Matthew 22:3

And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And sent forth his servants - These represent the messengers that God has sent to invite people to his kingdom. To call them that were bidden...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

sent forth, &c. John, the Lord, and the Twelve. were bidden . those who had been bidden. This bidding had been done by the prophets. For the...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And sent forth his servants— It was sometimes customary to send two messages, as in the case here supposed, which represented the condescension the...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. And sent forth his servants (representing...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

His servants ] i.e. Moses and the prophets, and especially the Baptist, the last and greatest prophet of the old dispensation. Them that were bidde...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king That is, the dispensation of the gospel may be well illustrated by that which happened in the cas...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And sent forth his servants to call those who were bidden to the marriage feast, and they would not come.' The king then sends out the original inv...
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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Parable of the Marriage Feast.
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding; and they would not come.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 9:13 ; Acts 13:45 ; Hebrews 12:25 ; Hosea 11:2 ; Hosea 11:7 ; Isaiah 30:15 ; Isaiah 55:1 ; Isaiah 55:2 ; Jeremiah 25:4 ; Jeremiah...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Them that were invited — Namely, the Jews.

³ And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.

Related Commentaries of Matthew 22:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Matthew 22:3