Matthew 22:1
And Jesus responding, again spoke to them in parables, saying,
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
In Context
2The kingdom of the heavens is like a king-man, who made a marriage for his son.
Cross References
Matthew 9:15And Jesus said to them, The sons of the bride-chamber are not able to fast, so long as the bridegroom is with them. But the day will come, when the bride-groom must be taken from them, and then they will fast.
Matthew 13:3And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold a sower went out to sow.
Matthew 21:28What seems to you? A man had two sons; and going to the first, he said, Child, go to-day, work in my vineyard.
Luke 8:10And He said; To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to the rest in parables; in order 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 →