The man without a wedding garment. Though this feature has no connection with the polemic against the Sanhedrists, it does not follow, as even Weiss (Matthäus-Evang.) admits, that it was not an authentic part of a parable spoken by Jesus. It would form a suitable pendant to any parable of grace, as showing that, while the door of the kingdom is open to all, personal holiness cannot be dispensed with.
Verse Matthew 22:11. _WHEN THE KING CAME_] When God shall come to judge the world. _WEDDING GARMENT_] Among the orientals, long white robes were worn at public festivals; and those who appeared on s...
A MAN WHICH HAD NOT ON A WEDDING GARMENT - In ancient times, kings and princes were accustomed to make presents of changes of raiment to their friends and favourites, to refuse to receive which was an...
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,...
The king came in to see those who were sitting at table, and he saw there a man who was not wearing a wedding garment. "Friend," he said to him, "how did you come here with no wedding garment?" The ma...
JOY AND JUDGMENT (Matthew 22:1-10)...
TO SEE. to gaze upon, view as. spectacle, or inspect. App-133. HE SAW. he beheld. App-133. A WEDDING GARMENT. As prescribed by Eastern etiquette....
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...
_which had not on a wedding garment_ The festive robe which the master of the feast himself provided, so that there was no excuse. This man is the representative of a class the bad (Matthew 22:10), wh...
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...
ἜΝΔΥΜΑ ΓΆΜΟΥ. The festive robe (χλανὶς γαμική, Arist. _Av._ 1693) which in this instance it is supposed the master of the feast himself provided, so that there was no excuse. The supposition is requir...
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...
ΕΊΣΕΛΘΏΝ _aor. act. part. (temp.) от_ ΕΙΣΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G1525) входить, заходить, ΘΕΆΣΑΣΘΑΙ _aor. med. (dep.) inf. от_ ΘΕΆΟΜΑΙ (G2300) смотреть, глядеть; _inf._ цели, ΕΊΔΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΌΡΆΩ (G3708...
DISCOURSE: 1390 THE WEDDING GARMENT Matthew 22:11. And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: and he said unto him, Friend, how camest thou in...
HE SAW THERE A MAN, &C.— It may seem strange, that, in such a number of men gathered to this feast, there was only one found who had not on a wedding-garment,andthatheshould be punished with such seve...
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...
And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: AND WHEN THE KING CAME IN TO SEE THE GUESTS. Solemn expression this, of that omniscient inspecti...
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...
TO SEE (RV 'behold') THE GUESTS] The scene changes to the last judgment, when the fitness of the guests to be there will be the subject of a solemn scrutiny. Theophylact well says, 'The entrance to th...
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...
TO SEE THE GUESTS. — The verb conveys the idea of inspecting. The king came to see whether all the guests had fulfilled the implied condition of coming in suitable apparel. The framework of the parabl...
6; Matthew 22:1; Matthew 23:1 CHAPTER 17 Conflict in the Temple - Matthew 21:18 - Matthew 22:1 -...
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...
(4) And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: (4) In the small number which come at the calling, there are some castaways who do not confirm...
Wedding garment, which Calvin erroneously understands of faith, for he came by faith to the nuptials. St. Augustine says it is the honour and glory of the spouse, which each one should seek, and not h...
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 when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: (12) And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he...
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...
Matthew 22:11._And the king, having come in to see the guests. _Here Christ does not reproach the Jews with having wickedly despised the grace and calling of God; but gives early warning to those who...
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...
AND WHEN THE KING CAME IN TO SEE THE GUESTS,.... Professors of religion, members of churches, whom God takes particular notice of; he is an omniscient being, and his eyes are upon all men and their ac...
And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: Ver. 11. _And when the king came in to see_] He is in the assemblies of his saints to observe their...
_And when the king came in to see the guests_ The members of the visible church; _he saw there a man which had not on a wedding- garment_ To explain this, it must be observed, it was usual in the east...
WEDDING - GARMENT; it was customary for the man who made a wedding-feast, to provide wedding-garments for those whom he invited. If they would not come, or if they did come, but would not put on the w...
AND WHEN THE KING CAME IN TO SEE THE GUESTS, HE SAW THERE A MAN WHICH HAD NOT ON A WEDDING-GARMENT;...
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...
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 22:14"....
Tertullian On the Resurrection of the Flesh that is, in the bright beauty of the unwedded flesh. In the gospel even, "the wedding garment" may be regarded as the sanctity of the flesh.[193] Tertulli...
Matthew 22:11 But G1161 when G1525 king G935 in G1525 (G5631) see G2300 (G5664) guests G345 ...
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...
‘But when the king came in to survey the guests, he saw there a man who did not have on a wedding-garment.' This is now brought out in that when the king came in to survey his guests it was his requir...
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 22:11. TO LOOK UPON THE GUESTS. The Pharisees and all legalists think the opening of the doors leads to unrighteousness, there follows therefore a hint of the gospel method of righteousness. T...
Matthew 22:11 The Guest without the Wedding Garment. I. The service of Christ requires qualifications. Many may be attracted to the service who shrink from obtaining these necessary qualifications. Y...
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...
A MAN WHO WAS NOT WEARING WEDDING CLOTHES. It was the custom for the host to furnish special clothes to be worn in honor of the feast. Alford (Greek Testament) says: "The garment is _the imputed and i...
_He saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment._ I. The invitation itself is in Matthew 22:3. There is a double call. God will not take the first repulse, but will try again before He will qu...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 22:1 The parable of the WEDDING FEAST describes the judgment of irresponsible religious leaders (see note on 21:43)....
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 22:11 A MAN WHO HAD NO WEDDING GARMENT. Everyone was invited, but proper wedding clothing was still expected. This proper clothing could have been either a special garment prov...
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...
1 Corinthians 4:5; 2 Corinthians 5:3; 2 Kings 10:22; Colossians 3:10;...
To see [θ ε α σ α σ θ α ι]. Rev., somewhat stiffly, behold; but the idea is correct, as the verb denotes careful seeing, looking intently, inspection. See on Matthew 11:7....
The guest — The members of the visible Church....