Matthew 22:2

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

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
The kingdom	βασιλεία basileia	G932	properly · noun — nominative singular feminine
of heaven	οὐρανῶν ouranōn	G3772	the sky · noun — genitive plural masculine
is like unto	ὡμοιώθη hōmoiōthē	G3666	to assimilate · verb — aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular
a certain	ἀνθρώπῳ anthrōpō	G444	from G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι)) · noun — dative singular masculine
king	βασιλεῖ basilei	G935	a sovereign (abstractly · noun — dative singular masculine
which	ὅστις hostis	G3748	which some · relative pronoun — nominative singular masculine
made	ἐποίησεν epoiēsen	G4160	to make or do (in a very wide application · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
a marriage	γάμους gamous	G1062	nuptials · noun — accusative plural masculine
for	υἱῷ huiō	G5207	a "son" (sometimes of animals) · noun — dative singular masculine
his	αὐτοῦ. autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
son	υἱός huiós	G5207	a "son" (sometimes of animals)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

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:
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.
Ephesians 5:24-32 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
Psalms 45:10-16 Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house;
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.
Matthew 13:31-33 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his…
Matthew 13:44-47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and…
Matthew 22:2-14 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,

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Commentary

John Gill on Matthew 22:2

The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king,.... The Gospel dispensation which had now taken place, the methods of divine grace in it, and the behaviour of men under it, may be fitly illustrated by the following simile, or parable; the design of which is to express the great love of God the Father, who is represented by this certain king, in espousing any of the children of men to his own son: as, that he a king, who is the King of kings, and Lord of Lords, should concern himself in this manner; and especially, that he should espouse such mean and unworthy creatures to his own, his only, and beloved son, his equal, and his heir: also, the view of it is to set forth the plenteous provi…

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John Calvin on Matthew 22:1-14

Matthew 22:1-14 Matthew 22:1-14 Luke 14:15-24 1. And Jesus answering, spoke again by parables, and said, 2. The kingdom of heaven is like a human king who made a marriage for his son, 3. And sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage, and they refused to come. 4. Again he sent out other servants, saying, Tell those who are invited, Lo, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage. 5. But they treated it with indifference, and went away, one to his farm, and another to his merchandise: 6. And the rest took his servants, and abused and killed them. 7. But when the king heard it, he was angry, and sent hi…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 22:2

The king represents God, whose son is Jesus (Gal 4:4; Heb 1:1-2). • The feast represents the Kingdom of the Messiah.

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The Church Fathers

Rightly has the Father already made this wedding, because this eternal union and espousal of the new body is already perfect in Christ.
— Hilary of Poitiers ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

The Kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain King who made a marriage feast for his son, having selected the highest of the good things of this life, and likened them to the good things of the future life.
— Cosmas Indicopleustes, The Christian Topography, Book 5

Otherwise; When the resurrection of the saints shall be, then the life, which is Christ, shall revive man, swallowing up his mortality in its own immortality. For now we receive the Holy Spirit as a pledge of the future union, but then we shall have Christ Himself more fully in us.
— Pseudo-Chrysostom ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Marriage — Was instituted in Paradise when man was in innocence (Gen. 2:18-24). Here we have its original charter, which was confirmed by our Lord, as the basis on which all regulations are to be framed (Matt.…
Covetousness · 6:13;8:10;17:11;22:17;51:13; — 6:13;8:10;17:11;22:17;51:13;
Entertainments · Given on occasions of: Marriage — Given on occasions of: Marriage
Feasts · FIGURATIVE — FIGURATIVE
Hospitality · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Kingdom Of Heaven · .To a king who ma — .To a king who ma
Marriage · Celebrated: With feasting — Celebrated: With feasting
Parables · Parables of christ: Marriage-feast — Parables of christ: Marriage-feast
Worldliness · 1:8;2:1-12;6:11,12;8:15-17;10:19;11:9,10; — 1:8;2:1-12;6:11,12;8:15-17;10:19;11:9,10;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).