Matthew 22:3

To call them that were bidden [κ α λ ε σ α ι τ ο υ ς κ ε κ λ η μ ε ν ο υ ς]. Perhaps an unconscious play on the words, lost in both A. V. and Rev., to call the called. This was according to the Oriental custom of sending a messenger, after the invitations have been issued, to notify the invited guests that the entertainment is prepared. Thus Esther invites Haman to a banquet on the morrow, and, at the actual time, the chamberlain comes to bring him to the feast (Esther 5:8; Esther 6:14).