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William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Matthew 22:1-46

The Frivolous Spirit Matthew 22:5 I. There are of course some things that every wise man will make light of. There are petty grievances in every lot. 'Think, sir,' said Dr. Johnson to a worrying friend, 'think, sir, how infinitely little that will seem a twelve-month hence.' It is an untold blessing to have a little vision and a little humour, and see things in their true sizes and proportions. There is a gentle art of making light. But it is the corruption of the best that is the worst: and... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Matthew 22:1-46

6; Matthew 22:1-46; Matthew 23:1-39 Chapter 17Conflict in the Temple - Matthew 21:18-46 - Matthew 22:1-46 - Matthew 23:1-39IT had been written that the Lord should suddenly come to His Temple; {Malachi 3:1} but He would not too hastily assert His rights. The first day He simply "looked round about upon all things," {Mark 11:11} and then withdrew to Bethany. The second day-without, however, even yet assailing the authority of those in power-He assumed His prerogative as Lord of the Temple by... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Matthew 22:1-46

10. The Parable of the Marriage Feast. The King's Answers and His Question. CHAPTER 22 1. The Parable of the Marriage Feast. (Matthew 22:1-14 .) 2. The Herodians Answered. (Matthew 22:15-22 .) 3. The Sadducees Answered.(Matthew 22:23-33 .) 4. The Pharisees Answered.(Matthew 22:34-40 .) 5. The Unanswered Question.(Matthew 22:41-46 .) A third parable follows immediately. They would have laid their hands upon Him, after that searching second parable had been uttered by the Lord, but His... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Matthew 22:35

22:35 Then {o} one of them, [which was] a lawyer, asked [him a question], tempting him, and saying,(o) A scribe, so it says in Mr 12:28 . To understand what a scribe is, see Geneva "Matthew 2:4" read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 22:1-46

The parable of Chapter 21 has shown Israel as under law, responsible to return to God some results of the blessing with which He had entrusted them. Under responsibility they had not only failed, but had proven themselves rebellious against proper authority. The kingdom of heaven takes on therefore a different character in the present dispensation, no longer that of demanding of men that they give to God what they ought to, but that of God's gracious giving to man what man does not deserve. ... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Matthew 22:15-46

WOE AND FAREWELL Another effort to “entangle him in his talk,” and a new enemy, the Herodians. They were the politicians of the time, a low class of Jews who, for selfish reasons, favored the Roman rule represented by Herod. With flattery He is approached (Matthew 22:16 ), but had He answered their question negatively (Matthew 22:17 ), the Herodians would have accused Him before the Roman judges, while affirmatively, the Pharisees could have done so before the Sanhedrin. No true Messiah,... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Matthew 22:15-46

Chapter 81 Prayer Almighty God, do thou write thy law upon, our heart, and give us a disposition towards obedience, so that every word which thou hast spoken may become the rule of our conduct. To this end do thou grant us, through Jesus Christ our Lord and Priest, the continual ministry of the Holy Ghost, to enlighten the mind, to sanctify the will, to subdue and control the whole heart, so that there may be no disobedience or rebellion in us, but a quiet and loving delight in thy sacred... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Matthew 22:34-46

"But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. (35) Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, (36) Master, which is the great commandment in the law? (37) Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. (38) This is the first and great commandment. (39) And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 22:34-40

34-40 An interpreter of the law asked our Lord a question, to try, not so much his knowledge, as his judgment. The love of God is the first and great commandment, and the sum of all the commands of the first table. Our love of God must be sincere, not in word and tongue only. All our love is too little to bestow upon him, therefore all the powers of the soul must be engaged for him, and carried out toward him. To love our neighbour as ourselves, is the second great commandment. There is a... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Matthew 22:1-99

Matthew 22 BUT THE LORD calmly pursued what He had to say to them, so in the opening of this chapter we have the parable of the marriage of the king’s son, which predicts the Gospel day which was about to dawn. There is no question, “What think ye?” about this parable, for it travels beyond men’s thoughts altogether. It is also distinguished from the other two parables by beginning, “The kingdom of heaven is like,” or, more literally, “has become like.” Men come under Heaven’s jurisdiction by... read more

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