Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
| Word | Greek | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go ye | πορεύεσθε poreuesthe | G4198 | to traverse · verb — present middle or passive deponent imperative, 2nd person plural |
| therefore | οὖν oun | G3767 | (adverbially) certainly · conjunction |
| into | ἐπὶ epi | G1909 | properly · preposition |
| the highways | ὁδῶν, hodōn | G3598 | a road · noun — genitive plural feminine |
| and | καὶ kai | G2532 | and · conjunction |
| as many | ὅσους hosous | G3745 | as (much · correlative pronoun — accusative plural masculine |
| as | ἄν án | G302 | (what- |
| ye shall find | εὕρητε, heurēte | G2147 | to find (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural |
| bid | καλέσατε kalesate | G2564 | to "call" (properly · verb — aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural |
| to | εἰς eis | G1519 | to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition |
| the marriage | γάμους. gamous | G1062 | nuptials · noun — accusative plural masculine |
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Go ye therefore into the highways--the great outlets and thoroughfares, whether of town or country, where human beings are to be found. and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage--that is, just as they are.
Go ye therefore into the highways,.... Either of the city, which were open and public, and where much people were passing to and fro; or of the fields, the high roads, where many passengers were travelling; and may design the Gentile world, and Gentile sinners, who, in respect of the Jews, were far off; were walking in their own ways, and in the high road to destruction; and may denote their being the vilest of sinners, and as having nothing to recommend them to the divine favour, and to such privileges as this entertainment expresses: and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage; to the marriage feast, not the marriage supper, but the dinner, Matthew 22:4, their orders were to go into…
Read the whole note in the consoleMatthew 22:1-14 Matthew 22:1-14 Luke 14:15-24 1. And Jesus answering, spoke again by parables, and said, 2. The kingdom of heaven is like a human king who made a marriage for his son, 3. And sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage, and they refused to come. 4. Again he sent out other servants, saying, Tell those who are invited, Lo, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage. 5. But they treated it with indifference, and went away, one to his farm, and another to his merchandise: 6. And the rest took his servants, and abused and killed them. 7. But when the king heard it, he was angry, and sent hi…
Read the whole note in the consoleeveryone you see: God’s invitation is no longer restricted to the nation of Israel (see 28:16-20; cp. 10:5-6; 15:21-28).
For the Gentile nation was not in the streets, but in the crossings of the streets.
By the street also is to be understood the time of this world, and they are therefore bid to go to the crossings of the streets, because the past is remitted to all.
(ubi sup.) Or otherwise; In holy Scripture, way is taken to mean actions; so that the crossings of the ways we understand as failure in action, for they usually come to God readily, who have had little prosperity in worldly actions.
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