Matthew 22:1
And Jesus resuming his discourse spake unto them again in parables,
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
In Context
2saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who made a wedding-feast for his son;
Cross References
Matthew 9:15And Jesus said unto them, Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn, while the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then they will fast.
Matthew 13:3saying, "Behold a sower went out to sow;
Matthew 21:28But what think ye of this? There was a man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, Son, go, work to day in my vineyard:
Luke 8:10And He said, To you it is granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but I speak to others in parables, that in 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 →