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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 22:1

And Jesus answered and spake unto them again in parables - See the notes at Matthew 13:3. That is, he answered or made reply to the Pharisees, who had been enraged at him for what he had already spoken to them, Matthew 21:45-46. He made a still further statement, to show how the gospel would be received and treated by them. The real answer here, as is frequently the case in the New Testament, refers to what was passing in the mind, or to the conduct of those who were addressed, not to what they... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 22:1

Matthew 22:1. Jesus spake unto them again by parables That is, spake with reference to what had just passed: for this parable is closely connected with that of the vineyard, delivered at the close of the preceding chapter. And as our Lord had in that foretold the approaching ruin of the Jewish place and nation, he goes on in this to vindicate God’s mercy and justice in the rejection of that people and the calling of the Gentiles; admonishing the latter, at the same time, of the necessity of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 22:1-14

124. The royal wedding feast (Matthew 22:1-14)Throughout the Old Testament period and into the New, God sent his messengers to Israel, but the people ignored his message. God was like a king who invited people to a wedding feast for his son, but when the time for the feast arrived, they refused to come (Matthew 22:1-5). This was a picture of the refusal of the Jews to accept Jesus’ message and enter the kingdom of God. Their rejection of Jesus would bring God’s judgment upon them and result in... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 22:1

Jesus. See App-98 . by = in. Greek. en . App-104 . parables. This was the third of the three spoken in the Temple. Compare Matthew 21:28 , Matthew 21:33 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 22:1

MATT. 22THE PARABLE OF THE MARRIAGE OF THE KING'S SON; THE TRIBUTE TO CAESAR; IN HEAVEN; WHOSE WIFE SHALL SHE BE? THE GREAT COMMANDMENT; HOW THEN DOES DAVID IN THE SPIRIT CALL HIM LORD? THE PARABLE OF THE KING'S SONAnd Jesus answered and spake again in parables unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son (Matthew 22:1-2)This is the third of a series of three parables Jesus directly addressed to the Pharisees. There is a definite... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 22:1-2

Matthew 22:1-2. And Jesus answered, &c.— The rulers being afraid to apprehend Jesus, he was at liberty to proceed in the duties of his ministry. Accordingly he delivered another parable, wherein he described, on one hand, the bad success which the preaching of the Gospel was to have among the Jews, who for that reason were to be destroyed; and, on the other, the cheerful reception which it was to meet with among the Gentiles, who thereupon were to be admitted to the participation of the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 22:1

The NASB says, "Jesus answered." This was Matthew’s way of introducing what Jesus said (cf. Matthew 11:25). It does not mean that what Jesus said was a response to a particular question someone had asked Him. Jesus responded to the leaders’ desires (cf. Matthew 21:45-46). The antecedent of "them" was the Jewish leaders, but there were many other Jews in the temple courtyard listening to the dialogue. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 22:1-14

The parable of the royal wedding banquet 22:1-14The three parables in this series are similar to three concentric circles in their scope. The scope of the parable of the two sons encompassed Israel’s leaders (Matthew 21:28-32). The parable of the wicked tenant farmers exposed the leaders’ lack of responsibility and their guilt to the people listening in as well as to the leaders themselves (Matthew 21:33-46). This last parable is the broadest of the three. It condemned the contempt with which... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 22:1-46

Parables of the Marriage of the King’s Son and the Wedding Garment1-14. Marriage of the King’s Son (peculiar to St. Matthew). Jesus concludes His discourse by reiterating in still clearer and stronger language the teaching of the last parable, viz. His Divine Sonship, the impending destruction of Jerusalem, the rejection of the Jews, and the call of the Gentiles. He concludes with a warning to the Gentiles not to abuse the mercy about to be extended to them, by appearing at the feast (i.e.... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Matthew 22:1

XXII.(1) And Jesus answered.—The word implies a connection of some kind with what has gone before. The parable was an answer, if not to spoken words, to the thoughts that were stirring in the minds of those who listened. read more

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