Context: Mat 22:1 And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying,
Mat 22:2 “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a marriage feast for his son,
Mat 22:3 and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast; but they would not come.
Mat 22:4 Again he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have made ready my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves are killed, and everything is ready; come to the marriage feast.’
Mat 22:5 But they made light of it and went off, one to his farm, another to his business,
Mat 22:6 while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.
Mat 22:7 The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
Mat 22:8 Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy.
Mat 22:9 Go therefore to the thoroughfares, and invite to the marriage feast as many as you find.’
Mat 22:10 And those servants went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good; so the wedding hall was filled with guests.
Mat 22:4 ‘Tell those who are invited, Behold
| 3004 [e] Eipate Εἴπατε Say V-AMA-2P |
| 3588 [e] tois τοῖς to those Art-DMP |
| 2564 [e] keklēmenois κεκλημένοις , having been invited V-RPM/P-DMP |
| 3708 [e] Idou Ἰδοὺ , Behold V-AMA-2S |
Mat 22:9 Go therefore to the thoroughfares,
| 4198 [e] 9 poreuesthe 9 πορεύεσθε 9 Go 9 V-PMM/P-2P |
| 3767 [e] oun οὖν therefore Conj |
RESOURCES
What are the commands of Jesus Christ which we need to obey? In disciple-making, Jesus commanded the following in Matthew 28:20: “teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you…” What are the commands that we are to follow and teach others as identified by Jesus’ use of the imperative mood in the Greek?
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