Matthew 22:15
Then the Pharisees went and had a meeting to see how they might make use of his words to take him.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
In Context
14For out of all to whom the good news has come, only a small number will get salvation.
Cross References
Psalms 41:6\41:5\My haters say evil against me, When will he be dead, and his name come to an end?
Psalms 57:6\57:5\O God, be lifted up higher than the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.
Isaiah 29:21Who give help to a man in a wrong cause, and who put a net for the feet of him who gives decisions in the public place, taking away a man's right without cause.
Jeremiah 20:10For numbers of them say evil secretly in my hearing (there is fear on every side): they say, Come, let us give witness against him; all my nearest friends, who are watching for my fall, say, It may be that he will be taken by deceit, and we will get the better of him and give him punishment.
Luke 11:53And when he had come out of that place, the scribes and the Pharisees came round him angrily, questioning him about more things;
Hebrews 12:3Give thought to him who has undergone so much of the hate of sinners against himself, so that you may not be tired and feeble of purpose.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 22:2-15
The Parable of the Marriage Feast. 1 And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, 2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, 3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. 4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. 5 But they made light of it,… Read the whole commentary →