Matthew 22:1 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Matthew 22:1 And Jesus answering spoke to them again in parables, saying,

Matthew 22:2 The kingdom of the heavens has become like a king who made a wedding feast for his son,

Matthew 22:3 and sent his bondmen to call the persons invited to the wedding feast, and they would not come.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "answering", "spoke", "again", "parables", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "answering", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "The kingdom of the heavens has become...", so "jesus" and "answering" should be read forward into that movement. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jesus" and "answering" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.