Matthew 22
1 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying,
AND Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who prepared a marriage feast for his son.
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
3 He sent out his servants to call those who had been invited to come to the marriage feast, but they would not come.
And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
4 Again the king sent other servants, saying, 'Tell them who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened calves have been killed, and all things are ready. Come to the marriage feast.”'
Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.
5 But they paid no attention and went away, one to his farm, another to his business.
But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
6 The others seized the king's servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.
And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.
7 The king was angry, and he sent his soldiers and they killed those murderers and burned their city.
But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
8 Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.
Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
9 Therefore go to the highway crossings and invite as many people to the marriage feast as you can find.'
Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
10 The servants went out to the highways and gathered together all the people they found, both bad and good. So the wedding hall was filled with guests.
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.
11 But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.
And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
12 The king said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here without wedding clothes?' But the man was speechless.
And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
13 Then the king said to the servants, 'Bind this man hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and the grinding of teeth.'
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.
14 For many people are called, but few are chosen.”
For many are called, but few are chosen.
15 Then the Pharisees went and planned how they might entrap Jesus in his own talk.
Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
16 Then they sent to him their disciples, together with the Herodians. They said to Jesus, “Teacher, we know that you are truthful, and that you teach God's way in truth. You care for no one's opinion, and you do not show partiality between people.
And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.
17 So tell us, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not?
18 But Jesus understood their wickedness and said, “Why are you testing me, you hypocrites?
But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
19 Show me the coin for the tax.” Then they brought a denarius to him.
Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.
20 Jesus said to them, “Whose image and name are these?”
And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?
21 They said to him, “Caesar's.” Then Jesus said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.”
They say unto him, Cæsar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things which are Cæsar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.
22 When they heard it, they marveled. Then they left him and went away.
When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.
23 On that day some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him. They asked him,
The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,
24 saying, “Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies, having no children, his brother must marry his wife and have children for his brother.'
Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
25 There were seven brothers. The first married and then died. Having left no children, he left his wife to his brother.
Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:
26 Then the second brother did the same thing, then the third, all the way to the seventh brother.
Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.
27 After them all, the woman died.
And last of all the woman died also.
28 Now in the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the seven brothers? For they all had married her.”
Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.
29 But Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, because you do not know the scriptures or the power of God.
Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage. Instead, they are like angels in heaven.
For in 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 to you by God, saying,
But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
32 'I am the God of Abraham, 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, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
33 When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.
And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.
34 But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered themselves together.
But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.
35 One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him—
Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?”
Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
37 Jesus said to him, “'Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'
Jesus 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 great and first commandment.
This is the first and great commandment.
39 And a second commandment is like it—'Love your neighbor as yourself.'
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40 On these two commandments depend the whole law and the prophets.”
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
41 Now while the Pharisees were still gathered together, Jesus asked them a question.
While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
42 He said, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “The son of David.”
Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.
43 Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,
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 make your enemies your footstool”'?
The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
45 If David then calls the Christ 'Lord,' how is he David's son?”
If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
46 No one was able to answer him a word, and no man dared ask him any more questions from that day on.
And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
