Matthew 22:9
Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
Cross-references
Matthew 13:47 uses the same 'gathering all kinds' imagery—the net catches every fish, just as the servants invite everyone they find.
Matthew 20:7 has the same 'go and call' command—the vineyard owner sends for idle workers, echoing the open invitation in the wedding feast parable.
Proverbs 9:4-6 pictures Wisdom's feast invitation—'Come, eat my food'—a clear parallel to the wedding banquet invitation.
Isaiah 55:1-3 invites all who are thirsty to come and eat freely—a prophetic parallel to the invitation to the wedding feast.
Mark 16:15 commands preaching the gospel to every creature — echoing the parable's call to invite everyone to the wedding feast.
Luke 14:21-24 is the parallel parable where the master sends for the poor and outcasts — the same inclusive invitation as the wedding feast.
Luke 24:47 commissions preaching repentance and forgiveness to all nations — the same universal scope as the invitation to the feast.
Revelation 22:17 gives the Spirit's final invitation: 'Come, take the water of life' — a parallel open call to the wedding feast.
Luke 14:23 parallels this command—the servant is sent to the highways and hedges to compel guests, the same open invitation with added urgency.
Romans 10:20 cites Isaiah's prophecy of God being found by those who did not seek Him—the same principle of extending grace to the undeserving.
Isaiah 55:7 invites the wicked to return to the Lord for pardon — a parallel to the parable's open invitation to undeserving guests to the feast.
Acts 13:47 cites God placing a light for the Gentiles — reflecting the open invitation to all in the parable.
Ephesians 3:8 describes Paul's grace to preach to Gentiles the riches of Christ — echoing the inclusive invitation.