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Matthew 22:33 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" When the multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching. "
Matthew 22:33
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,
32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
33 When the multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.
34 But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, gathered themselves together.
35 One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him.
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Matthew 22:1
"Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, saying,"
Matthew 22:2
"“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a wedding feast for his son,"
Matthew 22:3
"and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come."
Matthew 22:4
"Again he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner. My cattle and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding feast!”’"
Matthew 22:5
"But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise;"
Matthew 22:6
"and the rest grabbed his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them."
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