Matthew 22

¹ And, answering, Jesus speaks to them again in parables, saying, ² "Likened was the kingdom of the heavens to a man, a king, who makes wedding festivities for his son. ³ And he dispatches his slaves to call those invited to the wedding festivities, and they would not come. ⁴ Again he dispatches other slaves, saying, 'Say to those invited, "Lo! my luncheon have I made ready, my bulls and grain-fed animals have been sacrificed, and all is ready: Hither for the wedding festivities!"' ⁵ Yet they, not caring, came away, one, indeed, to his own field, yet one to his merchandise. ⁶ Yet the rest, taking hold of his slaves, outrage and kill them. ⁷ Now the king is angered, and, sending his troops, destroys those murderers and sets their city in flames. ⁸ Then he is saying to his slaves, 'The wedding, indeed, is ready, yet those invited were not worthy. ⁹ Go, then, to the exits of the roads and whosoever you may be finding, call to the wedding festivities.' ¹⁰ And, coming out into the roads, those slaves gathered all whom they found, both wicked and good, and filled is the wedding with those lying back at table. ¹¹ Now the king, entering to gaze at those lying back at table, perceived there a man who has not put on wedding apparel. ¹² And he is saying to him, 'Comrade, how did you enter here having no wedding apparel?' Yet he was still. ¹³ Then the king said to the servants, 'Binding his feet and hands, cast him out into outer darkness.' There shall be lamentation and gnashing of teeth. ¹⁴ For many are the called, yet few are the chosen." ¹⁵ Then, being gone, the Pharisees held a consultation, so that they should be trapping Him by a word. ¹⁶ And they are dispatching to Him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we are aware that you are true, and are teaching the way of God in truth, and you are not caring concerning anyone, for you are not looking at the face of men. ¹⁷ Tell us, then, what you are supposing. Is it allowed to give poll tax to Caesar, or not?" ¹⁸ Now Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said, "Why are you trying Me, hypocrites? ¹⁹ Exhibit to Me the poll tax currency." Now they bring to Him a denarius. ²⁰ And He is saying to them, "Whose is this image and the inscription?" ²¹ They are saying, "Caesar's." Then He is saying to them, "Be paying, then, Caesar's to Caesar, and God's to God." ²² And, hearing it, they marvel, and, leaving Him, they come away. ²³ In that day there came to Him Sadducees, who are saying there is no resurrection. And they inquire of Him, ²⁴ saying, "Teacher, Moses said, If anyone should die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and shall raise up seed to his brother. ²⁵ Now there were with us seven brothers, and the first, marrying, deceases. And having no seed, he leaves his wife to his brother. ²⁶ Likewise the second also, and the third, till the seven. ²⁷ Now, subsequently to all, the woman died. ²⁸ In the resurrection, then, of which of the seven will she be the wife? For they all have had her." ²⁹ Now, answering, Jesus said to them, "You are deceived, not being acquainted with the scriptures, nor yet with the power of God. ³⁰ For in the resurrection neither are they marrying nor taking in marriage, but are as messengers of God in heaven. ³¹ Now concerning the resurrection of the dead, did you not read that which is declared to you by God, saying, ³² I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead but of the living." ³³ And, hearing it, the throngs were astonished at His teaching. ³⁴ Now the Pharisees, hearing that He muzzles the Sadducees, were gathered at the same place. ³⁵ And one of them, learned in the law, trying Him, inquires, ³⁶ "Teacher, what is the great precept in the law?" ³⁷ Now He averred to him, "'You shall be loving the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with you whole comprehension.' ³⁸ This is the great and foremost precept. ³⁹ Yet the second is like it: 'You shall be loving your associate as yourself.' ⁴⁰ On these two precepts is hanging the whole law and the prophets." ⁴¹ Now, the Pharisees being gathered, Jesus inquires of them, ⁴² saying, "What are you supposing concerning the Christ? Whose Son is He?" ⁴³ He is saying to them, "How, then, is David, in spirit, calling Him Lord, saying, ⁴⁴ 'Said the Lord to my Lord, "Sit at My right, Till I should be placing Thine enemies underneath Thy feet!"'? ⁴⁵ If, then, David is calling Him Lord, how is He his Son?" ⁴⁶ And no one was able to answer Him a word, neither dares anyone, from that day, inquire of Him any longer.