< Matthew 22 >
1 Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables saying:
And Jesus answering, spoke again in parables to them, saying:
2 “The kingdom of the heavens is like a certain king who prepared a wedding feast for his son.
The kingdom of heaven is likened to a king, who made a marriage for his son.
3 And he sent out his servants to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, but they did not want to come.
And he sent his servants, to call them that were invited to the marriage; and they would not come.
4 Again he sent out other servants saying: ‘Say to those who have been invited: “See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast!”’
Again he sent other servants, saying: Tell them that were invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my beeves and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come ye to the marriage.
5 Now the indifferent ones just took off—one to his own field, another to his business.
But they neglected, and went their own ways, one to his farm, and another to his merchandise.
6 But the rest, seizing his servants mistreated and killed them!
And the rest laid hands on his servants, and having treated them contumeliously, put them to death.
7 So when that king heard about it he was furious; and sending his troops he destroyed those murderers and burned up their city.
But when the king had heard of it, he was angry, and sending his armies, he destroyed those murderers, and burnt their city.
8 “Then he says to his servants: ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.
Then he saith to his servants: The marriage indeed is ready; but they that were invited were not worthy.
9 So go on the roads leading out of town, and as many as you may find invite to the wedding feast.’
Go ye therefore into the highways; and as many as you shall find, call to the marriage.
10 And going out on the roads those servants gathered together everyone they found, both evil and good; and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
And his servants going forth into the ways, gathered together all that they found, both bad and good: and the marriage was filled with guests.
11 But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had not been clothed with a wedding garment.
And the king went in to see the guests: and he saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment.
12 So he says to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless.
And he saith to him: Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? But he was silent.
13 Then the king said to the servants, ‘Tie him up hand and foot, take him away and throw him out into the darkness farthest away.’ There there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Then the king said to the waiters: Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the exterior darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
14 For many are called, but few chosen.”
For many are called, but few are chosen.
15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might trap Him in some word.
Then the Pharisees going, consulted among themselves how to insnare him in his speech.
16 So they send their disciples to Him, with the Herodians, saying: “Teacher, we know that you are truthful and teach the way of God in truth; and you are not impressed by anyone, for you do not look at people's faces.
And they sent to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying: Master, we know that thou art a true speaker, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou dost not regard the person of men.
17 So tell us, what do you think: is it lawful to pay tax to Caesar, or not?”
Tell us therefore what dost thou think, is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
18 But perceiving their malignancy Jesus said: “Hypocrites! Why do you test me?
But Jesus knowing their wickedness, said: Why do you tempt me, ye hypocrites?
19 Show me the tax coin.” So they brought Him a denarius.
Shew me the coin of the tribute. And they offered him a penny.
20 And He says to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?”
And Jesus saith to them: Whose image and inscription is this?
21 They say to Him, “Caesar's.” Then He says to them, “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's!”
They say to him: Caesar’s. Then he saith to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and to God, the things that are God’s.
22 And hearing it they marveled, and leaving Him they went away.
And hearing this they wondered, and leaving him, went their ways.
23 The same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him and asked Him
That day there came to him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; and asked him,
24 saying: “Teacher, Moses said that if someone dies having no children his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.
Saying: Master, Moses said: If a man die having no son, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up issue to his brother.
25 Now there were seven brothers among us. The first married and died, and having no offspring he left his widow to his brother.
Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first having married a wife, died; and not having issue, left his wife to his brother.
26 So also the second, and the third, up to the seventh.
In like manner the second, and the third, and so on to the seventh.
27 Last of all, the woman died too.
And last of all the woman died also.
28 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife, of the seven, will she be? For they all had her.”
At the resurrection therefore whose wife of the seven shall she be? for they all had her.
29 So in answer Jesus said to them: “You are deceived, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God!
And Jesus answering, said to them: You err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels of God in heaven.
For in the resurrection they shall neither marry nor be married; but shall be as the angels of God in heaven.
31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God saying,
And concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken by God, saying to you:
32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? God is not God of dead people but of living.”
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.
33 Now as the crowds heard Him they were astonished at His teaching.
And the multitudes hearing it, were in admiration at his doctrine.
34 Now when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they got together.
But the Pharisees hearing that he had silenced the Sadducees, came together:
35 And one of them, a lawyer, testing Him, questioned and said,
And one of them, a doctor of the law, asking him, tempting him:
36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?”
Master, which is the greatest commandment in the law?
37 So Jesus said to him: “‘You must love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole mind.’
Jesus said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
This is the greatest and the first commandment.
39 And the second is like it, ‘You must love your neighbor as yourself.’
And the second is like to this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
40 On these two commandments hang the whole Law, and the Prophets.”
On these two commandments dependeth the whole law and the prophets.
41 While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus asked them
And the Pharisees being gathered together, Jesus asked them,
42 saying, “What do you think about the Christ; whose Son is He?” They say to Him, “David's.”
Saying: What think you of Christ? whose son is he? They say to him: David’s.
43 He says to them: “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’ saying,
He saith to them: How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying:
44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right until I place your enemies as a footstool for your feet”’?
The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool?
45 Really now, if David calls Him ‘Lord’, how can He be his son?”
If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
46 And no one was able to answer Him a word, nor from that day on did anyone dare to question Him anymore.
And no man was able to answer him a word; neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.