Matthew 22:3

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Matthew 22:1–5 · Berean Standard Bible

1 Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables:

2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.

3 He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.

4 Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’

5 But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.

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Matthew 3:2

and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

Matthew 10:6

Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.

Matthew 10:7

As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’

Psalms 68:11

The Lord gives the command; a great company of women proclaim it:

Proverbs 9:1

Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars.

Proverbs 9:2

She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.

Proverbs 9:3

She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.

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!

Isaiah 55:2

Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.

Jeremiah 25:4

And the LORD has sent all His servants the prophets to you again and again, but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear.

Jeremiah 35:15

Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: ‘Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I have given to you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me.

Mark 6:7

Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.

Mark 6:8

He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—

Mark 6:9

and to wear sandals, but not a second tunic.

Mark 6:10

And He told them, “When you enter a house, stay there until you leave that area.

Mark 6:11

If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”

Luke 9:1

Then Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases.

Luke 9:2

And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

Luke 9:3

“Take nothing for the journey,” He told them, “no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no second tunic.

Luke 9:4

Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that area.

Luke 9:5

If anyone does not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that town, as a testimony against them.”

Luke 9:6

So they set out and went from village to village, preaching the gospel and healing people everywhere.

Luke 14:15

When one of those reclining with Him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is everyone who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”

Luke 14:16

But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.

Luke 14:17

When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’

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.

1 Samuel 9:13

As soon as you enter the city, you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice; after that, the guests will eat. Go up at once; you will find him.”

Zephaniah 1:7

Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, for the Day of the LORD is near. Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated His guests.

Matthew 23:37

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

Psalms 81:10

I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.

Psalms 81:11

But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.

Psalms 81:12

So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.

Proverbs 1:24

Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,

Proverbs 1:25

because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction,

Proverbs 1:26

in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,

Proverbs 1:27

when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.

Proverbs 1:28

Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.

Proverbs 1:29

For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.

Proverbs 1:30

They accepted none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof.

Proverbs 1:31

So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

Proverbs 1:32

For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

Isaiah 30:15

For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence— but you were not willing.”

Jeremiah 6:16

This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’

Jeremiah 6:17

I appointed watchmen over you and said, ‘Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.’ But they answered, ‘We will not listen!’

Hosea 11:2

But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images.

Hosea 11:7

My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.

Luke 13:34

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

Luke 15:28

The older son became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.

Luke 19:27

And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”

John 5:40

yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.

Acts 13:45

But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.

Romans 10:21

But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”

Hebrews 12:25

See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?