Matthew 22
1 And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables, and said,
Once again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying,
2 The kingdom of heaven is like to a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
“The kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who prepared a wedding feast for his son.
3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
He sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come.
4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatted calves are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage.
Again he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and the fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.”’
5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
But they paid no attention and went away, one to his own field and another to his business.
6 And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.
The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.
7 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
When the king heard about it, he was furious. So he sent his armies, who destroyed those murderers and burned down their city.
8 Then says he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.
9 Go you therefore into the highways, and as many as you shall find, bid to the marriage.
Go therefore to where the roads exit the city and invite to the wedding feast anyone you find.’
10 So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.
So the servants went out to the roads and gathered together all whom they found, both evil and good, and the wedding feast was filled with guests.
11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
“But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who was not clothed with a wedding garment.
12 And he says to him, Friend, how came you in here not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did yoʋ come in here without a wedding garment?’ But the man was speechless.
13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind his feet and hands, take him away, and throw him into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
14 For many are called, but few are chosen.
For many are called, but few are chosen.”
15 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
Then the Pharisees went and took counsel as to how they might ensnare Jesus in what he said.
16 And they sent out to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that you are true, and teach the way of God in truth, neither care you for any man: for you regard not the person of men.
They sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that yoʋ are true and teach the way of God in truth and defer to no one, for yoʋ do not show partiality.
17 Tell us therefore, What think you? Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
Tell us then, what do yoʋ think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt you me, you hypocrites?
But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “Why are you testing me, you hypocrites?
19 Show me the tribute money. And they brought to him a penny.
Show me the coin for the tax.” So they brought him a denarius.
20 And he says to them, Whose is this image and superscription?
Then he said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?”
21 They say to him, Caesar’s. Then says he to them, Render therefore to Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and to God the things that are God’s.
They said to him, “Caesar's.” So he said to them, “Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.”
22 When they had heard these words, they marveled, and left him, and went their way.
When they heard this, they were amazed. Then they left him and went away.
23 The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,
On that day some Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to Jesus and asked him,
24 Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.
“Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.’
25 Now there were with us seven brothers: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife to his brother:
Now there were seven brothers among us. The first married and died, and having no offspring, he left his wife to his brother.
26 Likewise the second also, and the third, to the seventh.
The same thing happened to the second and to the third, down to the seventh.
27 And last of all the woman died also.
Last of all, the woman also died.
28 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.
In the resurrection, therefore, which of the seven will she be the wife of? For they all had her.”
29 Jesus answered and said to them, You do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
Jesus answered them, “You are in error because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God.
30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
For in the resurrection people neither marry nor are they given in marriage. Instead, they are like angels of God in heaven.
31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,
But as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:
32 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.
‘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.”
33 And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.
And when the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.
34 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.
Now when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.
35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
And one of them, a lawyer, asked Jesus a question to test him:
36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?”
37 Jesus said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.
Jesus said to him, “‘Yoʋ shall love the Lord yoʋr God with all yoʋr heart, with all yoʋr soul, and with all yoʋr mind.’
38 This is the first and great commandment.
This is the most important and greatest commandment.
39 And the second is like to it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
And a second is like it: ‘Yoʋ shall love yoʋr neighbor as yoʋrself.’
40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
42 Saying, What think you of Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, The son of David.
“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “David's.”
43 He says to them, How then does David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
He said to them, “How is it then that David, in the Spirit, calls him ‘Lord,’ saying,
44 The LORD said to my Lord, Sit you on my right hand, till I make your enemies your footstool?
‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand until I make yoʋr enemies a footstool for yoʋr feet”’?
45 If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
If David calls him ‘Lord,’ how is he his son?”
46 And no man was able to answer him a word, neither dared any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
No one was able to say anything in reply, nor did anyone dare to ask him questions anymore from that day forward.
