Matthew 22
1 Again Jesus spoke to them in figurative language.
And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
2 "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "may be compared to a king who celebrated the marriage of his son,
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
3 and sent his servants to call the invited guests to the wedding, but they were unwilling to come.
And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
4 "Again he sent other servants with a message to those who were invited. "'My breakfast is now ready," he said, 'my bullocks and fat cattle are killed, and every preparation is made: come to the wedding.'
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 "They however gave no heed, but went, one to his home in the country, another to his business;
But they made light of [it], and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
6 and the rest seized the king's servants, maltreated them, and murdered them.
And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew [them].
7 So the king's anger was stirred, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burnt 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 banquet is ready, but those who were invited were unworthy of it.
Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
9 Go out therefore to the crossroads, and everybody you meet invite to the wedding.'
Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
10 "So they went out into the roads and gathered together all they could find, both bad and good, and the banqueting 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 "Now the king came in to see the guests; and among them he discovered one who was not wearing a wedding-robe.
And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
12 "'My friend,' he said, 'how is it that you came in here without a wedding robe?'
And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
13 "The man stood speechless. Then the king said to the servants, "'Bind him hand and foot and fling him into the darkness outside: there will be the weeping aloud and the gnashing 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 there are many called, but few chosen."
For many are called, but few [are] chosen.
15 Then the Pharisees went and consulted together how they might entrap Him in His conversation.
Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in [his] talk.
16 So they sent to Him their disciples together with the Herodians; who said, "Teacher, we know that you are truthful and that you faithfully teach God's truth; and that no fear of man misleads you, for you are not biased by men's wealth or rank.
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 Give us your judgement therefore: is it allowable for us to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?"
Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
18 Perceiving their wickedness, Jesus replied, "Why are you hypocrites trying to ensnare me?
But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, [ye] hypocrites?
19 Show me the tribute coin." And they brought Him a shilling.
Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.
20 "Whose likeness and inscription," He asked, "is this?"
And he saith unto them, Whose [is] this image and superscription?
21 "Caesar's," they replied. "Pay therefore," He rejoined, "what is Caesar's to Caesar; and what is God's to God."
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 They heard this, and were astonished; then left Him, and went their way.
When they had heard [these words], they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.
23 On the same day a party of Sadducees came to Him, contending that there is no resurrection. And they put this case to Him.
The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,
24 "Teacher," they said, "Moses enjoined, 'If a man die childless, his brother shall marry his widow, and raise up a family for him.'
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 Now we had among us seven brothers. The eldest of them married, but died childless, leaving 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 So also did the second and the third, down to the seventh,
Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.
27 till the woman also died, after surviving them all.
And last of all the woman died also.
28 At the Resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? for they all married her."
Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.
29 The reply of Jesus was, "You are in error, through ignorance of the Scriptures and of 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, men neither marry nor are women given in marriage, but 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 as to the Resurrection of the dead, have you never read what God says to you,
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'? He is not the God of dead, but of living men."
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 All the crowd heard this, and were filled with amazement at His teaching.
And when the multitude heard [this], they were astonished at his doctrine.
34 Now the Pharisees came up when they heard that He had silenced the Sadducees,
But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.
35 and one of them, an expounder of the Law, asked Him as a test question,
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 "'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God,'" He answered, "'with thy whole heart, thy whole soul, thy whole 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 greatest and foremost Commandment.
This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is similar to it: 'Thou shalt love thy fellow man as much as thyself.'
And the second [is] like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40 The whole of the Law and the Prophets is summed up in these two Commandments."
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
41 While the Pharisees were still assembled there, Jesus put a question to them.
While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
42 "What think you about the Christ," He said, "whose son is He?" "David's," they replied.
Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, [The Son] of David.
43 "How then," He asked, "does David, taught by the Spirit, call Him Lord, when he says,
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 have put thy foes beneath thy feet'?
The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
45 "If therefore David calls Him Lord, how can He be his son?"
If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
46 No one could say a word in reply, nor from that day did any one venture again to put a question to Him.
And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any [man] from that day forth ask him any more [questions.]
