Matthew 22
1 Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, saying,
Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, and said,
2 “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a wedding feast for his son,
The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriage-feast 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 sent forth his servants to call to the feast those who had been invited; and they would not 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!”’
Again, he sent other servants, saying, Tell those who have been invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready; come to the feast.
5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise;
But they made light of it, and went away; one to his farm, another to his merchandise.
6 and the rest grabbed his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.
And the rest seized his servants, and ill-treated 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 enraged; and sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.
8 “Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited weren’t worthy.
Then saith he to his servants, The feast is ready, 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 wedding feast.’
Go therefore into the thoroughfares, and as many as ye find, invite to the feast.
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.
So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all, as many as they found, both bad and good; and the bride-chamber was fully furnished 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, coming in to view the guests, saw there a man who had not 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 saith to him, Friend, how camest thou in here, not having a wedding garment? And he was struck dumb.
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, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
14 For many are called, but few chosen.”
For many are called, but few are chosen.
15 Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might entrap him in his talk.
Then the Pharisees went and consulted together how l they might ensnare him in 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 out to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and thou carest for no one; for thou regardest not the person of men.
17 Tell us therefore, 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 to Caesar, or not?
18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test me, you hypocrites?
But Jesus, perceiving their wickedness, said, Why are ye trying me, hypocrites?
19 Show me the tax money.” They brought to him a denarius.
Show me the tribute money. And they brought to him a denary.
20 He asked them, “Whose is this image and inscription?”
And Jesus saith to them, Whose is this image and inscription?
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, Caesar's. Then saith he to them, Render then to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.
22 When they heard it, they marveled, and left him and went away.
And hearing this, they wondered, and left him, and went away.
23 On that day Sadducees (those who say that there is no resurrection) came to him. They asked him,
The same day there came to him Sadducees, saying that there is no resurrection; and they 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 a man die having no 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.
Now there were with us seven brothers; and the first married and died; and, having no offspring, left his wife to his brother.
26 In the same way, the second also, and the third, to the seventh.
And so also the second, and the third, even to the seventh.
27 After them all, the woman died.
And last of all the woman died.
28 In the resurrection therefore, whose wife will she be of the seven? For they all had her.”
In the resurrection, then, of which of the seven will 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.
Jesus answered and said to them, Ye 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 are as the 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,
But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have ye 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”? He is not a God of the dead, but of the living.
33 When the multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.
And when the multitudes heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.
34 But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, gathered themselves together.
And the Pharisees, hearing that he had put the Sadducees to silence, assembled together;
35 One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him.
and one of them, a lawyer, asked, trying him,
36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?”
Teacher, which commandment is great 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 great and first commandment.
39 A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
There is a second like 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 while the Pharisees were 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 think ye concerning the Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, David's.
43 He said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,
He saith to them, How then doth 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, till I put thine enemies under thy feet.”
45 “If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?”
If David then calleth 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 answer him a word; nor durst any one from that day question him any more.
