Mat 22 | NASB2020 | STEP | Jesus spoke to them again in parables , saying ,

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. 16 And 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. 17 Tell 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?” 18 But 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. 20 And He *said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” 21 They *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.” 22 And 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, 24 saying, “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.’ 25 Now 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. 26 It was the same also with the second brother, and the third, down to the seventh. 27 Last of all, the woman died. 28 In 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.” 33 When 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. 35 And 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?” 37 And 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.” 43 He *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.