Matthew 22
1 Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, saying,
Again Jesus spoke to them in figurative language.
2 “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a wedding feast for his son,
"The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "may be compared to a king who celebrated the marriage of 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 his servants to call the invited guests to the wedding, but they were unwilling 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!”’
"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.'
5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise;
"They however gave no heed, but went, one to his home in the country, another to his business;
6 and the rest grabbed his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.
and the rest seized the king's servants, maltreated them, and murdered them.
7 When the king heard that, he was angry, and sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.
So the king's anger was stirred, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burnt their city.
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 wedding banquet is ready, but those who were invited were unworthy of it.
9 Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the wedding feast.’
Go out therefore to the crossroads, and everybody you meet invite to the wedding.'
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 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.
11 “But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who didn’t have on wedding clothing,
"Now the king came in to see the guests; and among them he discovered one who was not wearing a wedding-robe.
12 and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?’ He was speechless.
"'My friend,' he said, 'how is it that you came in here without a wedding robe?'
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.’
"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.'
14 For many are called, but few chosen.”
"For there are many called, but few 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 they might entrap Him in His 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 aren’t partial to anyone.
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.
17 Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
Give us your judgement therefore: is it allowable for us to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?"
18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test me, you hypocrites?
Perceiving their wickedness, Jesus replied, "Why are you hypocrites trying to ensnare me?
19 Show me the tax money.” They brought to him a denarius.
Show me the tribute coin." And they brought Him a shilling.
20 He asked them, “Whose is this image and inscription?”
"Whose likeness and inscription," He asked, "is this?"
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.”
"Caesar's," they replied. "Pay therefore," He rejoined, "what is Caesar's to Caesar; and what is God's to God."
22 When they heard it, they marveled, and left him and went away.
They heard this, and were astonished; then left Him, and went their way.
23 On that day Sadducees (those who say that there is no resurrection) came to him. They asked him,
On the same day a party of Sadducees came to Him, contending that there is no resurrection. And they put this case to 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.’
"Teacher," they said, "Moses enjoined, 'If a man die childless, his brother shall marry his widow, and raise up a family for him.'
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 among us seven brothers. The eldest of them married, but died childless, leaving his wife to his brother.
26 In the same way, the second also, and the third, to the seventh.
So also did the second and the third, down to the seventh,
27 After them all, the woman died.
till the woman also died, after surviving them all.
28 In the resurrection therefore, whose wife will she be of the seven? For they all had her.”
At the Resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? for they all married her."
29 But Jesus answered them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
The reply of Jesus was, "You are in error, through 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 God’s angels in heaven.
For in the Resurrection, men neither marry nor are women given in marriage, but they are like angels in Heaven.
31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,
But as to the Resurrection of the dead, have you never read what God says to you,
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, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not the God of dead, but of living men."
33 When the multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.
All the crowd heard this, and were filled with amazement at His teaching.
34 But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, gathered themselves together.
Now the Pharisees came up when they heard that He had silenced the Sadducees,
35 One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him.
and one of them, an expounder of the Law, asked Him as a test question,
36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?”
"Teacher, which is the greatest 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.’
"'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God,'" He answered, "'with thy whole heart, thy whole soul, thy whole mind.'
38 This is the first and great commandment.
This is the greatest and foremost Commandment.
39 A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
And the second is similar to it: 'Thou shalt love thy fellow man as much as thyself.'
40 The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”
The whole of the Law and the Prophets is summed up in these two Commandments."
41 Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,
While the Pharisees were still assembled there, Jesus put a question to them.
42 saying, “What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “Of David.”
"What think you about the Christ," He said, "whose son is He?" "David's," they replied.
43 He said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,
"How then," He asked, "does David, taught by the Spirit, call Him Lord, when he says,
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 at My right hand until I have put thy foes beneath thy feet'?
45 “If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?”
"If therefore David calls Him Lord, how can He be 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.
No one could say a word in reply, nor from that day did any one venture again to put a question to Him.
