Matthew 22
1 Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables:
Once more Jesus answered them in parables.
2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.
"The kingdom of heaven," he said, "may be compared to a king who made a wedding-feast for his son.
3 He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.
"He sent out his slaves to summon the invited guests to the feast, but they did not want to come.
4 Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’
"Again he sent out other slaves. ‘Tell the invited guests,’ he said,’that my luncheon is now ready; my oxen and fat cattle are killed; everything is ready; come to the wedding-feast.’
5 But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.
"They, however, paid no attention, but went off, one to his own farm, another to his business;
6 The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.
"while the rest seized his slaves and maltreated and murdered them.
7 The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.
"Then the king’s wrath was roused, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.
8 Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.
"Then he said to his slaves, "‘The wedding-feast indeed is ready, but the invited guests were not worthy.
9 Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’
"‘So go out into the partings of the highways, and summon everybody you find there to the wedding-feast.’
10 So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
"So those slaves went out into the roads, and gathered together all whom they found, good or bad, and the banquet-hall was filled with the guests.
11 But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.
"Then the king came in to inspect his guests, and he discovered there a man who had not put on a wedding-garment. He said to him,
12 ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.
"‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding-garment?’ "The man was speechless.
13 Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
"‘Bind him hand and foot, ‘said the king to his officers, ‘and cast him into the outer darkness; there will be the wailing and the gnashing of teeth.’
14 For many are called, but few are chosen.”
"For there are many called, but few are chosen."
15 Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.
Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might ensnare him during conversation.
16 They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.
So they sent their disciples to him, with the Herodians. "Teacher," they said, "we know that you are honest, and that you are teaching the way of God in sincerity; and are not afraid of any one, for you do not court men’s favor.
17 So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
"Give us your advice, then. Is it allowable to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"
18 But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?
And Jesus, because he knew their malice, said.
19 Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.
"Hypocrites! Why are you tempting me? Show me the tribute money." So they brought him a shilling.
20 “Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?”
"Whose likeness and inscription is this?" he asked.
21 “Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
"Caesar’s," they answered. Then he said to them, "Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s."
22 And when they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away.
When they heard this they were astonished, and left him and went away.
23 That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.
That very day there came to him some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection. and they questioned him.
24 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.
"Master," they said, "Moses taught that if a man dies without issue, his brother is to marry the widow, and raise up a family for his brother.
25 Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.
"Now there were of our number seven brothers; and the first married and died. As he had no children, he left his wife to his brother;
26 The same thing happened to the second and third brothers, down to the seventh.
"In the same way the second also died, and the third, unto the seventh.
27 And last of all, the woman died.
"Last of all the woman died.
28 In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For all of them were married to her.”
"In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be? They all had her."
29 Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.
In answer Jesus said. "You err because you do not know the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
30 In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.
"For in the resurrection men do not marry, nor are women given in marriage, but they are like angels in heaven.
31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:
"But concerning the resurrection of the dead, did you never read what was spoken to you by God,
32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
"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 crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.
And when the crowds heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.
34 And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.
As soon as the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered themselves together,
35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:
and one of them, a lawyer, tested him by asking a question.
36 “Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?”
"Master, which is the great commandment in the law?"
37 Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
Jesus answered, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and greatest commandment.
"This is the great and first commandment.
39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
"The second, which is like it, is this, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
"On those two commandments hang the whole law and the prophets."
41 While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:
Now while the Pharisees were together, Jesus put this question to them.
42 “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.
"What is your opinion concerning the Christ? Whose Son is he?" "David’s," they answered.
43 Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:
"How then, "he said, "does David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,
44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
"The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand Until I put thine enemies beneath thy feet?
45 So if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?”
"If David calls him Lord, how can he be his Son?"
46 No one was able to answer a word, and from that day on no one dared to question Him any further.
No one could answer him a word, nor did any one dare from that day to ask him another question.
