A marriage feast (γαμους). The plural, as here (2,3,4,9), is very common in the papyri for the wedding festivities (the several ac…

The kingdom of heaven. (See Barnes on Matthew 3:2).

The phrase here means, "God deals with man in his kingdom, or in regard to the …

Which made a marriage for his son — The seed of the thought that forms the basis of this parable is found in a brief reference in Luke 12:…

Observe that it was a king who made this wedding feast; therefore, to refuse to come to it when the command implied great honor to those who were i…

St. John Chrysostom: Since He had said, And it shall be given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof, He now p…

For “kingdom of heaven,” see comment on 3:2. In this parable, the kingdom has already dawned; invitations to the banquet have gone out and are bein…

The kingdom of heaven is like a human king. As a Spartan said long ago, that the Athenians knew what was right but did not choose to pract…

The kingdom of heaven is like to a certain king
The Gospel dispensation which had now taken place, the methods of di…

The provision made for perishing souls in the gospel is represented by a royal feast made by a king, with great liberality, on the marriage of his …

It was said above that Christ’s persecutors were provoked to kill Him for three reasons: His glory, His wisdom (by which He was confounding them), …