Matthew 22:1
Again Jesus spoke to them in figurative language.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 9:15"Can the bridegroom's party mourn," He replied, "as long as the bridegroom is with them? But other days will come (when the Bridegroom has been taken from them) and then they will fast.
Matthew 13:3He then spoke many things to them in figurative language. "The sower goes out," He said, "to sow.
Matthew 21:28"But give me your judgement. There was a man who had two sons. He came to the elder of them, and said, "`My son, go and work in the vineyard to-day.'
Luke 8:10"To you," He replied, "it is granted to know the secrets of the Kingdom of God; but all others are taught by parables, in order that they may see and yet not see, and may hear and yet 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 →