Matthew 22:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

But the guests did not pay any attention. Some of them left for their farms, and some went to their places of business.

Cross References

Genesis 19:14

Lot went to the men who were engaged to his daughters and said, “Hurry and get out of here! The LORD is going to destroy this city.” But they thought he was joking, and they laughed at him.

Genesis 25:34

Jacob then gave Esau some bread and some of the bean stew, and when Esau had finished eating and drinking, he just got up and left, showing how little he thought of his rights as the firstborn.

Proverbs 1:7

Respect and obey the LORD! This is the beginning of knowledge. Only a fool rejects wisdom and good advice.

Matthew 13:22

The seeds that fell among the thorn bushes are also people who hear the message. But they start worrying about the needs of this life and are fooled by the desire to get rich. So the message gets choked out, and they never produce anything.

Matthew 22:4

He sent other servants to say to the guests, “The banquet is ready! My cattle and prize calves have all been prepared. Everything is ready. Come to the banquet!”

Matthew 22:6

Others grabbed the servants, then beat them up and killed them.

John 2:16

Jesus said to the people who had been selling doves, “Get those doves out of here! Don't make my Father's house a market place.”

Acts 2:13

Others made fun of the Lord's followers and said, “They are drunk.”

Acts 24:25

But Felix was frightened when Paul started talking to them about doing right, about self-control, and about the coming judgment. So he said to Paul, “That's enough for now. You may go. But when I have time I will send for you.”

Romans 2:4

You don't think much of God's wonderful goodness or of his patience and willingness to put up with you. Don't you know that the reason God is good to you is because he wants you to turn to him?

Romans 8:6

If our minds are ruled by our desires, we will die. But if our minds are ruled by the Spirit, we will have life and peace.

2 Timothy 3:4

They will be sneaky, reckless, and puffed up with pride. Instead of loving God, they will love pleasure.

Hebrews 2:3

So if we refuse this great way of being saved, how can we hope to escape? The Lord himself was the first to tell about it, and people who heard the message proved to us that it was true.

2 Peter 2:3

They will be greedy and cheat you with smooth talk. But long ago God decided to punish them, and God doesn't sleep.