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Matthew 22 — Sermon Preparation
Jesus tells the parable of the wedding banquet and fields questions on taxes, resurrection, the greatest commandment, and his identity. Below is a research summary for Matthew 22, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- classic sermon excerpts
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Matthew 22 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| γάμος | gámos | G1062 | 7 | marriage, wedding |
| καλέω | kaléō | G2564 | 7 | bid, call, name ) |
| δοῦλος (II) | doûlos | G1401 | 5 | bond, servant |
| Καῖσαρ | Kaîsar | G2541 | 4 | Cæsar |
| ἀνάστασις | anástasis | G386 | 4 | raised to life again, resurrection, rise from the dead, that should rise |
| ἐπερωτάω | eperōtáō | G1905 | 4 | ask, demand, desire, question |
| ὅλος | hólos | G3650 | 4 | all, altogether, every whit, throughout |
How preachers through history handled this text
40 public-domain excerpts on Matthew 22, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“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 food, but a royal feast, for the perishing souls of his rebellious creatures. There is enough and to spare, of every thing that can add to our present comfort and everlasting happiness, in the salvation of his Son Jesus Christ. The guests first invited were the Jews. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Matthew 22:1–14 (Public Domain)
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