Matthew 22:2

Matthew 22:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
• English Standard Version (ESV)"The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son,
• New Living Translation (NLT)“The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a king who prepared a great wedding feast for his son.

Context of Matthew 22:2

1Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. 3He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come. 4“Then he sent some more servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and fattened cattle have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’

Matthew 22:2 word by word

ὡμοιώθη ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν ἀνθρώπῳ βασιλεῖ ὅστις ἐποίησεν γάμους τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The kingdomὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• The kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• of heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• is like untoὁμοιόωhomoioō · to likenG3666
• a certainἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• whichὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
• madeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• a marriageγάμοςgamos · weddingG1062
• forυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Matthew 22:2

• Matthew 13:24Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
• Matthew 25:1“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
• Psalms 45:10Listen, daughter, and pay careful attention: Forget your people and your father’s house.
• John 3:29The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
• 2 Corinthians 11:2I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him.
• Ephesians 5:24Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
• Revelation 19:7Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.

Commentaries on Matthew 22:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The kingdom of heaven - In Bereshith Rabba, sect. 62. fol. 60, there is a parable very similar to this, and another still more so in Sohar. Levit. fol. 40. But these rabbinical parables are vastly ennobled by passing through the hands of our Lord. It appears from Luke, Luke 14:15; etc., that it was at an entertainment that this parable was originally spoken. It was a constant practice of our Lord to take the subjects of his discourses from the persons…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The kingdom of heaven - See the notes at Matthew 3:2. The idea here is, “God deals with man in his kingdom, or in regard to the dispensation of the gospel, as a certain king did,” etc. This parable refers, undoubtedly, to the rejection of the Jews and to the calling of the Gentiles. The gospel, with all its privileges, was offered to the Jewish people; but through their wickedness and pride they rejected it, and all its blessings were offered to the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The king represents God, and his son is Jesus (Galatians 4:4; Hebrews 1:1–2). The feast represents the kingdom of the Messiah.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-14This 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 kingdom, giving here a far plainer hint than in the last parable of the nobility of His descent. There He was indeed…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 22:2

• Covetousness
• Feasts
• Hospitality
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Marriage
• Wicked (People)
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Abundance
• Commandment
• Darkness
• Dinner
• Entangle
• Friend
• Guest
• Image
• Love
• Marriage

Commentaries on Matthew 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings