Matthew 22:1
And Jesus answered and spake again in parables unto them, saying,
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
In Context
2The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king, which made a marriage feast for his son,
Cross References
Matthew 9:15And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bride-chamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast.
Matthew 13:3And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;
Matthew 21:28But what think ye? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work today in the vineyard.
Luke 8:10And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to the rest in parables; 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 →