For the king of Babylon stood at the fork, at the head of the two ways, seeking divination, shuffling arrows; he inquired of idols, and he consulted entrails.
Matthew 22:9 - Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, go out to the ways, and call whomever you will find to the wedding.' Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So go to the thoroughfares where they leave the city [where the main roads and those from the country end] and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find. American Standard Version (1901) Go ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage feast. Common English Bible Therefore, go to the roads on the edge of town and invite everyone you find to the wedding party.’ Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Go ye therefore into the highways; and as many as you shall find, call to the marriage. English Standard Version 2016 Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.’ |
For the king of Babylon stood at the fork, at the head of the two ways, seeking divination, shuffling arrows; he inquired of idols, and he consulted entrails.
Neither shall you stand at the exits to execute those who will flee. And you shall not enclose their remnant in the day of tribulation.
They say to him, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You also may go into my vineyard.'
And his servants, departing into the ways, gathered all those whom they found, bad and good, and the wedding was filled with guests.
Then he said to his servants: 'The wedding, indeed, has been prepared. But those who were invited were not worthy.
and, in his name, for repentance and the remission of sins to be preached, among all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
For so has the Lord instructed us: 'I have set you as a light to the Gentiles, so that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.' "
Although I am the least of all the saints, I have been given this grace: to evangelize among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
And the Spirit and the Bride say: "Draw near." And whoever hears, let him say: "Draw near." And whoever thirsts, let him draw near. And whoever is willing, let him accept the water of life, freely.