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Matthew 22

Matt. 22:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
Jesus
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
Iesous (Greek #2424)
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
KJV usage: Jesus.
Pronounce: ee-ay-sooce'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (03091)
answered
apokrinomai (Greek #611)
to conclude for oneself, i.e. (by implication) to respond; by Hebraism (compare 06030) to begin to speak (where an address is expected)
KJV usage: answer.
Pronounce: ap-ok-ree'-nom-ahee
Origin: from 575 and κρίνω
and spake
epo (Greek #2036)
to speak or say (by word or writing)
KJV usage: answer, bid, bring word, call, command, grant, say (on), speak, tell. Compare 3004.
Pronounce: ep'-o
Origin: a primary verb (used only in the definite past tense, the others being borrowed from 2046, 4483, and 5346)
unto them
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
again
palin (Greek #3825)
(adverbially) anew, i.e. (of place) back, (of time) once more, or (conjunctionally) furthermore or on the other hand
KJV usage: again.
Pronounce: pal'-in
Origin: probably from the same as 3823 (through the idea of oscillatory repetition)
by
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
parables
parabole (Greek #3850)
a similitude ("parable"), i.e. (symbolic) fictitious narrative (of common life conveying a moral), apothegm or adage
KJV usage: comparison, figure, parable, proverb.
Pronounce: par-ab-ol-ay'
Origin: from 3846
, and said
lego (Greek #3004)
properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas 2036 and 5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while 4483 is properly to break silence merely, and 2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
KJV usage: ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
Pronounce: leg'-o
Origin: a primary verb
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1-8:  The parable of the marriage of the king's son.
9-11:  The vocation of the Gentiles.
12-14:  The punishment of him that wanted the wedding garment.
15-22:  Tribute ought to be paid to Caesar.
23-33:  Christ confutes the Sadducees for the resurrection;
34-40:  answers the lawyer, which is the first and great commandment;
41-46:  and puzzles the Pharisees by a question about the Messias.
Matt. 9:15‑17• 15{i}And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn so long as the bridegroom is with them? But days will come when the bridegroom will have been taken away from them, and then they will fast.{/i}
 16{i}But no one puts a patch of new cloth on an old garment, for its filling up takes from the garment and a worse rent takes place.{/i}
 17{i}Nor do men put new wine into old skins, otherwise the skins burst and the wine is poured out, and the skins will be destroyed; but they put new wine into new skins, and both are preserved together.{/i} (Matt. 9:15‑17)
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Matt. 12:43‑45• 43{i}But when the unclean spirit has gone out of the man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and does not find [it].{/i}
 44{i}Then he says, I will return to my house whence I came out; and having come, he finds [it] unoccupied, swept, and adorned.{/i}
 45{i}Then he goes and takes with himself seven other spirits worse than himself, and entering in, they dwell there; and the last condition of that man becomes worse than the first. Thus shall it be to this wicked generation also.{/i} (Matt. 12:43‑45)
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Matt. 13:3‑11• 3{i}And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out to sow:{/i}
 4{i}and as he sowed, some [grains] fell along the way, and the birds came and devoured them;{/i}
 5{i}and others fell upon the rocky places where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang up out of [the ground] because of not having [any] depth of earth,{/i}
 6{i}but when the sun rose they were burned up, and because of not having [any] root were dried up;{/i}
 7{i}and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them;{/i}
 8{i}and others fell upon the good ground, and produced fruit, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty.{/i}
 9{i}He that has ears, let him hear.{/i}
 10{i}And the disciples came up and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?{/i}
 11{i}And he answering said to them, Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it is not given;{/i} (Matt. 13:3‑11)
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Matt. 20:1‑16• 1For the kingdom of the heavens is like a householder which went out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard;
 2and when he had agreed with the labourers for a denary the day, he sent them into his vineyard.
 3And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing in the marketplace idle;
 4and to them he said, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
 5Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise.
 6And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing; and he saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
 7They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard.
 8And when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto the steward, Call the labourers, and pay them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
 9And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a denary.
 10And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received every man a denary.
 11And when they received it, they murmured against the householder,
 12saying, These last have spent one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.
 13But he answered and said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a denary?
 14Take up that [which is] thine, and go thy way; it is my will to give unto this last, even as unto thee.
 15Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye evil, because I am good?
 16{i}Thus shall the last be first, and the first last; for many are called ones, but few chosen ones.{/i} (Matt. 20:1‑16)
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Matt. 21:28‑46• 28But what think ye? A man had two children; and he came to the first and said, Child, go work today in the vineyard.
 29And he answered and said, I will not; but afterward he regretted and went.
 30And he came to the second, and said likewise; and he answered and said, I [go], sir, and went not.
 31Which of the two did the will of the father? They say, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say to you, that the tax gatherers and the harlots go before you into the kingdom of God.
 32For John came in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; but the tax-gatherers and the harlots believed him. And ye, when ye saw, regretted not afterward to believe him.
 33Hear another parable: There was a householder who planted a vineyard, and made a fence round it, and dug a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and left the country.
 34But when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his bondmen to the husbandmen to receive his fruits.
 35And the husbandmen took his bondmen, and beat one and killed another and stoned another.
 36Again he sent other bondmen more than the first, and they did to them likewise.
 37And afterward he sent to them his son, saying, They will feel respect for my son.
 38But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, and get his inheritance.
 39And they took and cast him forth out of the vineyard and killed [him].
 40When therefore the lord of the vineyard shall come, what will he do to these husbandmen?
 41They say to him, He will wretchedly destroy those wretches, and let out the vineyard to other husbandmen who shall render him the fruits in their season.
 42{i}Jesus says to them,{/i} Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, this was made the corner-stone: of Jehovah this is, and it is marvellous in our eyes.
 43Therefore I say to you that the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits of it.
 44And he that falleth on this stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust.
 45{i}And the chief priests and the Pharisees, having heard his parables, knew that he spoke about them.{/i}
 46{i}And seeking to lay hold of him, they were afraid of the crowds, because they held him for a prophet.{/i} (Matt. 21:28‑46)
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Mark 4:33‑34• 33And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.
 34But without a parable he spoke not unto them; and in private he expounded all things to his disciples. (Mark 4:33‑34)
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Luke 8:10• 10{i}And he said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest in parables, in order that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.{/i} (Luke 8:10)
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Luke 14:16• 16{i}And he said to him,{/i} A certain man made a great supper and invited many. (Luke 14:16)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And Jesus answering spoke to them again in parables, saying,

W. Kelly Translation

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And Jesus answering spoke to them again in parables, saying,

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)