Matthew 22:1
And Jesus answering, again spoke to them in allegories, saying,
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
In Context
2“The kingdom of the heavens was likened to a man, a king, who made wedding feasts for his son,
Cross References
Matthew 9:15And Jesus said to them, “Can the sons of the bride-chamber mourn, so long as the bridegroom is with them? But days will come when the bridegroom may be taken from them, and then they will fast.
Matthew 13:3and He spoke to them many things in allegories, saying, “Behold, the sower went forth to sow,
Matthew 21:28And what do you think? A man had two children, and having come to the first, he said, Child, go, today be working in my vineyard.
Luke 8:10And He said, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the Kingdom of God, but to the rest in allegories, that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 22:1
This chapter is a continuation of Christ's discourses in the temple, two or three days before he died. His discourses then are largely recorded, as being of special weight and consequence. In this chapter, we have, I. Instruction given, by the parable of the marriage-supper, concerning the rejection of the Jews, and the calling of the Gentiles ( ver. 1-10 ), and, by the doom of the guest that had not the wedding-garment, the danger of hypocrisy in the profession of Christianity, ver. 11-14 . II. Disputes with the… Read the whole commentary →