Matthew 22:1
Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying,
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
In Context
2“The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who prepared a marriage feast for his son.
Cross References
Matthew 9:15Jesus said to them, “Can wedding attendants be sorrowful while the bridegroom is still with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.
Matthew 13:3Then Jesus said many things to them in parables. He said, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow seed.
Matthew 21:28But what do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go work today in the vineyard.'
Luke 8:10He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but for others I speak in parables, so 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 →