Episodes

Saturday, 12 September 2026 But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. Matthew 22:34 “The ‘also Pharisees’, having heard that He muzzled the Sadducees, they gathered upon the same.” (CG) In the previous verse, it was noted that when the multitudes heard Jesus’ response to the Sadducees, they were astonished at His teaching. It next says, “The ‘also Pharisees’, having heard.” It is not said how they heard about Jesus’ response to the Sadducees. On...

Friday, 11 September 2026 And when the multitudes heard this, they were astonished at His teaching. Matthew 22:33 “And having heard, the crowds, they were outstruck upon the ‘teaching, His’.” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus explained to the Sadducees that God is the God of the living, not the dead. Matthew next records, “And having heard, the crowds.” Rather than focus on the reaction of the Sadducees, Matthew notes the reaction of the crowds. The Sadducees would have little to say about J...

Thursday, 10 September 2026 ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.” Matthew 22:32 “‘I, I am the ‘God, Abraham’, and the ‘God, Isaac’, and the ‘God, Jacob’.’ Not, He is, the God – ‘God, dead’, but living.” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus continued His words to the Sadducees, bringing up the subject of the resurrection and preparing to quote Scripture to support His words. He now cites words from Exodus 3:6 and 3:1...

Wednesday, 9 September 2026 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, saying, Matthew 22:31 “Concerning, also, the ‘resurrection, the dead’, not you read the ‘having been uttered to you by the God’, saying...” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus began the substance of His answer to the Sadducees’ question, telling them that in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage. Rather, they are like the angels of God in heaven. Jesu...

Tuesday, 8 September 2026 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels of God in heaven. Matthew 22:30 “In, indeed, the resurrection, neither they marry, nor they are espoused, but like ‘messengers, the God, in heaven’, they are.” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus replied to the Sadducees’ question, telling them they didn’t know Scripture or the power of God. In direct response to the question, Jesus answers, saying, “In, indeed, the resurrection, ...

Monday, 7 September 2026 Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God. Matthew 22:29 “Answering, also, the ‘Jesus’, He said to them, ‘You roam, not having known the Scriptures nor the ‘power, the God’.’” (CG) In the previous verse, the Sadducees asked Jesus which of the seven the woman would be united to in the resurrection. In response, Matthew records, “Answering, also, the ‘Jesus’, He said to them, ‘You roam.’” It is a word already se...

Sunday, 6 September 2026 Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had her.” Matthew 22:28 “In the resurrection, therefore, which of the seven, she will be – wife? All, for, they had her.” (CG) In the previous verse, the Sadducees concluded their statement about the seven sons and the woman who was given to each of them to raise seed in the name of her dead husband, noting that she also died. With their statement complete, they next ask their question, ...

Saturday, 5 September 2026 Last of all the woman died also. Matthew 22:27 “Afterward, also of all, she died, even the woman.” (CG) In the previous verse, it said that the next of seven sons had his dead brother’s wife to raise up seed, and he died. This continued to the seventh son, all of them having her and then dying. Next, it says, “Afterward, also of all, she died, even the woman.” Note: The Tischendorf and the Westcott and Hort editions leave out the word kai, translated here as even. ...

Friday, 4 September 2026 Likewise the second also, and the third, even to the seventh. Matthew 22:26 “Similarly, also, the second, and the third, until the seventh.” (CG) In the previous verse, the Sadducees spoke of there being among them seven brothers. The first died, having no offspring. Because of that, the wife went to his brother. They continue, saying, “Similarly, also, the second, and the third, until the seventh.” The woman was given to each subsequent brother, and yet, she had no ...

Thursday, 3 September 2026 Now there were with us seven brothers. The first died after he had married, and having no offspring, left his wife to his brother. Matthew 22:25 “They were, also, among us seven brothers, and the first, having married, he died, and not having seed, he left the ‘wife, his’ to the ‘brother, his’.” (CG) In the previous verse, the Sadducees cited the law from Moses concerning the levirate marriage. With that laid before Him, they now bring in a scenario based on that la...

Wednesday, 2 September 2026 saying: “Teacher, Moses said that if a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother. Matthew 22:24 “...saying, ‘Teacher, Moses, he said if anyone, he should die not having children, he will affinitize the ‘brother, his, the wife, his’, and he will raise seed – the ‘brother, his’.’” (CG) In the previous verse, the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus to query Him, “saying, ‘Teacher, Moses...

Tuesday, 1 September 2026 The same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him and asked Him, Matthew 22:23 “In that, the ‘day’, they approached Him, Sadducees (saying not is ‘resurrection’), and they queried Him.” (CG) In the previous verse, the Pharisees and Herodians marveled at Jesus’ words and departed. Maybe having seen or heard about this, another group comes forward, ready to test Him. Matthew records, “In that, the ‘day’, they approached Him, Sadducees.” This se...

Monday, 31 August 2026 When they had heard these words, they marveled, and left Him and went their way. Matthew 22:22 “And having heard, they wondered, and having left Him, they departed.” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus told those He was talking to that, based on the image and inscription of their own coin, they needed to render unto Caesar what was to Caesar, and to God what was to God. With that stated, it next says, “And having heard, they wondered.” Once the thought-process of such a...

Sunday, 30 August 2026 They said to Him, “Caesar’s.”And He said to them, “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” Matthew 22:21 “They say to Him, ‘Caesar’s.’ Then He says to them, ‘You render, therefore, those Caesar’s to Caesar, and those the ‘God’s’ to God.’” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus asked the Pharisees and Herodians whose image and inscription were on the coin. In response to that, “They say to Him, ‘Caesar’s.’” Rather than holding up the coin and saying, “Look, this is Caesar’s image and inscription,” Jesus had them respond to His question. By doing so, they have, with their own mouths, affirmed that the coin they used belonged not to the Jewish nation, but to their overlords, the Romans. Therefore, their thought of trapping Jesus in His words will fail. Their question to Him in Verse 17 was not an either/or response after all. Instead, the correct response, when thought through, is seen in the continued exchange, “…

Saturday, 29 August 2026 And He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” Matthew 22:20 “And He says to them, ‘Whose, the ‘likeness, this’? And whose inscription?’” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus asked for the coin of the census. Complying with His request, they offered Him a denarius. With that now in His hand, Matthew next records, “And He says to them, ‘Whose, the ‘likeness, this’?’” This is a new word, eikon, which signifies a likeness. HELPS Word Studies says “properly, ‘m...

Friday, 28 August 2026 Show Me the tax money.” So they brought Him a denarius. Matthew 22:19 “‘You display to me the ‘coin, the census’.’ They also offered to Him – denarius.” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus knew that they were setting a trap for Him with their question about paying the census. Therefore, He challenged them on it, calling them hypocrites. In order to give them a response, He next says, “You display to me the ‘coin, the census’.” Instead of directly answering their questi...

Thursday, 27 August 2026 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test Me, you hypocrites?” Matthew 22:18 “Having known, also, the ‘Jesus’, the ‘depravity, theirs’, He said, ‘Why, Me, you test, hypocrites?’” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus was questioned whether it was right to give a census to Caesar, or not. In response, it says, “Having known, also, the ‘Jesus’, the ‘depravity, theirs’.” A new word is seen here, ponéria, depravity. It is derived from ponos, toil, and ...

Wednesday, 26 August 2026 Tell us, therefore, what do You think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” Matthew 22:17 “You tell, therefore, us what You, it seems? It permits to give census to Caesar or not?” (CG) In the previous verse, it was noted that the disciples of the Pharisees and the Herodians went to Jesus, buttering Him up with platitudes. Now that they feel He is primed for a fall into the trap they have set, they say, “You tell, therefore, us what to You, it seems.” Here i...

Tuesday, 25 August 2026 And they sent to Him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of God in truth; nor do You care about anyone, for You do not regard the person of men. Matthew 22:16 “And they send to Him the ‘disciples, theirs’ with the Herodians, saying, ‘Teacher, we have known that true, You are, and the ‘way, the God’ in truth You teach, and not it concerns You about anyone. Not, also, You look to ‘appearance, men’.’” (CG) The...

Monday, 24 August 2026 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle Him in His talk. Matthew 22:15 “Then, having gone, the Pharisees, counsel, they took: how, Him, they might ensnare in word.” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus summed up the parable of the wedding feast, saying, “Many, also, they are invitees, and few, elect.” Having said that, and fully understanding Jesus’ meaning as conveyed in the parable, it next says, “Then, having gone, the Pharisees, counsel, they took.”...

Sunday, 23 August 2026 “For many are called, but few are chosen.” Matthew 22:14 “Many, also, they are invitees, and few, elect.” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus finished His words to the leaders of Israel concerning the parable of the wedding feast, where the king told his servants to bind the man without garments, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness, where there is weeping and the gnash of the teeth. With that stated, He repeats words from Matthew 20:16, “Many, also, they are i...

Saturday, 22 August 2026 Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ Matthew 22:13 “Then, the king, he said to the servants, ‘Having bound his feet and hands, you take him, and you cast into the ‘darkness, the outer’. There, it will be the weeping and the ‘gnash, the teeth’.’” (CG) In the previous verse, the king asked the man how he came into the nuptial without a wedding garment. ...

Friday, 21 August 2026 So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. Matthew 22:12 “And he says to him, ‘Shammer! How – you entered here, not having ‘apparel, nuptial’?’ The ‘also’, he muzzled.” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus, still relaying the details of the parable, said that when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man who did not have on a wedding garment. Seeing him, Jesus notes, “And he says to him, ‘Shammer!’” This...

Thursday, 20 August 2026 “But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment. Matthew 22:11 “Having entered, also, the king, to view those reclining, he beheld there – man, not ‘having been donned, apparel, nuptial’.” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus continued the parable, noting that the king’s servants went to the roads and gathered as many as they found, both evil and good, filling the nuptial. He next says, “Having entered, also, the kin...