Matthew 22
1 Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, saying,
And Jesus responding, again spoke to them in parables, saying,
2 “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a wedding feast for his son,
The kingdom of the heavens is like a king-man, who made a marriage for his son.
3 and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come.
And he sent his servants to invite those who had been called to the marriage: and they were not willing to come.
4 Again he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner. My cattle and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding feast!”’
And again he sent other servants, saying; Speak to those who have been called, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatling are slain, and all things are ready: come to the marriage.
5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise;
And they being careless, went away, one to his farm, and another to his merchandise:
6 and the rest grabbed his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.
but the rest, taking his servants, insulted, and slew them.
7 When the king heard that, he was angry, and sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.
And the king was angry; and sending his armies, he destroyed those murderers, and burnt up their cities.
8 “Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited weren’t worthy.
Then he says to his servants, The wedding is ready, but those having been invited were not worthy.
9 Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the wedding feast.’
Go ye therefore to crossings of the roads, and so many as you may find, invite to the marriage.
10 Those servants went out into the highways and gathered together as many as they found, both bad and good. The wedding was filled with guests.
And those servants having gone out into the ways, led in all whom they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was filled with guests.
11 “But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who didn’t have on wedding clothing,
And the king having come in to look upon the guests, saw there a man not having on a wedding-garment.
12 and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?’ He was speechless.
And he says to him, Comrade, how did you come in hither, not having the wedding-garment? And he was silent.
13 Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and throw him into the outer darkness. That is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.’
Then the king said to the servants, Having bound him feet and hands, cast him into the darkness which is without; and there shall be weeping and gnashing of the teeth.
14 For many are called, but few chosen.”
For many are called, but few elected.
15 Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might entrap him in his talk.
Then the Pharisees going forth, took counsel how they might ensnare Him in His speech.
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 aren’t partial to anyone.
And they send to Him their own disciples along with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and that thou art teaching the way of God in truth, and there is not a care to thee for any one; for thou dost not look into the face of men.
17 Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
Then tell us, what seems good to thee? is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test me, you hypocrites?
And Jesus knowing their wickedness, said, Why tempt ye me, O ye hypocrites?
19 Show me the tax money.” They brought to him a denarius.
Show me the tribute money: and they brought Him a denarion.
20 He asked them, “Whose is this image and inscription?”
And He says to them, Whose is this image and superscription?
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.”
They say to Him, Caesar's. Then He says to them, Therefore render Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things which are God's.
22 When they heard it, they marveled, and left him and went away.
And hearing they are astonished, and leaving Him, they went away.
23 On that day Sadducees (those who say that there is no resurrection) came to him. They asked him,
On that day the Sadducees came to Him, saying, there is no resurrection: and asked Him,
24 saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.’
saying, Teacher, Moses said, If any man may die, not having children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed to 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.
But there were among us seven brothers: the first marrying died, and having no seed left his wife to his brother.
26 In the same way, the second also, and the third, to the seventh.
Likewise also, the second, and third, even unto seven.
27 After them all, the woman died.
And last of all the woman also died.
28 In the resurrection therefore, whose wife will she be of the seven? For they all had her.”
Therefore in the resurrection, of which one of the seven shall she be the wife? for they all had her.
29 But Jesus answered them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
and Jesus responding 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 God’s angels in heaven.
For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but they are as angels of God in heaven:
31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,
concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,
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, 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 multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.
And the multitudes hearing, were delighted with His teaching.
34 But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, gathered themselves together.
And the Pharisees, hearing that He silenced the Sadducees, gathered themselves together.
35 One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him.
And one of them, a theologian, tempting Him, asked Him also, saying,
36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?”
Teacher, what is the great commandment in the law?
37 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
And He said to 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 first and great commandment.
This is the first and great commandment.
39 A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
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, Jesus asked them a question,
And the Pharisees being assembled, Jesus asked them,
42 saying, “What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “Of David.”
saying, What seems to you concerning the Christ? whose son is He? They say to Him, Of David.
43 He said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,
He says to them, How then does David in the Spirit call Him Lord, saying,
44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand, until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet’?
The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, until I may make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet?
45 “If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?”
Then if David calls Him Lord, how is He his son?
46 No one was able to answer him a word, neither did any man dare ask him any more questions from that day forward.
And no one was able to respond a word to Him, neither did any one from that day dare to ask Him anything more.
