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Selected Verse: Matthew 22:1 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mt 22:1 |
Strong Concordance |
And [2532] Jesus [2424] answered [611] and spake [2036] unto them [846] again [3825] by [1722] parables [3850], and said [3004], |
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King James |
And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| And Jesus answered and spake unto them again in parables - See the notes at Mat 13:3. That is, he answered or made reply to the Pharisees, who had been enraged at him for what he had already spoken to them, Mat 21:45-46. He made a still further statement, to show how the gospel would be received and treated by them. The real answer here, as is frequently the case in the New Testament, refers to what was passing in the mind, or to the conduct of those who were addressed, not to what they said. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Jesus answering, spake - That is, spake with reference to what had just past. |
45 And [2532] when the chief priests [749] and [2532] Pharisees [5330] had heard [191] his [846] parables [3850], they perceived [1097] that [3754] he spake [3004] of [4012] them [846].
46 But [2532] when they sought [2212] to lay hands [2902] on him [846], they feared [5399] the multitude [3793], because [1894] they took [2192] him [846] for [5613] a prophet [4396].
3 And [2532] he spake [2980] many things [4183] unto them [846] in [1722] parables [3850], saying [3004], Behold [2400], a sower [4687] went forth [1831] to sow [4687];