Episodes

Wednesday, 19 August 2026 So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding hall was filled with guests. Matthew 22:10 “And having departed, the ‘servants, those’ into the roads, they gathered all, as many as they found, evil, both, and good. And it filled, the nuptial – reclinings.” (CG) The previous verse noted that the king said to his servants to go through the through-departures and as many people as they found, to ...

Tuesday, 18 August 2026 Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.’ Matthew 22:9 “You go, therefore, upon the ‘through-departures, the roads’, and as many, if you should find, you call to the nuptials.” (CG) The previous verse noted that the king said to his servants that the nuptial was ready, but that those who had been invited weren’t worthy. Because of this, Jesus continues, saying, “You go, therefore, upon the ‘through-departures, the roads’.” This i...

Monday, 17 August 2026 Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. Matthew 22:8 “Then, he says to ‘servants, his’, ‘The, indeed, nuptial, ready, it is. Those, also, having been invited, not they were worthy.’” (CG) In the previous verse, the king heard of what transpired, and, being angered, he sent his troops, killed the murderers, and destroyed the city. Remembering that, it next says, “Then, he says to ‘servants, his’, ‘The, indeed, nupt...

Sunday, 16 August 2026 But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. Matthew 22:7 “Having heard, also, the king, he angered, and having sent the ‘troops, his’ he destroyed the ‘murderers, those’, and the ‘city, theirs’ he burned.” (CG) In the previous verse, the parable continued, noting that others among the kings’ servants seized his servants and mistreated and killed them. Because of this, it next says, “H...

Saturday, 15 August 2026 And the rest seized his servants, treated them spitefully, and killed them. Matthew 22:6 “The ‘also rest’, having seized the ‘servants, his’, they mistreated, and they killed.” (CG) In the previous verse, those who were uncaring about the call of the king were said to have departed to their fields and emporiums. Next, Jesus says, “The ‘also rest’.” A new word is seen here, loipos, signifying the remainder or rest of a unit, group, etc. It is derived from leipó, to fa...

Friday, 14 August 2026 But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business. Matthew 22:5 “The ‘also having been uncaring’, they departed, the, indeed, to the ‘his field’, the also to the ‘emporium, his’.” (CG) In the previous verse, the king sent out other servants to tell those who had been called that the brunch was prepared, the oxen and fatlings were killed, and all things were ready. He then emphatically implored them to come to the nuptials. Howev...

Thursday, 13 August 2026 Again, he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding.”’ Matthew 22:4 “Again, he sent other servants, saying, ‘You say to those ‘having been called’, “You behold, the ‘brunch, mine’ I prepared, the ‘oxen, mine’ and the fatted have been sacrificed, and all – readied. You come to the nuptials!”’” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus continu...

Wednesday, 12 August 2026 and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to come. Matthew 22:3 “And he sent, the ‘servants, his’ to call those having been called to the nuptials. And not they inclined to come.” (CG) In the previous verse, it was noted that the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son. Jesus next says, “And he sent, the ‘servants, his’.” Various suggestions are given for who these servants...

Tuesday, 11 August 2026 “The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son, Matthew 22:2 “It resembled, the ‘kingdom the heavens,’ man, king who he made nuptials – the ‘son, his’.” (CG) In the previous verse, Chapter 22 opened with a note saying that Jesus again spoke to them in a parable. That begins next, saying, “It resembled, the ‘kingdom the heavens,’.” As has been seen in other parables, a comparison to the kingdom of the heavens is to be provided in a re...

Monday, 10 August 2026 And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables and said: Matthew 22:1 “And answering, the ‘Jesus’, again, He said in parables to them, saying,” (CG) The previous verse finished Chapter 21, noting that when the chief priests and Pharisees wanted to lay hands on Jesus, they feared the multitudes because they took Him for a prophet. Chapter 22 begins with the words, “And answering, the ‘Jesus’, again.” It appears that what is being introduced is either chronologic...

Exploring the Connection Between Matthew 21, the Book of Ecclesiastes, and Isaiah 21 For Bible in Ten – By DH – 9th August 2026 Matthew 21, Ecclesiastes, and Isaiah 21 1 The Greater Son of David and the End of Vanity Matthew 21 presents Jesus Christ as the rightful King, the rejected Son, and the only secure foundation for man. Ecclesiastes gives a remarkable companion to this chapter because it begins with another “son of David, king in Jerusalem.” That king searched through wisdom, pleasure...

Sunday, 9 August 2026 A summary of Matthew Chapter 21. Chapter 17 revealed that there is a future for Israel in God’s redemptive plans. The main message of Chapter 18 was that childlike faith is required to enter into the kingdom. The final parable, that of the wicked servant, dealt with Israel’s rejection of Christ’s fulfillment of the law, showing that they would be delivered up until they entered the New Covenant. Chapter 19 took the reader through various topics to reveal what God prioriti...

Saturday, 8 August 2026 But when they sought to lay hands on Him, they feared the multitudes, because they took Him for a prophet. Matthew 21:46 “And seeking Him to seize, they feared the crowds, since as ‘prophet’, Him, they held.” (CG) In the previous verse, it said that having heard Jesus’ parables, the chief priests and Pharisees perceived that He was speaking of them. Next, it says, “And seeking Him to seize, they feared the crowds.” It is the same trepidation they had in verse 26. Jesu...

Friday, 7 August 2026 Now when the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they perceived that He was speaking of them. Matthew 21:45 “And having heard, the chief priests and the Pharisees, His parables, they knew that concerning them, He speaks.” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus told the leaders He was speaking about the results of falling on the stone or having the stone fall on someone. With that, it next says, “And having heard, the chief priests and the Pharisees, His parables, ...

Thursday, 6 August 2026 And whoever falls on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.” Matthew 21:44 “And the ‘having fallen upon the stone, this,’ he will be pulverized. Upon whoever, also, if it should fall, it will winnowize him.” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus told the leaders He had been talking to that the kingdom of God would be taken from them and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it. He next says, “And the ‘having fallen upon the sto...

Wednesday, 5 August 2026 “Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it. Matthew 21:43 “Through this, I say to you that it will be lifted from you, the ‘kingdom, the God,’ and it will be given to ethnicity producing the ‘fruits, it’.” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus cited Scripture to the chief priests and Pharisees, concerning the stone which the builders rejected being the chief cornerstone. Based on that, He next says, “T...

Tuesday, 4 August 2026 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. This was the Lord’s doing, And it is marvelous in our eyes’?” Matthew 21:42 “He says to them, the ‘Jesus’, ‘Never you read in the Scriptures? “Stone – which they rejected, those building – this, It has become to ‘head, corner’. From ‘Lord’, it was, this, And it is marvelous in ‘eyes, ours’.”’” (CG). In the previous verse, the resp...

Monday, 3 August 2026 They said to Him, “He will destroy those wicked men miserably, and lease his vineyard to other vinedressers who will render to him the fruits in their seasons.” Matthew 21:41 “They say to Him, ‘Worthless! Badly, he will destroy them, and the vineyard, he will lease to other farmers who, they will give him the fruits in the ‘junctures, theirs’.” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus asked Israel’s leaders what the housemaster would do when he comes to his vineyard. In respon...

Sunday, 2 August 2026 “Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vinedressers?” Matthew 21:40 “When, therefore, he should come, the ‘lord, the vineyard’, what he will do to the agronomists, to those?” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus said that the agronomists took the son, cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. He now questions Israel’s leaders concerning the matter, beginning with, “When, therefore, he should come, the ‘lord, the vineyard’.” This is ...

Saturday, 1 August 2026 So they took him and cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. Matthew 21:39 “And having taken him, they ejected from the vineyard, and they killed.” (CG) In the previous verse, the agronomists saw the son and plotted to kill him and take his inheritance. Following through with their plot, it next says, “And having taken him, they ejected from the vineyard.” As has been seen, the vineyard represents the economy (a cultural expression) where God is dealing with man ...

Friday, 31 July 2026 But when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.’ Matthew 21:38 “The ‘also, agronomists’, having seen the son, they said in themselves, ‘This, he is, the heir. You come, we should kill him, and we should retain the ‘inheritance, his’.’” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus said to the leaders, while still telling them the details of the parable, “Afterward, also, he sent to them the ‘son, h...

Thursday, 30 July 2026 Then last of all he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ Matthew 21:37 “Afterward, also, he sent to them the ‘son, his’, saying, ‘They will be in-turned of the ‘son, mine’.’” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus continued the parable, noting that the housemaster sent other servants, greater than the first, and they treated those servants the same. With that noted, He next says, “Afterward, also, he sent to them the ‘son, his’.” The meaning of the word...

Wednesday, 29 July 2026 Again he sent other servants, more than the first, and they did likewise to them. Matthew 21:36 “Again, he sent other servants, ‘greater, the first’, and they did to them as thus.” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus referred to the treatment of the servants sent to the vinedressers. They were scourged, killed, and stoned. Jesus continues the thought, “Again, he sent other servants, ‘greater, the first’.” Two words should be considered. The first is allos, other. It ref...

Tuesday, 28 July 2026 And the vinedressers took his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another. Matthew 21:35 “And having taken, the agronomists, the ‘servants, his’, one, indeed, they scourged. One, also, they killed. One, also, they stoned.” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus said in the ongoing parable that at the time of the ripe fruit, the housemaster sent servants to the agronomists that they might receive its fruit. He continues next, saying, “And having taken, the agronomists, ...