Matthew 22
1 Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables:
And, answering, Jesus, again, spake in parables unto them, saying: —
2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.
The kingdom of the heavens hath become like a man, a king, —who made a marriage-feast for his son;
3 He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.
And sent his servants, to call the invited into the marriage-feast, —and they would not 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, sent he other servants, saying—Say to the invited, Lo! my dinner, have I prepared, mine oxen and my fatlings, are slain, —and, all things, are, ready: Come ye into the marriage-feast.
5 But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.
And, they, slighting it, went off, one, indeed, into his own field, and, another, unto his merchandise, —
6 The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.
And, the rest, securing his servants, ill-treated and slew them.
7 The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.
And, the king, was provoked to anger, —and, sending his armies, destroyed those murderers, and, their city, set on fire.
8 Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.
Then, saith he unto his servants—The marriage, indeed, is ready, —but, the invited, were not, worthy;
9 Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’
Be going, therefore, into the crossways of the roads, and, as many as ye shall find, call ye into the marriage-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.
And those servants, going forth, into the roads, gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good, —and filled was the bride-chamber with guests.
11 But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.
But the king, entering to view the guests, saw there a man, who had not put on a wedding-garment, —
12 ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.
And saith unto him—Friend! how camest thou in here, not having a wedding-garment? And, he, was put to silence.
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.’
Then, the king said unto the ministers, Binding him feet and hands, cast him forth into the darkness, outside: There, shall be wafting and gnashing of teeth.
14 For many are called, but few are chosen.”
For, many, are called, but, few, chosen.
15 Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.
Then, went the Pharisees and took, counsel, that they might ensnare him, in discourse.
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.
And they sent forth to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher! we know that, true, thou art, and, the way of God, in truth, dost teach, and it concerneth thee not about anyone, —for thou lookest not unto the face of men:
17 So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
Tell us then, how, to thee, it seemeth? Is it allowable to give tax unto Caesar, or not?
18 But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?
But Jesus, taking note of their wickedness, said—Why are ye tempting me, hypocrites?
19 Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.
Shew me the coin appointed for the tax. And, they, brought unto him a denary.
20 “Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?”
And he saith unto them—Whose, is this image and the inscription?
21 “Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
They say—Caesar’s. Then, saith he unto them—Render, therefore, the things of Caesar, unto Caesar, —and, the things of God, unto God.
22 And when they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away.
And, hearing, they marvelled, —and, leaving him, departed.
23 That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.
On that day, there came unto him 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.
saying—Teacher! Moses, said, If any man die not having children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto 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, with us, seven brethren; and, the first, marrying, died, and not having seed, left his wife unto his brother.
26 The same thing happened to the second and third brothers, down to the seventh.
Likewise, the second also, and the third, —unto the seven.
27 And last of all, the woman died.
And, last of all, died, the wife.
28 In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For all of them were married to her.”
In the resurrection, therefore, —Of which of the seven, shall she be wife? For, all, had her.
29 Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.
And Jesus answering, said—Ye are deceiving yourselves, knowing neither the Scriptures, nor yet 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, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but, as messengers in the heaven, are they.
31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:
But, as touching the resurrection of the dead—Have ye not read what was spoken unto you by God, saying—
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?—He is not God, of the dead, but, of the living.
33 When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.
And, the multitudes, hearing, were being struck with astonishment at his teaching.
34 And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.
Now, the Pharisees, hearing that he had silenced the Sadducees, were brought together with one accord;
35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:
and one from among them, a lawyer, proposed a question, putting him to the test:
36 “Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?”
Teacher! which commandment, is greatest 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.’
And, he, said unto him—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, like it, is, this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
In these two commandments, all the law, is contained, and the prophets.
41 While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:
Now, the Pharisees having come together, Jesus questioned them, saying—
42 “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.
How, to you, doth it seem, concerning the Christ? Whose son, is he? They say unto him—David’s.
43 Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:
He saith unto them—How then doth, David, in 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, hath said unto, my Lord, —Sit thou on my right hand, until I make thy foes thy footstool?
45 So if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?”
If then, David, calleth him, Lord, How, is he, his son?
46 No one was able to answer a word, and from that day on no one dared to question Him any further.
And, no one, was able to answer him a word, neither durst anyone, from that day, question him, any more.
