Matthew 22:2 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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²The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,

Matthew 22:2 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Revelation 19:7-9
Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. …
Matthew 13:24
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
Ephesians 5:24-32
Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. …
2 Corinthians 11:2
For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
Luke 14:16-24
Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: …

Topics

Aliens Amusements and Worldly Pleasures Avarice Banquet Betrothal Care Carnal Mindedness Concubinage

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-14)

We have here the parable of the guests invited to the wedding-feast. In this it is said (Matt. 22:1), Jesus answered, not to what his opposers said (for they were put to silence), but to what they thought, when they were wishing for an opportunity to lay hands on him, Matt. 21:46. Note, Christ knows how to answer men’s thoughts, for he is a Discerner of them. Or, He answered, that is, he continued…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 2)

Mt 22:1-14. Parable of the Marriage of the King’s Son. This is a different parable from that of the Great Supper, in Lu 14:15, &c., and is recorded by Matthew alone. 2. The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son--“In this parable,” as Trench admirably remarks, “we see how the Lord is revealing Himself in ever clearer light as the central Person of the king…