Chapter 22:
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Malachi Mark
Matthew 22
22:1 And Jesus
answered and spake again in parables unto them1, saying,
IN REPLY TO THE QUESTIONS AS TO HIS AUTHORITY, JESUS GIVES THE THIRD GREAT
GROUP OF PARABLES. (In the Court of the Temple. Tuesday, April 4, A.D. 30.) D.
PARABLE OF THE MARRIAGE OF THE KING'S SON.
Matthew
22:1-14
And Jesus answered and spake again in parables unto them. This
parable is very much like the one given in
Luke
14:16-24.
NOTE.--I regard this parable as a remodeling of the parable given by
Luke, the changes being made to suit the changed relation between Jesus and
his auditors. In the parable in Luke, God is represented as one who invites
us as a friend, and whose invitation is simply disregarded. Since the
speaking of that parable, the situation had become more tense and the
relations more strained, and hence the parable takes on a more severe form.
The host is not to be disregarded, for he is a king, and the supper is not
to be despised, for it is a marriage supper. The invitation, therefore,
savors of commandment, and while some still continue to treat it with
indifference, others feel the constraint of the invitation and reject it in
a spirit of rebellion which manifests itself in violence toward the king's
servants. The king, in turn, is moved by this to retaliate, and visits upon
the offenders an overwhelming judgment.--Philip Y. Pendleton
22:11 But when the king came in to behold
the guests,
he saw there a man1
who had not on a wedding-garment:
He saw there a man. This one man is a type of many. See
22:12 and he saith unto him, Friend,
how
camest thou in hither not having a wedding-garment1? And
he was speechless.
How camest thou in hither not having a wedding-garment? We are of
the opinion that the king furnished upper garments to his guests. But the
antiquity of this custom is disputed. See Meyer, Lange and Trench, etc. in
loco. However, the fact is immaterial, for the man was speechless--without
excuse--which shows that he could have had a garment from some source had he
chosen to wear it.
22:13 Then the king said to the servants,
Bind
him hand and foot1, and cast him out into the outer
darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
Bind him hand and foot. The phrase suggests the impossibility of
escaping from divine judgment.
And cast him out into outer darkness. The outdoor darkness; wedding
feasts were usually held at night.
22:14 For many
are called, but few chosen1.
For many are called, but few chosen. Many guests are invited, but
few are accepted; because some neglect and despise the invitation, and
others cast dishonor upon the one who invites, by the self-willed and
irreverent way in which they accept his invitation. In this parable the
first parties invited represent the Jews; the city of murderers is
Jerusalem; the persons called from the highways are the Gentiles; the
entrance of the king is the coming of the Lord to final judgment; and the
man without the wedding-garment is anyone who will be found in the church
without a suitable character. The character of Christ is our
wedding-garment, and all the regenerated must wear it (
John
3:5 Ephesians
4:24;
Galatians
3:27;
Colossians
3:10;
Revelation
19:8,9).
22:15 Then went
the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might ensnare him in [his] talk1.
JEWISH RULERS SEEK TO ENSNARE JESUS. (Court of the Temple. Tuesday, April 4,
A.D. 30.) A. PHARISEES AND HERODIANS ASK ABOUT TRIBUTE.
Matthew
22:15-22;
Mark
12:13-17;
Luke
20:20-26
Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might ensnare him in
[his] talk. See
Mark
12:13.
22:16 And they send to him their
disciples, with
the Herodians1,
saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in
truth, and carest not for any one: for thou regardest not the person of men.
The Herodians. See
Mark
12:13.
Master, we know that thou art true, etc. See
Mark
12:14.
22:17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest
thou?
Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not1?
Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? See
Mark
12:14.
22:18 But Jesus perceived their
wickedness, and said,
Why make ye trial of me, ye
hypocrites1?
Why make ye trial of me, ye hypocrites? See
Mark
12:15.
22:19 Show me the
tribute money1. And they brought unto him a denarius.
Show me the tribute money, etc. See
Mark
12:15.
22:20 And he saith unto them,
Whose
is this image and superscription1?
Whose is this image and superscription? See
Mark
12:16.
22:21 They say unto him, Caesar's. Then
saith he unto them,
Render therefore unto Caesar1
the things that are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.
Render therefore unto Caesar, etc. See
Mark
12:17.
22:22 And when they heard it,
they
marvelled1, and left him, and went away.
They marvelled. See
Mark
12:17.
22:23 On that day there came to him
Sadducees1,
they that say that there is no resurrection: and they asked him,
JEWISH RULERS SEEK TO ENSNARE JESUS. (Court of the Temple. Tuesday, April 4,
A.D. 30.) B. SADDUCEES ASK ABOUT THE RESURRECTION.
Matthew
22:23-33;
Mark
12:18-27;
Luke
20:27-39
Sadducees. See
Mark
12:18.
22:24 saying, Teacher, Moses said,
If
a man die, having no children1, his brother shall marry
his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
If a man die, having no children, etc. See
Mark
12:19.
22:28 In the
resurrection therefore whose wife shall she be of the seven1?
for they all had her.
In the resurrection therefore whose wife shall she be of the seven?
See
Mark
12:23.
22:29 But Jesus answered and said unto
them,
Ye do err1, not knowing the
scriptures, nor the power of God.
Ye do err, etc. See
Mark
12:24.
22:30 For in the resurrection
they
neither marry, nor are given in marriage1, but are as
angels in heaven.
They neither marry, nor are given in marriage. See
Mark
12:25.
22:31 But as
touching the resurrection of the dead1, have ye not read
that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
But as touching the resurrection of the dead, etc. See
Mark
12:26.
22:32 I am the
God of Abraham1, and the God of Isaac, and the God of
Jacob?
God is not [the God] of the dead, but of the
living2.
I am the God of Abraham, etc. See
Mark
12:26.
God is not [the God] of the dead, but of the living. See
Mark
12:27.
22:34 But the Pharisees, when they heard
that he had put the Sadducees to silence, gathered themselves together.
JEWISH RULERS SEEK TO ENSNARE JESUS. (Court of the Temple. Tuesday, April 4,
A.D. 30.) C. A LAWYER ASKS ABOUT THE GREAT COMMANDMENT.
Matthew
22:34-40;
Mark
12:28-34;
Luke
20:40
22:35 And one of
them, a lawyer, asked him a question, trying him1:
And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, trying him. See
Mark
12:28.
22:36 Teacher,
which is the great commandment in the law1?
Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law? See
Mark
12:28.
22:37 And he said unto him,
Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God1 with all thy heart, and with
all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God, etc. See
Mark
12:30.
22:38 This is the
great and first commandment1.
This is the great and first commandment. See
Mark
12:29.
22:39 And a second like [unto it] is this,
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. See
Mark
12:31.
22:40 On these
two commandments the whole law hangeth, and the prophets1.
On these two commandments the whole law hangeth, and the prophets.
See
Mark
12:31.
22:41 Now while the Pharisees were
gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,
JEWISH RULERS SEEK TO ENSNARE JESUS. (Court of the Temple. Tuesday, April 4,
A.D. 30.) D. JESUS' QUESTION WHICH NONE COULD ANSWER.
Matthew
22:41-46;
Mark
12:35-37;
Luke
20:41-44
22:42 saying, What think ye of the Christ?
whose son is he?
They say unto him, [The son] of David2.
What think ye of the Christ? whose son is he? See
Mark
12:35.
They say unto him, [The Son] of David. The answer was true, but it
was not "all" the truth as the Scriptures themselves showed. And
this additional truth was what the opposers of Jesus needed to learn.
22:43 He saith unto them,
How
then doth David in the Spirit call him Lord1, saying,
How then doth David in the Spirit call him Lord? See
Mark
12:36.
22:44 The Lord
said unto my Lord1, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I put
thine enemies underneath thy feet?
The Lord said unto my Lord, etc. See
Mark
12:36.
Chapter 22:
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