Matthew 22:1 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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

Matthew 22:2 The kingdom of heaven is likened to a king who made a marriage for his son.

Matthew 22:3 And he sent his servants to call them that were invited to the marriage: 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 heaven is likened to...", 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.