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Matthew 22:3

In Matthew 22 of Matthew.

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

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἀπέστειλενapesteilensent forthἀποστέλλω (apostellō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “sent forth”, a single actionG649I send forth, send (as a messenger, commission, etc.), send away, dismiss.sent forthτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δούλουςdoulousservantsδοῦλος (doulos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “servants”, the object formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.servantsαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καλέσαιkalesaito callκαλέω (kaleō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to call”, a single actionG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.This verse uses “call”.to callτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κεκλημένουςkeklēmenousthem that were biddenκαλέω (kaleō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “them that were bidden”, a completed action with a present resultG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.them that were biddenεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γάμουςgamousweddingγάμος (gamos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “wedding”, the object formG1062a marriage, wedding, wedding-ceremony; plur: a wedding-feast.This verse uses “wedding”.the weddingκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἤθελονēthelonto willθέλω (thelō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to will”, an ongoing action in the pastG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.This verse uses “will”.ἐλθεῖνeltheinto comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.come

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he sent forth his servants to call those having been called to the marriage-feasts, and they were not willing to come.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

and he sent forth his servants to call those having been called to the marriage-feasts, and they were not willing to come.

World English Bible

and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast , but they would not come .

Darby Translation

and sent his bondmen to call the persons invited to the wedding feast, and they would not come.

Douay-Rheims

And he sent his servants, to call them that were invited to the marriage; and they would not come.

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