Matthew 22:4

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.’

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The host speaks through his servants to the previously invited guests immediately after their initial refusal to come. This occurs in the second phase of the parable's summons.

The words — πάλιν (palin) means again, and ἀπέστειλεν (apesteilen) means he sent. These terms mark a deliberate second dispatch following the first rejection.

The thread — The pattern of repeated sending and subsequent refusal runs through Matthew 21:36 and Acts 13:46. The emphasis on prepared provision connects to the invitation in John 6:50.

Why it lands — The text states that the host has already completed all preparation and issues a direct command to attend. It requires the reader to abandon excuses and respond to a finished offer.

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The Greek words

King James Version

Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.

Cross-references

Acts 13:46 Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
Matthew 21:36 Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.
John 6:50 This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.
Nehemiah 9:17 They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.
Psalms 86:5 For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.
Proverbs 9:1 Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars.
Song of Solomon 5:1 I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.
Matthew 22:8 Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.
Luke 10:1 After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.
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.’