Matthew 22:8

New English Translation

Then he said to his slaves, ‘The wedding is ready, but the ones who had been invited were not worthy.

Cross References

Matthew 22:7

The king was furious! He sent his soldiers, and they put those murderers to death and set their city on fire.

Matthew 22:9

So go into the main streets and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.’

Matthew 9:15

Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests cannot mourn while the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days are coming when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast.

Luke 20:35

But those who are regarded as worthy to share in that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.

Luke 21:36

But stay alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that must happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

Acts 13:46

Both Paul and Barnabas replied courageously, “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are turning to the Gentiles.

2 Thessalonians 1:5

This is evidence of God’s righteous judgment, to make you worthy of the kingdom of God, for which in fact you are suffering.

Revelation 22:14

Blessed are those who wash their robes so they can have access to the tree of life and can enter into the city by the gates.

Revelation 3:4

But you have a few individuals in Sardis who have not stained their clothes, and they will walk with me dressed in white, because they are worthy.