8Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
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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.
Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-14)We have here the parable of the guests invited to the wedding-feast . In this it is said (Matt. 22:1), Jesus answered , not to what his opposers said (for they were put to silence), but to what they thought , when they were wishing for an opportunity to lay hands on him , Matt. 21:46. Note, Christ knows how to answer men’s thoughts, for he is a Discerner of them. Or, He answered , that is, he cont…
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