Matthew 22:1
Once more Jesus answered them in parables.
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
In Context
2"The kingdom of heaven," he said, "may be compared to a king who made a wedding-feast for his son.
Cross References
Matthew 9:15"Can the friends fast at a wedding-feast," said Jesus, "so long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom has been taken from them, and then they will fast.
Matthew 13:3Then he told them many truths in parables. "Behold," he said, "the sower went forth to sow;
Matthew 21:28"But give me your judgment. There was once a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said to him, "‘Son, go work today in my vineyard!’
Luke 8:10He answered. "To you it is given to understand the mysteries of the kingdom of God; But all others are taught in parables so that seeing they shall not see, and hearing they shall not hear.
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 →