Matthew 22:1
And Jesus answered again by similitudes, and said:
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
In Context
2The kingdom of heaven is like to a royal person, who made a feast for his son.
Cross References
Matthew 9:15Jesus said to them: Can the children of the nuptial chamber fast, so long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast.
Matthew 13:3An he discoursed with them much, by similitudes. And he said, Behold, a sower went forth to sow.
Matthew 21:28But how appeareth it to you? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first and said to him, My son, go, labor to-day in the vineyard.
Luke 8:10And he said to them: To you it is given, to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God; but to others, it is spoken in allegories; that, while seeing, they may not see, and while hearing, 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 →