Mateus 22

Mateus 22

Charts from Jensen's Survey of the NT - used by permission Another Chart from Swindoll THE LIFE OF JESUS AS COVERED BY MATTHEW (shaded area) Source: Borrow Ryrie Study Bible Matthew 22:1 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying, KJV Matthew 22:1 And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, BGT Matthew 22:1 Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς πάλιν εἶπεν ἐν παραβολαῖς αὐτοῖς λέγων· NET Matthew 22:1 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: CSB Matthew 22:1 Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables: ESV Matthew 22:1 And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, NIV Matthew 22:1 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: NLT Matthew 22:1 Jesus also told them other parables. He said, NRS Matthew 22:1 Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying: NAB Matthew 22:1 Jesus again in reply spoke to them in parables, saying, YLT Matthew 22:1 And Jesus answering, again spake to them in similes, saying, Mt 9:15-17 12:43-45 13:3-11 20:1-16 Mt 21:28-46 Mk 4:33,34 Lu 8:10 Lu 14:16 Related Passages: Matthew 21:45-46+ When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables, they understood that He was speaking about them. When they sought to seize Him, they feared the people, because they considered Him to be a prophet. The ESV translation is more accurate for it translates the Greek word for "and" (kai) which is left untranslated in NAS, NET, CSB, NLT, NIV, et al. And (kai) is a copulative and despite the arbitrary chapter division fits nicely with Mt 21:46 "When they sought to seize Him, they feared the people, because they considered Him to be a prophet." The "and" links the present parable with the response of the religious leaders to the previous parable. Jesus was undeterred by their desire to seize Him. As always He was in full control of the situation, and would "turn Himself over" to these evil men when He knew the time had arrived! Thus, the importance of translating the literal Greek as Young's Literal version does "And Jesus answering...." Jesus spoke to them again in parables (parabole) , saying - Who is them? While there surely is a crowd surrounding Jesus as He is speaking (and presumably in the Temple complex for He never left that area in Matthew 21) ultimately this parable is directly to the "uncircumcised" ears of the Jewish religious elite who had been the "beneficiaries" of the previous 2 parables in response to their attempt to trap Him by asking who gave Him his authority (Mt 21:23+)? The adverb again (palin) indicates that He spoke "once more" to the crowd but again especially to the religious leaders.. He had first responded with a question to them about John the Baptist (Mt 21:24-27+) and then began teaching them the first of three parables (First, the Parable of the Two Sons = Mt 21:28-32+, followed by the Parable of the Vineyard Owner = Mt 21:33-46+). THOUGHT - Even in judgment, there's grace in repetition. Jesus gives another chance to listen and understand and specifically to understand the danger of rejection His offer of salvation by grace through faith (Eph 2:8-9+). Mark Moore points out that "This parable has several similarities to one told in Luke 14:15–24+. But they are told at different times, with different details and for different purposes. It simply does not seem reasonable to view them as stemming from the same “core” and being edited into their present form. Certainly Jesus was clever enough to create two entirely distinct parables from a single theme, especially one as common and rich as a “banquet.” (Borrow The chronological life of Christ page 162) Parables (symbol) (3850) parabole from para = beside, near + ballo = throw, cast; English "parable") is literally a throwing beside or placing of one thing by the side of another (juxtaposition as of ships in battle in classic Greek). The metaphorical meaning is to place or lay something besides something else for the purpose of comparison. (Mt 24:32, Mk 13:28, Mk 3:23, Lk 14:7). An illustration (Mt 13:3). In Hebrews 9:9 the idea is of something (OT Tabernacle) that serves as a model or example pointing beyond itself for later realization and thus a type or a figure. John