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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• 15And 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.
 16But 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.
 17Nor 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. (Matt. 9:15‑17)
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Matt. 12:43‑45• 43But when the unclean spirit has gone out of the man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and does not find it.
 44Then he says, I will return to my house whence I came out; and having come, he finds it unoccupied, swept, and adorned.
 45Then 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. (Matt. 12:43‑45)
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Matt. 13:3‑11• 3And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out to sow:
 4and as he sowed, some grains fell along the way, and the birds came and devoured them;
 5and 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,
 6but when the sun rose they were burned up, and because of not having any root were dried up;
 7and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them;
 8and others fell upon the good ground, and produced fruit, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty.
 9He that has ears, let him hear.
 10And the disciples came up and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?
 11And 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; (Matt. 13:3‑11)
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Matt. 20:1‑16• 1For the kingdom of the heavens is like a householder who went out with the early morn to hire workmen for his vineyard.
 2And having agreed with the workmen for a denarius the day, he sent them into his vineyard.
 3And having gone out about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market place idle;
 4and to them he said, Go also ye into the vineyard, and whatsoever may be just I will give you. And they went their way.
 5Again, having gone out about the sixth and ninth hour, he did likewise.
 6But about the eleventh hour, having gone out, he found others standing, and says to them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
 7They say to him, Because no man has hired us. He says to them, Go also ye into the vineyard and whatsoever may be just ye shall receive.
 8But when the evening was come, the lord of the vineyard says to his steward, Call the workmen and pay them their wages, beginning from the last even to the first.
 9And when they who came to work about the eleventh hour came, they received each a denarius.
 10And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more, and they received also themselves each a denarius.
 11And on receiving it they murmured against the master of the house,
 12saying, These last have worked one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the heat.
 13But he answering said to one of them, My friend, I do not wrong thee. Didst thou not agree with me for a denarius?
 14Take what is thine and go. But it is my will to give to this last even as to thee:
 15is it not lawful for me to do what I will in my own affairs? Is thine eye evil because *I* am good?
 16Thus shall the last be first, and the first last; for many are called ones, but few chosen ones. (Matt. 20:1‑16)
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Matt. 21:28‑46• 28But what think ye? A man had two children, and coming to the first he said, Child, go to-day, work in my vineyard.
 29And he answering said, I will not; but afterwards repenting himself he went.
 30And coming to the second he said likewise; and he answering said, *I* go, sir, and went not.
 31Which of the two did the will of the father? They say to him, The first. Jesus says to them, Verily I say unto you that the tax-gatherers and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
 32For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; but the tax-gatherers and the harlots believed him; but *ye* when ye saw it repented not yourselves afterwards 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 time of fruit drew near, he sent his bondmen to the husbandmen to receive his fruits.
 35And the husbandmen took his bondmen, and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
 36Again he sent other bondmen more than the first, and they did to them in like manner.
 37And at last he sent to them his son, saying, They will have respect for my son.
 38But the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him and possess his inheritance.
 39And they took him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him.
 40When therefore the lord of the vineyard comes, what shall he do to those husbandmen?
 41They say to him, He will miserably destroy those evil men, and let out the vineyard to other husbandmen, who shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
 42Jesus says to them, Have ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone: this is of the Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes?
 43Therefore I say to you, that the kingdom of God shall be taken from you and shall be given to a nation producing the fruits of it.
 44And he that falls on this stone shall be broken, but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to powder.
 45And the chief priests and the Pharisees, having heard his parables, knew that he spoke about them.
 46And seeking to lay hold of him, they were afraid of the crowds, because they held him for a prophet. (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 spoke he not to them; and in private he explained all things to his disciples. (Mark 4:33‑34)
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Luke 8:10• 10And 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. (Luke 8:10)
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Luke 14:16• 16And he said to him, 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,

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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.)