Matthew 22
1 And responding, Jesus again spoke to them in parables, saying:
AND Jesus continuing his discourse, spake again to them in parables, saying,
2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who was king, who celebrated a wedding for his son.
The kingdom of heaven is like to a certain king, who made a marriage-feast for his son:
3 And he sent his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding. But they were not willing to come.
and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the entertainment: and they would not come.
4 Again, he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell the invited: Behold, I have prepared my meal. My bulls and fatlings have been killed, and all is ready. Come to the wedding.’
Again he sent other servants, saying, Tell those who have been invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and the fatlings are killed, and all things are ready; come unto the marriage-feast.
5 But they ignored this and they went away: one to his country estate, and another to his business.
But they gave themselves no concern about it, and went their several ways, one to his own farm, and another to his traffick:
6 Yet truly, the rest took hold of his servants and, having treated them with contempt, killed them.
And the rest seizing his servants, insulted and slew them.
7 But when the king heard this, he was angry. And sending out his armies, he destroyed those murderers, and he burned their city.
Then the king, when he heard it, was incensed: and sending out his armies, destroyed these murderers, and burnt down their city.
8 Then he said to his servants: ‘The wedding, indeed, has been prepared. But those who were invited were not worthy.
Then he said to his servants, The wedding entertainment indeed is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy:
9 Therefore, go out to the ways, and call whomever you will find to the wedding.’
go therefore into the thoroughfares of the roads, and as many as ye find, invite to the banquet.
10 And his servants, departing into the ways, gathered all those whom they found, bad and good, and the wedding was filled with guests.
So these servants going out into the roads, collected all, as many as they found, both bad and good; and the wedding feast was fully furnished with guests.
11 Then the king entered to see the guests. And he saw a man there who was not clothed in a wedding garment.
Then the king coming in to look around on the guests, saw there a man who had not put on the wedding garment:
12 And he said to him, ‘Friend, how is it that you have entered here without having a wedding garment?’ But he was dumbstruck.
and he saith to him, Friend, how came thou in here, not having the garment provided for the marriage feast? And he was speechless.
13 Then the king said to the ministers: ‘Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Then said the king to the servants, Bind his feet and hands, and take him away, and cast him into the darkness, which is without; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
14 For many are called, but few are chosen.’”
For many are called, but few elect.
15 Then the Pharisees, going out, took counsel as to how they might entrap him in speech.
Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel together how they might lay a snare to entrap him in his discourse.
16 And they sent their disciples to him, with the Herodians, saying: “Teacher, we know that you are truthful, and that you teach the way of God in truth, and that the influence of others is nothing to you. For you do not consider the reputation of men.
And they sent to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God with veracity; and carest for no man, for thou regardest not the person of men:
17 Therefore, tell us, how does it seem to you? Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar, or not?”
tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to pay tribute to Caesar, or not?
18 But Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said: “Why do you test me, you hypocrites?
But Jesus knew their wicked design, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
19 Show me the coin of the census tax.” And they offered him a denarius.
Shew me the money for the tribute; and they brought him a denarius.
20 And Jesus said to them, “Whose image is this, and whose inscription?”
And he saith unto them, Whose figure is this and inscription?
21 They said to him, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Then render to Caesar what is of Caesar; and to God what is of God.”
They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then saith he to them, Render therefore to Caesar, the things which are Caesar’s; and to God, the things which are God’s.
22 And hearing this, they wondered. And having left him behind, they went away.
And when they heard him, they marvelled, and leaving him, went away.
23 In that day, the Sadducees, who say there is to be no resurrection, approached him. And they questioned him,
On the same day the Sadducees came to him, who say, that there is no resurrection, and they put a question to him,
24 saying: “Teacher, Moses said: If anyone will have died, having no son, his brother shall marry his wife, and he shall raise up offspring to his brother.
saying, Master, Moses said, “If a man die having no children, his brother in right of affinity shall marry his wife, and raise up seed for his brother.”
25 Now there were seven brothers with us. And the first, having taken a wife, died. And having no offspring, he left his wife to his brother:
Now there were with us seven brothers; and the first marrying, died, and had no offspring, and left his wife to his brother;
26 similarly with the second, and the third, even to the seventh.
likewise the second also; then the third; so on to the seven.
27 And last of all, the woman also passed away.
Last of all the woman died also.
28 In the resurrection, then, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had her.”
In the resurrection therefore, whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.
29 But Jesus responded to them by saying: “You have gone astray by knowing neither the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
Jesus then answering, said unto them, Ye are in an error, from not knowing the Scriptures, and the power of God.
30 For in the resurrection, they shall neither marry, nor be given in marriage. Instead, they shall be like the Angels of God in heaven.
For at the resurrection, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken by God, saying to you:
But with respect to the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read what was spoken to you of God, saying,
32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, and 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 And when the crowds heard this, they wondered at his doctrine.
And when the multitude heard it, they were amazingly struck with his doctrine.
34 But the Pharisees, hearing that he had caused the Sadducees to be silent, came together as one.
But the Pharisees hearing that he had stopped the Sadducees’ mouths, they assembled together:
35 And one of them, a doctor of the law, questioned him, to test him:
and one of them, a teacher of the law, put a question to him, to make trial of him, and said,
36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?”
Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
37 Jesus said to him: “‘You shall love the Lord your God from all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
Then Jesus said to 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 greatest and first commandment.
This is the first and great commandment.
39 But the second is similar to it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
And the second is like to it, “Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”
40 On these two commandments the entire law depends, and also the prophets.”
On these two commandments, the whole law and the prophets depend.
41 Then, when the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus questioned them,
The Pharisees being then assembled, Jesus put a question to them,
42 saying: “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “David’s.”
saying, What think ye of the Messiah, whose son is he? They say unto him, David’s.
43 He said to them: “Then how can David, in the Spirit, call him Lord, saying:
He saith unto them, How then doth David by the Spirit call him Lord? saying,
44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool?’
“The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit at my right hand, till I put thine enemies as a footstool for thy feet.”
45 So then, if David calls him Lord, how can he be his son?”
If then David calleth him Lord, how is he his son?
46 And no one was able to respond to him a word. And neither did anyone dare, from that day forward, to question him.
And no man could answer him a word, neither durst any man, from that day, interrogate him any more.
