Matthew 22:2 Cross References

Matthew 22:2

2: "The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a king who prepared a great wedding feast for his son.

Here is another story Jesus told: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field.

Let us be glad and rejoice and honor him. For the time has come for the wedding feast of the Lamb, and his bride has prepared herself.
She is permitted to wear the finest white linen." (Fine linen represents the good deeds done by the people of God.)
And the angel said, "Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb." And he added, "These are true words that come from God."

As the church submits to Christ, so you wives must submit to your husbands in everything.
And you husbands must love your wives with the same love Christ showed the church. He gave up his life for her
to make her holy and clean, washed by baptism and God's word.
He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault.
In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man is actually loving himself when he loves his wife.

I am jealous for you with the jealousy of God himself. For I promised you as a pure bride to one husband, Christ.

"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field--and to get the treasure, too!
"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a pearl merchant on the lookout for choice pearls.
When he discovered a pearl of great value, he sold everything he owned and bought it!
"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a fishing net that is thrown into the water and gathers fish of every kind.

Listen to me, O royal daughter; take to heart what I say. Forget your people and your homeland far away.
For your royal husband delights in your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord.
The princes of Tyre will shower you with gifts. People of great wealth will entreat your favor.
The bride, a princess, waits within her chamber, dressed in a gown woven with gold.
In her beautiful robes, she is led to the king, accompanied by her bridesmaids.

"The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a king who prepared a great wedding feast for his son.
Many guests were invited, and when the banquet was ready, he sent his servants to notify everyone that it was time to come. But they all refused!
So he sent other servants to tell them, 'The feast has been prepared, and choice meats have been cooked. Everything is ready. Hurry!'
But the guests he had invited ignored them and went about their business, one to his farm, another to his store.
Others seized his messengers and treated them shamefully, even killing some of them.

"The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.
Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
The five who were foolish took no oil for their lamps,
but the other five were wise enough to take along extra oil.
When the bridegroom was delayed, they all lay down and slept.

The bride will go where the bridegroom is. A bridegroom's friend rejoices with him. I am the bridegroom's friend, and I am filled with joy at his success.
He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less.

Jesus replied with this illustration: "A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations.
When all was ready, he sent his servant around to notify the guests that it was time for them to come.
But they all began making excuses. One said he had just bought a field and wanted to inspect it, so he asked to be excused.
Another said he had just bought five pair of oxen and wanted to try them out.
Another had just been married, so he said he couldn't come.

Here is another illustration Jesus used: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed planted in a field.
It is the smallest of all seeds, but it becomes the largest of garden plants and grows into a tree where birds can come and find shelter in its branches."
Jesus also used this illustration: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast used by a woman making bread. Even though she used a large amount of flour, the yeast permeated every part of the dough."

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