Matthew 22:4 (DRB)

Passage

Again he sent other servants, saying: Tell them that were invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my beeves and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come ye to the marriage.

Nearby Context

Matthew 22:2 The kingdom of heaven is likened to a king who made a marriage for his son.

Matthew 22:3 And he sent his servants to call them that were invited to the marriage: and they would not come.

Matthew 22:4 Again he sent other servants, saying: Tell them that were invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my beeves and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come ye to the marriage.

Matthew 22:5 But they neglected and went their ways, one to his farm and another to his merchandise.

Matthew 22:6 And the rest laid hands on his servants and, having treated them contumeliously, put them to death.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "again", "sent", "other", "servants", "saying", "tell", and "invited". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "again", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "And he sent his servants to call..." into verse 5's "But they neglected and went their ways...", so "all things" and "again" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "all things" and "again" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.