Matthew 22
1 Yeshua answered and spoke again in parables to them, saying,
Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables.
2 "The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,
‘The kingdom of heaven,’ he said, ‘may be compared to a king who gave a banquet in honour of his son’s wedding.
3 and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast, but they would not come.
He sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the banquet, but they were unwilling to come.
4 Again he sent out other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, "Look, I have made ready my dinner. My cattle and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the marriage feast."'
A second time he sent some servants, with orders to say to those who had been invited “I have prepared my meal, my cattle and fat beasts are killed and everything is ready; come to the banquet.”
5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise,
They, however, took no notice, but went off, one to their farm, another to their business;
6 and the rest grabbed his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them.
while the rest, seizing his servants, ill-treated them and killed them.
7 The king was enraged, and sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.
The king, in anger, sent his troops, put those murderers to death, and set their city on fire.
8 "Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding is ready, but those who were invited weren't worthy.
Then he said to his servants “The banquet is prepared, but those who were invited were not worthy.
9 Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the marriage feast.'
So go to the cross-roads, and invite everyone you find to the banquet.”
10 And those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all they found, both bad and good, and the wedding was filled with those reclining.
The servants went out into the roads and collected all the people whom they found, whether bad or good; and the bridal-hall was filled with guests.
11 But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who did not have on wedding clothing,
But, when the king went in to see his guests, he noticed there a man who had not put on a wedding-robe.
12 and he said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?' He was speechless.
So he said to him “My friend, how is it that you came in here without a wedding-robe?” The man was speechless.
13 Then the king said to the servants, 'Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness; there is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.'
Then the king said to the attendants “Tie him hand and foot, and put him out into the darkness outside, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.”
14 For many are called, but few chosen."
For many are called, but few chosen.’
15 Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might entrap him in his talk.
Then the Pharisees went away and conferred together as to how they might lay a trap for Jesus in the course of conversation.
16 They sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are honest, and teach the way of God in truth, no matter whom you teach, for you are not partial to anyone.
They sent their disciples, with the Herodians, to say to him, ‘Teacher, we know that you are an honest person, and that you teach the way of God honestly, and are not afraid of anyone; for you pay no regard to a person’s position.
17 Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"
Tell us, then, what you think. Are we right in paying taxes to the Emperor, or not?’
18 But Yeshua perceived their wickedness, and said, "Why do you test me, you hypocrites?
Perceiving their malice, Jesus answered, ‘Why are you testing me, you hypocrites?
19 Show me the tax money." They brought to him a denura.
Show me the coin with which the tax is paid.’ And, when they had brought him a coin,
20 He asked them, "Whose is this image and inscription?"
he asked, ‘Whose head and title are these?’
21 They said to him, "Caesar's." Then he said to them, "Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."
‘The Emperor’s,’ they answered, at which he said to them, ‘Then pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and to God what belongs to God.’
22 When they heard it, they were astonished, and left him, and went away.
They wondered at his answer, and left him alone and went away.
23 On that day Sadducees came to him, the ones saying that there is no resurrection. And they asked him,
That same day some Sadducees came up to Jesus, maintaining that there is no resurrection. Their question was this, –
24 saying, "Teacher, Mushe said, 'If a man dies, having no children, his brother is to marry his wife, and raise up offspring for his brother.'
‘Teacher, Moses said – “should a man die without children, the man’s brother will become the husband of the widow, and raise a family for his brother.”
25 Now there were with us seven brothers. The first married and died, and having no offspring, left his wife to his brother.
Now we had living among us seven brothers; of whom the eldest married and died, and, as he had no family, left his wife for his brother.
26 In like manner the second also, and the third, to the seventh.
The same thing happened to the second and the third brothers, and indeed to all the seven.
27 After them all, the woman died.
The woman herself died last of all.
28 In the resurrection therefore, whose wife will she be of the seven? For they all had her."
At the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be out of the seven, all of them having been married to her?’
29 But Yeshua answered them, "You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
‘Your mistake,’ replied Jesus, ‘is due to your ignorance of the scriptures, and of the power of God.
30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like the angels in heaven.
For at the resurrection there is no marrying or being married, but all who rise are as angels in heaven.
31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,
As to the resurrection of the dead, have you not read these words of God –
32 'I am the God of Avraham, and the God of Iskhaq, and the God of Yaquv?' God 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 the God of dead people, but of living.’
33 When the crowds heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.
The crowds, who had been listening to him, were greatly struck with his teaching.
34 But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, gathered themselves together.
When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they collected together.
35 One of them, a Law scholar, asked him a question, testing him.
Then one of them, a Student of the Law, to test him, asked this question –
36 "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?"
‘Teacher, what is the greatest commandment in the Law?’
37 He said to him, "'You are to love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'
His answer was, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.
38 This is the great and first commandment.
This is the great first commandment.
39 A second likewise is this, 'You are to love your neighbor as yourself.'
The second, which is like it, is this – You must love your neighbour as you love yourself.
40 The whole Law and the Prophets depend on these two commandments."
On these two commandments hang all the Law and the prophets.’
41 Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Yeshua asked them a question,
Before the Pharisees separated, Jesus put this question to them –
42 saying, "What do you think of the Meshikha? Whose son is he?" They said to him, "Of Dawid."
‘What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?’ ‘David’s,’ they said.
43 He said to them, "How then does Dawid in the Rukha call him Lord, saying,
‘How is it, then,’ Jesus replied, ‘that David, speaking under inspiration, calls him “lord,” in the passage –
44 'The Lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet'?
“The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies beneath your feet”?
45 "If then Dawid calls him Lord, how is he his son?"
Since, then, David calls him “lord,” how is he David’s son?’
46 No one was able to answer him a word, neither did anyone dare ask him any more questions from that day forth.
No one could say a word in answer; nor did anyone after that day venture to question him further.
