Matthew 22
Parable of the Marriage Feast
1 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying, 2 “ aThe kingdom of heaven ▼▼Lit has been compared to
is like ▼▼Lit a man, a king
a king who ▼▼Lit made
held a ewedding feast for his son. 3 And he fsent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come. 4 Again he gsent other slaves, saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fattened cattle are all butchered and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast!”’ 5 But they paid no attention and went their separate ways, one to his own ▼▼Or field
farm, another to his business, 6 and the rest seized his slaves and treated them abusively, and then killed them. 7 Now the king was angry, and he sent his armies and destroyed those murderers and set their city on fire. 8 Then he *said to his slaves, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. 9 So go to ithe main roads, and invite whomever you find there to the wedding feast.’ 10 Those slaves went out into the streets and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good; and the wedding hall was filled with ▼▼Lit those reclining at the table
dinner guests. 11 “But when the king came in to look over the ▼▼Lit those reclining at the table
dinner guests, he saw la man there who was not dressed in wedding clothes, 12 and he *said to him, ‘ mFriend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ And the man was speechless. 13 Then the king said to the servants, ‘Tie his hands and feet, and throw him into nthe outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth in that place.’ 14 For many are ▼▼Or invited
pcalled, but few are qchosen.” Poll-tax to Caesar
15 rThen the Pharisees went and ▼▼Lit took counsel
plotted together how they might trap Him ▼▼Lit in word
in what He said. 16And they *sent their disciples to Him, along with the uHerodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and ▼▼Lit it is not a concern to You about anyone;
do not care what anyone thinks; for You ▼▼Lit do not look at the face of people
are not partial to anyone. 17Tell us then, what do You think? Is it ▼▼Or lawful; i.e., by Jewish law and tradition
permissible to pay a ▼▼I.e., a tax on each person in the census
zpoll-tax to aaCaesar, or not?” 18But Jesus perceived their ▼▼Or wickedness
malice, and said, “Why are you testing Me, you hypocrites? 19 Show Me the accoin used for the poll-tax.” And they brought Him a ▼▼The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer
denarius. 20And He *said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” 21They *said to Him, “Caesar’s.” Then He *said to them, “ aeThen pay to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and to God the things that are God’s.” 22And hearing this, they were amazed; and afthey left Him and went away. Jesus Answers the Sadducees
23 agOn that day some ahSadducees (who say aithere is no resurrection) came to ▼▼Lit Him
Jesus and questioned Him, 24saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘ akIf a man dies having no children, his brother as next of kin shall marry his wife, and raise up ▼▼Lit seed
children for his brother.’ 25Now there were seven brothers among us; and the first married and died, and having no ▼▼Lit seed
children, he left his wife to his brother. 26It was the same also with the second brother, and the third, down to the seventh. 27Last of all, the woman died. 28In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had her in marriage.” 29 But Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, ansince you do not ▼▼Or know
understand the Scriptures nor the power of God. 30 For in the resurrection they neither apmarry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. 31 But regarding the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God: 32 ‘ aqI am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.” 33When the crowds heard this, arthey were astonished at His teaching. 34 asBut when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced atthe Sadducees, they gathered together. 35And one of them, ▼▼I.e., an expert in the Mosaic Law
ava lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him: 36“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37And He said to him, “‘ awYou shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the great and ▼▼Or first
foremost commandment. 39 The second is like it, ‘ ayYou shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 azUpon these two commandments ▼▼I.e., completely depend
hang the whole Law and the Prophets.” 41 bbNow while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question: 42 “What do you think about the ▼▼I.e., Messiah
Christ? Whose son is He?” They *said to Him, “ bdThe son of David.” 43He *said to them, “Then ▼▼Or in what sense does
how does David ▼▼I.e., by inspiration
bgin the Spirit call Him ‘Lord,’ saying, 44 ‘ bhThe Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,
Until I put Your enemies under Your feet”’? 45 Therefore, if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ ▼
▼Or in what sense is
how is He his son?” 46 bjNo one was able to offer Him a word in answer, nor did anyone dare from that day on to ask Him any more questions.
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