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How can biblical exegesis be fruitful and meaningful when commentaries and lexicons provide contradictory interpretations, seeming to support opposing translations? An Exegetical Summary of Matthew 17–28 asks important exegetical and interpretive questions phrase by phrase, summarizing and organizing content from every major Bible commentary and dozens of lexicons. You can instantly identify...

QUESTION—Why did the king enter to see the guests?. He was there to meet and greet the guests [BNTC, TH; CEV, NLT]. He came to see who had come to his feast [NTC, PNTC]. It was an inspection [NIBC, NICNT]. This act of inspecting the guests symbolizes that fact that even those who profess to be Jesus’ disciples will come before God for judgment [NIBC]. QUESTION—What does the wedding garment symbolize? It represents producing the fruit of the Christian life [NICNT, NTC, WBC]. It symbolizes one’s righteousness
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