Matthew 22:5

Geneva Bible

But they made light of it, and went their wayes, one to his farme, and another about his marchandise.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“But they paid no attention and went away, one to his own farm, another to his business,

King James Version (1611)
But they made light of it, and went their wayes, one to his farme, another to his merchandize:

King James Version
But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:

English Standard Version
But they paid no attention and went off, one to his farm, another to his business,

New American Standard Bible
"But they paid no attention and went their separate ways, one to his own farm, another to his business,

New Century Version
"But the people refused to listen to the servants and left to do other things. One went to work in his field, and another went to his business.

Amplified Bible
"But they paid no attention [they disregarded the invitation, treating it with contempt] and went away, one to his farm, another to his business.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But they paid no attention and went their way, one to his own farm, another to his business,

Legacy Standard Bible
But they paid no attention and went their way, one to his own farm, another to his business,

Berean Standard Bible
But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.

Contemporary English Version
But the guests did not pay any attention. Some of them left for their farms, and some went to their places of business.

Complete Jewish Bible
But they weren't interested and went off, one to his farm, another to his business;

Darby Translation
But they made light of it, and went, one to his own land, and another to his commerce.

Easy-to-Read Version
"But when the servants told the people to come, they refused to listen. They all went to do other things. One went to work in his field, and another went to his business.

George Lamsa Translation
But they sneered at it, and went away, one to his field, another to his business;

Good News Translation
But the invited guests paid no attention and went about their business: one went to his farm, another to his store,

Lexham English Bible
But they paid no attention and went away—this one to his own field, that one to his business.

Literal Translation
But not caring they went away, one to his own field, and one to his trading.

American Standard Version
But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise;

Bible in Basic English
But they gave no attention, and went about their business, one to his farm, another to his trade:

Hebrew Names Version
But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise,

International Standard Version
But they paid no attention to this and went away, one to his farm, another to his business.

Etheridge Translation
But they despised (it), and went, one to his domain, and another to his business.

Murdock Translation
But they showed contempt, and went away, one to his farm, and another to his merchandise;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But they made lyght of it, and went their wayes, one to his farme, another to his marchaundize:

English Revised Version
But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise:

World English Bible
But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But they slighting it, went one to his farm, another to his merchandise.

Weymouth's New Testament
"They however gave no heed, but went, one to his home in the country, another to his business;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But thei dispisiden, and wenten forth, oon in to his toun, anothir to his marchaundise.

Update Bible Version
But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise;

Webster's Bible Translation
But they made light of [it], and went, one to his farm, another to his merchandise.

New English Translation
But they were indifferent and went away, one to his farm, another to his business.

New King James Version
But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business.

New Living Translation
But the guests he had invited ignored them and went their own way, one to his farm, another to his business.

New Life Bible
But they did not listen and went on working. One went to his farm. Another went to his store.

New Revised Standard
But they made light of it and went away, one to his farm, another to his business,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, they, slighting it, went off, one, indeed, into his own field, and, another, unto his merchandise, -

Douay-Rheims Bible
But they neglected and went their ways, one to his farm and another to his merchandise.

Revised Standard Version
But they made light of it and went off, one to his farm, another to his business,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
But they made light of it and went their wayes: one to his ferme place another about his marchaundise

Young's Literal Translation
and they, having disregarded [it], went away, the one to his own field, and the other to his merchandise;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But they made light of it, and wente their wayes: one to his hussbandrye, another to his marchaundise.

Mace New Testament (1729)
but instead of showing any regard, they went their ways, one to his farm, another to his traffick.

THE MESSAGE
"They only shrugged their shoulders and went off, one to weed his garden, another to work in his shop. The rest, with nothing better to do, beat up on the messengers and then killed them. The king was outraged and sent his soldiers to destroy those thugs and level their city.

Simplified Cowboy Version
"But nobody came and they all ignored the invitation. They were too busy for the big rancher. One went and worked his new colt, and another went ropin'.

Contextual Overview

¹ Then Iesus answered, and spake vnto them againe in parables, saying, ² The kingdome of heauen is like vnto a certaine King which maried his sonne, ³ And sent foorth his seruants, to call them that were bidde to the wedding, but they woulde not come. ⁴ Againe hee sent foorth other seruants, saying. Tell them which are bidden, Beholde, I haue prepared my dinner: mine oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all thinges are readie: come vnto the mariage. ⁵ But they made light of it, and went their wayes, one to his farme, and another about his marchandise. ⁶ And the remnant tooke his seruants, and intreated them sharpely, and slewe them. ⁷ But when the King heard it, he was wroth, and sent foorth his warriers, and destroyed those murtherers, and burnt vp their citie. ⁸ Then saide hee to his seruants, Truely the wedding is prepared: but they which were bidden, were not worthy. ⁹ Go ye therefore out into the high wayes, and as many as ye finde, bid them to the mariage. ¹⁰ So those seruantes went out into the hie wayes, and gathered together all that euer they found, both good and bad: so the wedding was furnished with ghestes.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

they: Genesis 19:14, Genesis 25:34, Psalms 106:24, Psalms 106:25, Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 1:24, Proverbs 1:25, Acts 2:13, Acts 24:25, Romans 2:4, Hebrews 2:3

one: Matthew 13:22, Matthew 24:38, Matthew 24:39, Luke 14:18-20, Luke 17:26-32, Romans 8:6, 1 Timothy 6:9, 1 Timothy 6:10, 2 Timothy 3:4, 1 John 2:15, 1 John 2:16

Reciprocal: Numbers 14:31 - the land Matthew 7:6 - turn Matthew 13:45 - like Mark 4:15 - these Revelation 18:11 - buyeth

Cross-References

Hebrews 11:19
For he considered that God was able to raise him vp euen from the dead: from whence he receiued him also after a sort.

Hebrews 12:1
Wherefore, let vs also, seeing that we are compassed with so great a cloude of witnesses, cast away euery thing yt presseth downe, and the sinne that hangeth so fast on: let vs runne with patience the race that is set before vs,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But they made light of it,.... The invitation. They neglected the ministry of the Gospel; they did not care for it, nor showed any regard to it: and this is the ease, when either it is not attended on, though there is an opportunity, yet having no heart to embrace it, and no value for it, neglect attendance on it; and which often arises from loving of the world too much: or when it is attended on, but in a very negligent and careless manner; when men pull away the shoulder, or stop their ears; when they do not mind what they hear, let it slip and forget it; when they are unconcerned for it, and their thoughts are employed about other things: or when the Gospel and the ordinances of it are looked upon as things of no importance; not knowing the real worth and value of them; seeing no wisdom in them, having never tasted the sweetness, or felt the power of them, or seen the need of the things revealed by them: as also when there is an aversion to the Gospel, a loathing of it, as a novel, upstart doctrine, received but by a few, and these the meanest and most illiterate; as contrary to reason, and tending to licentiousness; and especially, when it is contradicted and blasphemed, as it was by the Jews, and its ministers despised: some men make light of it, because of the loss of time from worldly employments; because of the charge attending it; because it teaches them to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts; and because they prefer their bodies to their souls, and things temporal, to things eternal. The aggravations of their sin, in slighting and neglecting the Gospel and Gospel ordinances, are, that this is a grand entertainment, a very expensive provision, as well as a very plentiful one; that it was a wedding dinner, a feast of love, they were invited to; that it was prepared by so great a person as a king, and who is the King of kings, and the only potentate; who provided this dinner of his own sovereign good will and pleasure, in the everlasting council and covenant of grace and peace: for the things of which it consists, there was a scheme so early contrived to bring them about; and that this was made on the account of the marriage of his Son, the Messiah, who had been so often spoken of by the prophets of the Old Testament, these men professed a value for; one so long expected by their forefathers, and is the messenger of the covenant, whose coming they themselves desired and sought for; and that they should be invited to it again and again, and one set of servants sent after another, and the most striking and moving arguments made use of; and yet they slighted and made light of all this, and were careless and unconcerned; to which may be added, that the things they were invited to, were such as concerned their immortal souls, and the spiritual and eternal welfare of them; in short, it was no other than the great salvation, wrought out by the great God, and our Saviour, for great sinners, at the expense of his blood and life, which they neglected; See Gill "Heb 2:3".

And went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: they all turned their backs on the Gospel, and the ministration of it, and pursued their own worldly inclinations, ways, and methods of life: those that were brought up in a rural way, lived a country life, and were concerned in meaner employments, went everyone to their "village", as the Vulgate Latin, and Munster's Hebrew Gospel read it, and to their farms, there to manage their cattle, and till their ground; and others, that lived in larger towns and cities, and were concerned in greater business of life, betook themselves to trade at home, or traffic abroad; placing their happiness in the affluence of this life, which they preferred to the word and ordinances of Christ. Such a division of worldly employment is made by the Jews k;

"the way of that host is like to a king, who makes a grand entertainment, and says to the children of his palace, all the rest of the days ye shall be everyone in his house; this shall do his business, ודא אזיל בסחרתיה, "and this shall go about his merchandise", ודא אזיל בחקליה, "and this shall go to his field", except on my day.''

k Zohar in Lev. fol. 40. 2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But they made light of it - Treated it with contempt, as a thing of no consequence - an exact representation of the conduct of sinners in regard to the gospel.

One to his farm - So people are engaged so much in their worldly employment that they pretend they have no time to attend to religion. The world is, in their view, of more value than God.

Merchandise - Traffic; trading.