Matthew 22:9 (WEB)

Passage

Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the marriage feast.’

Nearby Context

Matthew 22:7 When the king heard that, he was angry, and sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

Matthew 22:8 “Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited weren’t worthy.

Matthew 22:9 Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the marriage feast.’

Matthew 22:10 Those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together as many as they found, both bad and good. The wedding was filled with guests.

Matthew 22:11 But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who didn’t have on wedding clothing,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "intersections", "highways", "find", "invite", "marriage", and "feast". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "intersections", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "Then he said to his servants The..." into verse 10's "Those servants went out into the highways...", so "therefore" and "intersections" 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 "therefore" and "intersections" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.