Matthew 22:3 - And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
Notice in the King James that it says to call them that were bidden. In the Greek text, it is called the Perfect Tense. And it's literally translated, "The ones who had been invited." So, you see the invitation has already taken place. That's how the Perfect Tense works there.
From the Greek, it is telling us that they are in the condition of already having been invited, and they are there now to say okay, this is the culmination of it all, the fulfillment of it all. So, to call the ones that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. Literally, they did not desire to come. Just to say no at the calling is an insult because they sent the invitations out and nobody replied back and said we are not coming. They planned all the food. But this is a king too! You don't have any choice with the king. They said, no, tell them we are not coming. So, it went back and got reported.
Matthew 22:5 - But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
First of all, they made light of it. In the Greek text, it literally means "they did not care," Zero! So, when the servants came and said, look it is all ready, they said we don't care. We don't want to go. They didn't care!
Matthew 22:3 - And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
Notice in the King James that it says to call them that were bidden. In the Greek text, it is called the Perfect Tense. And it's literally translated, "The ones who had been invited." So, you see the invitation has already taken place. That's how the Perfect Tense works there.
From the Greek, it is telling us that they are in the condition of already having been invited, and they are there now to say okay, this is the culmination of it all, the fulfillment of it all. So, to call the ones that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. Literally, they did not desire to come. Just to say no at the calling is an insult because they sent the invitations out and nobody replied back and said we are not coming. They planned all the food. But this is a king too! You don't have any choice with the king. They said, no, tell them we are not coming. So, it went back and got reported.
Matthew 22:5 - But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
First of all, they made light of it. In the Greek text, it literally means "they did not care," Zero! So, when the servants came and said, look it is all ready, they said we don't care. We don't want to go. They didn't care!
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