Matthew 22
Gospel according to Matthew, chapter 22
Matthew 22 is the twenty-second chapter in the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament section of the Christian Bible. Jesus continues his final ministry in Jerusalem before his Passion. Teaching in the Temple, Jesus enters into debate successively with the Pharisees, allied with the Herodians, the Sadducees, and a lawyer, ultimately silencing them all.
Text
The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 46 verses.
The narrative can be divided into the following subsections:
Parable of the Great Banquet (22:1–14)
Render unto Caesar... (22:15–22)
Marriage at the Resurrection (22:23–33)
Great Commandment (22:34–40)
"Is the Messiah the son of David?" (22:41–46)
Textual witnesses
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:
Codex Vaticanus (AD 325–350)
Codex Sinaiticus (330–360)
Codex Bezae (c. 400)
Codex Washingtonianus (c. 400)
Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (c. 450)
Codex Purpureus Rossanensis (6th century)
Codex Sinopensis (6th century; extant verses 1–7, 13–14, 32–34)
Old Testament references
Matthew 22:32: Exodus 3:6
Matthew 22:37: Deuteronomy 6:5
Matthew 22:39: Leviticus 19:18
Matthew 22:44: Psalm 110:1
The wedding feast (22:1–14)
Dale Allison notes that the passage consists of an introduction (verse 1), the parable itself (verses 2–13b) and a commentary (verses 13c and 14: there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, for many are called, but few are chosen).
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