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Matthew 22:8
Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
Verse Matthew 22:8. _WERE NOT WORTHY._] Because they _made light_ of it, and _would not come_; preferring earthly things to heavenly blessings. Among the _Mohammedans_, refusal to come to a marriage...
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 .) 2. The Herodians Answered. (Matthew 22:15 .) 3. The Sad...
PARABLE(S) OF THE MESSIANIC BANQUET. This section is difficult, Matthew 22:1 has many resemblances to, but is not identical with, Luke 14:16. The two passages should be carefully compared; Lk.'s form,...
Jesus again answered them in parables: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like the situation which arose when a man who was a king arranged a wedding for his son. He sent his servants to summon those who had b...
JOY AND JUDGMENT (Matthew 22:1-10)...
THEN, &C. This, as to time, leaps over the present Dispensation, and takes up the yet future preaching of Matthew 24:14, for it has to do with the same people....
Matthew 22:1-14. The Parable of the Royal Marriage Feast. Peculiar to St Matthew The parable recorded by St Luke (Luke 14:16-24), though similar to this in some respects, differs in its context and s...
THE PARABLE OF THE ROYAL MARRIAGE FEAST Peculiar to St Matthew The parable recorded by St Luke (Luke 14:16-24), though similar to this in some respects, differs in its context and special teaching an...
Ver 1. And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, 2. "The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, 3. And sent forth his servants to c...
_THE MAN WITHOUT A WEDDING GARMENT MATTHEW 22:1-14_ : The man without a wedding garment stood speechless before the King. The message came "all things are ready, come to the wedding." Those that were...
ΚΕΚΛΗΜΈΝΟΙ _perf. pass. part._, _см._ Matthew 22:3. ΉΣΑΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΕΙΜΊ (G1510) быть....
THE WEDDING IS READY, &C.— The 8th verse is well explained by Acts 13:46 which was an accomplishment of this part of the parable. In the next verse, the calling of the Gentiles is represented by the k...
SECTION 57 JESUS MEETS CHALLENGES OF AUTHORITY: THREE PARABLES OF WARNING D. THE PARABLE OF THE SLIGHTED MARRIAGE INVITATIONS TEXT: 22:1-14 Matthew 22:1 And Jesus answered and spake again in parables...
Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. THEN SAITH HE TO HIS SERVANTS, THE WEDDING IS READY, BUT THEY WHICH WERE BIDDEN WERE NOT WORTHY - f...
31 See Luk_7:29-30. 32 See Mat_3:1; Luk_3:12. 32 The Lord now proceeds to show them His authority and to expose their abuse of the privileges entrusted to them. They were mere tenants of God's viney...
PARABLES OF THE MARRIAGE OF THE KING'S SON AND THE WEDDING GARMENT 1-14. Marriage of the King's Son (peculiar to St. Matthew). Jesus concludes His discourse by reiterating in still clearer and stronge...
THEN SAITH HE] Not indicating that no Gentile converts were to be made before that date, but that from that time 'the fulness of the Gentiles' would begin (Romans 11:25)....
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 22 THE STORY ABOUT THE WEDDING MEAL 22:1-14 V1 Jesus told them some more stories. V2 ‘Where God rules, it is like this’, he said. ‘A...
6; Matthew 22:1; Matthew 23:1 CHAPTER 17 Conflict in the Temple - Matthew 21:18 - Matthew 22:1 -...
τότε : after the second set of servants, as many as survived, had returned and reported their ill-success. λέγει, he says to _them_. ἔτοιμος, ready, and more....
_The royal wedding_. This parable is peculiar to Mt., and while in some respects very suitable to the situation, may not unreasonably be suspected to owe its place here to the evangelist's habit of gr...
THE PENALTY OF SLIGHTING THE INVITATION Matthew 22:1-14 We have here a continuation of our Lord's teaching on that last great day in the Temple. This day seems to have begun with Matthew 21:23, and i...
The first two parables contained the history of the Hebrew nation up to the slaying of the Son. This one is prophetic. It presents the sin of this people in the light of the day of grace. The King sen...
Then saith he to his servants, The (b) wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. (b) The marriage feast....
_Were not worthy. The Almighty knew full well that they were not worthy; he still sent them these frequently repeated invitations, that they might be left without any excuse. (St. John Chrysostom, hom...
CHAPTER 18 THE MARRIAGE OF THE KING'S SON Matthew 22:1-14. _“And Jesus, responding, again spoke to them in parables, saying: The kingdom of the heavens is like unto a kingly man, who made a marriage...
"And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, (2) The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, (3) And sent forth his servants to call t...
We now enter on the Lord's final presentation of Himself to Jerusalem, traced, however, from Jericho; that is, from the city which had once been the stronghold of the power of the Canaanite. The Lord...
In chapter 22, their conduct with respect to the invitations of grace is presented in its turn. The parable is therefore a similitude of the kingdom of heaven. The purpose of God is to honour His Son...
THEN SAITH HE TO HIS SERVANTS,.... That were preserved from their rage and malice, and outlived their implacable enemies, and saw their utter ruin and destruction: THE WEDDING IS READY; meaning not t...
Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. Ver. 8. _They which were bidden were not worthy_] Who were then? Such as came from the highways and he...
_Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready_ That is, the marriage-feast is prepared; _but they which were bidden were not worthy_ Were not disposed to receive the gospel, not willing to repe...
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...
1-14 The provision made for perishing souls in the gospel, is represented by a royal feast made by a king, with eastern liberality, on the marriage of his son. Our merciful God has not only provided...
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THE PARABLE OF THE WEDDING FEAST (22:1-14). The emphasis in this parable is on people's attitude towards the king's son, and in the final analysis on their attitude to Jesus, the true King's Son. The...
‘Then he says to his servants, “The wedding is ready, but those who were bidden were not worthy.” ' However, the king was determined that the wedding should go ahead and the marriage feast be a succe...
Matthew 22:8. NOT WORTHY. Compare Paul's language to the Jews at Antioch in Pisidia (Acts 13:46): ‘judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life.'...
Mark states (Matthew 12:12) that, after the parable of the wicked husbandmen the rulers ‘left Him and went their way; ‘hence this parable (peculiar to Matthew) was not spoken directly to the rulers. M...
Matthew 22:1. _And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, And sent forth his servants to...
CONTENTS: Parable of the marriage feast. Jesus' answer to the Herodians. Sadducees and Pharisees. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, lawyer. CONCLUSION: The gospel call bids all to the great marriage feast. Som...
Matthew 22:2. _The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king which made a marriage for his son._ The marriage of the heir apparent, giving stability to the throne, protection to the subject, and g...
THE PEOPLE I INVITED DID NOT DESERVE IT. Those who will not respond to the Good News of Christ, are not worthy of Eternal Life (Acts 13:46)....
_The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king which made a marriage for his son._ MAKING LIGHT OF GOSPEL INVITATIONS I. When or how men slight the invitations of the gospel. 1. When they negle...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 22:1 The parable of the WEDDING FEAST describes the judgment of irresponsible religious leaders (see note on 21:43)....
CHAPTER 22 _And Jesus answered_, &c., refuting the incredulity of the Scribes. The meaning is: it is the same in the kingdom of Heaven, _i.e._, in the Church militant here on earth, as if a king made...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 22:1. ANSWERED.—What? Obviously the unspoken murderous hate, restrained by fear, which had been raised in the rulers’ minds and flashed in their eyes, and moved in their gest...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 22:1 _Parable of the marriage of the king_'_s son. _(Peculiar to St. Matthew.) MATTHEW 22:1 JESUS ANSWERED AND SPAKE UNTO THEM. After they had heard our Lord's words at the end...
And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables (Matthew 22:1), Now He is still there, and He is laying on them these parables. And He said, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king...
2 Thessalonians 1:5; Acts 13:46; Luke 20:35; Luke 21:36; Matthew 22:4
Go into the highways — The word properly signifies, the by — ways, or turnings of the road....