17And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
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And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. …
All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him. …
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: …
And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. …
In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-24)Here is another discourse of our Saviour’s, in which he spiritualizes the feast he was invited to, which is another way of keeping up good discourse in the midst of common actions. I. The occasion of the discourse was given by one of the guests, who, when Christ was giving rules about feasting, said to him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God (Luke 14:15), which, some tell us,…
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