Translation
be going, then, on to the cross-ways, and as many as ye may find, call ye to the marriage-feasts.

Smith's Literal Translation
Go ye, therefore, to the passages of the ways, and as many as ye should find, call to the nuptial feast.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Go ye therefore into the highways; and as many as you shall find, call to the marriage.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Therefore, go out to the ways, and call whomever you will find to the wedding.’

New American Bible
Go out, therefore, into the main roads and invite to the feast whomever you find.’

New Revised Standard Version
Go therefore into the main streets, and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.’
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Go, therefore, to the main roads, and whomever you may find, invite them to the marriage- feast.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
'Go therefore to the ends of the roads and call everyone whom you find to the wedding feast.'
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Go, therefore, to the cross-ways, and invite to the marriage feast as many as you find.

Godbey New Testament
Go ye therefore to crossings of the roads, and so many as you may find, invite to the marriage.

Haweis New Testament
go therefore into the thoroughfares of the roads, and as many as ye find, invite to the banquet.

Mace New Testament
go therefore into the high streets, and as many as ye find, invite to the marriage:

Weymouth New Testament
Go out therefore to the crossroads, and everybody you meet invite to the wedding.'

Worrell New Testament
go, therefore, to the outlets of the highways; and as many as ye find, invite to the marriage feast.'

Worsley New Testament
go therefore into the public streets, and as many as ye meet with invite to the wedding.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Parable of the Banquet
8Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy. 9Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’ 10So 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.…

Cross References
Luke 14:21-23
The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’ / ‘Sir,’ the servant replied, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’ / So the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.

Matthew 28:19-20
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, / and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

Acts 1:8
But 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.”

Mark 16:15
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

Isaiah 55:1
“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!

Revelation 22:17
The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.

Proverbs 9:1-6
Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars. / She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table. / She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city. ...

Isaiah 2:2-3
In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. / And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

Acts 13:46-47
Then 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. / For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”

Romans 10:18
But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”

Isaiah 49:6
He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”

John 4:35-36
Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest. / Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.

Acts 10:42
And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.

Isaiah 45:22
Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.

Psalm 22:27
All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.


Treasury of Scripture

Go you therefore into the highways, and as many as you shall find, bid to the marriage.

Proverbs 1:20-23
Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: …

Proverbs 8:1-5
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? …

Proverbs 9:4-6
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, …

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Matthew 22
1. The parable of the marriage of the king's son.
9. The vocation of the Gentiles.
12. The punishment of him who lacked a wedding garment.
15. Tribute ought to be paid to Caesar.
23. Jesus confutes the Sadducees for the resurrection;
34. answers which is the first and great commandment;
41. and puzzles the Pharisees by a question about the Messiah.














Go therefore
The phrase "Go therefore" is a directive that implies urgency and action. In the Greek, "πορεύεσθε οὖν" (poreuomai oun) suggests a command to move with purpose. This reflects the Great Commission's spirit, where Jesus instructs His followers to actively spread the Gospel. The use of "therefore" connects this command to the preceding parable, emphasizing the need to respond to God's invitation with immediacy and obedience.

to the crossroads
The term "crossroads" in Greek is "διεξόδους" (diexodous), which can also mean "highways" or "main roads." Crossroads were significant in ancient times as places of convergence and decision-making. They symbolize the intersection of different paths and lives, representing the diverse and inclusive nature of God's invitation. Historically, crossroads were places where travelers from various backgrounds met, highlighting the universal call of the Gospel to all people, regardless of their origin or status.

and invite
The word "invite" comes from the Greek "καλέσατε" (kalesate), meaning to call or summon. This is not a passive suggestion but an active engagement. In the context of the parable, it reflects God's open invitation to His kingdom, extended to everyone. The act of inviting is central to Christian evangelism, where believers are called to share the message of salvation with others, echoing the heart of God who desires all to come to repentance.

to the banquet
The "banquet" in Greek is "γάμους" (gamous), referring to a wedding feast. In biblical times, a wedding banquet was a grand celebration, symbolizing joy, unity, and covenant. This imagery is often used in Scripture to depict the kingdom of heaven, where believers are invited to partake in the eternal joy and fellowship with God. The banquet signifies the abundance and generosity of God's grace, offered freely to all who accept His invitation.

as many as you can find
This phrase underscores the inclusivity and expansiveness of the Gospel message. The Greek "ὅσους ἂν εὕρητε" (hosous an heurēte) implies no limitation on who can be invited. It reflects the heart of God, who seeks to gather people from all walks of life into His kingdom. Historically, this would have been radical, as social and religious norms often dictated exclusivity. However, Jesus' message breaks these barriers, emphasizing that salvation is available to all, regardless of their past or present circumstances.

(9) Into the highways.--Literally, the openings of the ways, the places where two or more roads met, and where, therefore, there was a greater probability of meeting way-farers. In the interpretation of the parable, we may see in this feature of it a prophecy of the calling of the Gentiles, and find an apt illustration of it in St. Paul's words when he turned from the Jews of the Pisidian Antioch who counted, themselves "unworthy of eternal life" (Acts 13:46) to the Gentiles who were willing to receive it.

Verse 9. - The highways; τὰς διεξόδους τῶν ὁδῶν: exitus viarum; the partings, or outlets of the ways. The places where roads meet, beyond the city bounds in the country, which would naturally be a centre of concourse. The city where the marriage feast was now held is not named, because it is no longer Jerusalem, but somewhere, anywhere, in the Gentile world; for the call of the Gentiles is here set forth. As many as ye shall find. The invitation is no longer confined to the Jews; the whole human race is called to the marriage of the Lamb, to participate in the fruits of the Incarnation. This general evangelization was begun in apostolic times (see Acts 8:5, 38; Acts 10:28, 48; Acts 13:46), and has been carried on ever since. The apostles' special ministrations to the Jews seemed to have ended at the martyrdom of St. James the Less, A.D. 62 (Josephus, 'Ant.,' 20:09, l).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
Go
πορεύεσθε (poreuesthe)
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4198: To travel, journey, go, die.

therefore
οὖν (oun)
Conjunction
Strong's 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.

to
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

the
τὰς (tas)
Article - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

crossroads
διεξόδους (diexodous)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 1327: A meeting-place of roads, a public spot in a city. From dia and exodos; an outlet through, i.e. Probably an open square.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

invite
καλέσατε (kalesate)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 2564: (a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name. Akin to the base of keleuo; to 'call'.

to
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

the
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

banquet
γάμους (gamous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1062: A marriage, wedding, wedding-ceremony; plur: a wedding-feast. Of uncertain affinity; nuptials.

as many as
ὅσους (hosous)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3745: How much, how great, how many, as great as, as much. By reduplication from hos; as As.

you can find.’
εὕρητε (heurēte)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 2147: A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.


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