Matthew 22
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The Parable of the Wedding Banquet
1Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables: 2“The kingdom of heaven#Lk 14:16–24 is like a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.#Mt 13:24; Lk 12:36; Jn 2:2; Rv 19:7 3He sent his servants to summon those invited to the banquet,#Est 6:14; Pr 9:3,5 but they didn’t want to come. 4Again, he sent out other servants and said, ‘Tell those who are invited: See, I’ve prepared my dinner; my oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’#Pr 9:2; Mt 21:36
5 “But they paid no attention and went away, one to his own farm, another to his business, 6while the rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them. 7The king#22:7 Other mss read But when the (that) king heard about it he was enraged, and he sent out his troops, killed those murderers, and burned down their city.
8 “Then he told his servants, ‘The banquet is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. #
Mt 10:11; Ac 13:46 9Go then to where the roads exit the city and invite everyone you find to the banquet.’#Ezk 21:21; Ob 14 10So those servants went out on the roads and gathered everyone they found, both evil and good. The wedding banquet was filled with guests.#22:10 Lit those reclining (to eat) 11When the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed for a wedding.#Rv 19:8; 22:14 12So he said to him, ‘Friend,#Mt 20:13; 26:50 how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ The man was speechless.
13 “Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him up hand and foot, # 22:13 Other mss add take him away and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
14 “For many are invited, but few are chosen.” #
Mt 20:16; Rv 17:14
God and Caesar
15Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to trap him by what he said.#22:15 Lit trap him in a word#Mk 12:13–17; Lk 20:20–26 16So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians.#Mk 2:8; 3:6; 8:15 “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are truthful and teach truthfully the way of God. You don’t care what anyone thinks nor do you show partiality.#22:16 Lit don’t look on the face of men#Jn 3:2; Ac 10:34; 13:10; 18:26 17Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar#Mk 12:14,16–17; Lk 2:1; 3:1; 20:22,24–25; Jn 19:12,15 or not?”
18Perceiving their malicious intent, Jesus said, “Why are you testing me, hypocrites? 19Show me the coin used for the tax.” They brought him a denarius.#22:19 A denarius = one day’s wage 20“Whose image and inscription is this?” he asked them.
21“Caesar’s,” they said to him.
Then he said to them, “Give, then, to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”#Mt 17:25; Rm 13:7 22When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away.
The Sadducees and the Resurrection
23That same day some Sadducees,#Mk 12:18–27; Lk 20:27–38 who say there is no resurrection, came up to him and questioned him:#Mt 3:7; Ac 4:1; 23:8 24“Teacher, Moses said, if a man dies, having no children, his brother is to marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.#22:24 Dt 25:5#Dt 25:5 25Now there were seven brothers among us. The first got married and died. Having no offspring, he left his wife to his brother. 26The same thing happened to the second also, and the third, and so on to all seven. 27Last of all, the woman died. 28In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For they all had married her.”#22:28 Lit all had her
29Jesus answered them, “You are mistaken, because you don’t know the Scriptures or the power of God. 30For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage but are like#22:30 Other mss add God’s angels in heaven.#Mt 24:38; Lk 17:27 31Now concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read what was spoken to you by God: 32I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob?#22:32 Ex 3:6,15–16#Ex 3:6; Ac 7:32 He#22:32 Other mss read God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
33And when the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.
The Primary Commands
34When#Mk 12:28–33; Lk 10:25–28 the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they came together. 35And one of them, an expert in the law, asked a question to test him:#Lk 7:30; 10:25; 11:45; 14:3 36“Teacher, which command in the law is the greatest?”
37He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.#22:37 Dt 6:5#Dt 6:5; Lk 10:27 38This is the greatest and most important#22:38 Lit and first command. 39The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.#22:39 Lv 19:18#Lv 19:18; Mt 19:19 40All the Law and the Prophets depend#22:40 Or hang on these two commands.”#Mt 7:12; Rm 13:8–10; Gl 5:14
The Question about the Messiah
41While the Pharisees were together, Jesus questioned them,#Mk 12:35–37; Lk 20:41–44 42“What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?”
They replied, “David’s.”
43He asked them, “How is it then that David, inspired by the Spirit,#22:43 Lit David in Spirit calls him ‘Lord’:#2Sm 23:2; Rv 1:10; 4:2
44 The Lord declared to my Lord,
‘Sit at my right hand
until I put your enemies under your feet’? # 22:44 Other mss read until I make your enemies your footstool’ # 22:44 Ps 110:1 #
Ps 110:1; Ac 2:34–35; 1Co 15:25; Heb 1:13; 10:13
45 “If David calls him ‘Lord,’ how, then, can he be his son?” 46No one was able to answer him at all,#22:46 Lit answer him a word and from that day no one dared to question him anymore.#Mk 12:34; Lk 14:6; 20:40
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Matthew 22
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Parable of the Marriage Feast
1Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying, 2“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son. 3And he sent his servants to call those who had [previously] been invited to the wedding feast, but they refused to come. 4Then he sent out some other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited, “Look, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fattened calves are butchered and everything is ready; come to the wedding feast.” ’ 5But they paid no attention [they disregarded the invitation, treating it with contempt] and went away, one to his farm, another to his business. 6The rest [of the invited guests] seized his servants and mistreated them [insulting and humiliating them] and killed them. 7The king was enraged [when he heard this], and sent his soldiers and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. 8Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding [feast] is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. 9So go to the main highways that lead out of the city, and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.’ 10Those servants went out into the streets and gathered together all the people they could find, both bad and good; so the wedding hall was filled with dinner guests [sitting at the banquet table].
11 “But when the king came in to see the dinner guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed [appropriately] in wedding clothes, 12and he said, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without wearing the wedding clothes [that were provided for you]?’ And the man was speechless and without excuse. 13Then the king said to the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the darkness outside; in that place there will be weeping [over sorrow and pain] and grinding of teeth [over distress and anger].’ 14For many are called (invited, summoned), but few are chosen.”
Tribute to Caesar
15Then the Pharisees went and conspired together plotting how to trap Him by [distorting] what He said. 16They sent their disciples to Him, along with the #A Jewish political party loyal to Herod. The Pharisees, who strongly opposed Herod and Roman rule, and the Herodians, who were strong allies of Herod and Rome, set aside their political differences in order to conspire together against Jesus.Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are sincere and that You teach the way of God truthfully, without concerning Yourself about [what] anyone [thinks or says of Your teachings]; for You are impartial and do not seek anyone’s favor [and You treat all people alike, regardless of status]. 17Tell us then, what do You think? Is it permissible [according to Jewish law and tradition] to pay a #Every Jew was required to pay the poll-tax. It was considered a sign of subservience to Rome.poll-tax to Caesar, or not?” 18But Jesus, aware of their malice, asked, “Why are you testing Me, you hypocrites? 19Show me the coin used for the poll-tax.” And they brought Him a denarius [a day’s wage]. 20And Jesus said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” 21They said, “[#Tiberius Caesar came to the throne after the death of his stepfather, Augustus, in a.d. 14 and ruled the Roman Empire until his death in a.d. 37. He was a brilliant military general, but an incompetent, irresponsible ruler. Most biblical references to “Caesar” refer to Tiberius.The Emperor Tiberius] Caesar’s.” Then He said to them, “Then pay to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and to God the things that are God’s.” 22When they heard this, they were caught off guard, and they left Him and went away.
Jesus Answers the Sadducees
23On that day some Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection [of the dead], came to Him and asked Him a question, 24saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies, leaving no children, his brother as next of kin shall #The purpose of this was to carry on the family line and keep property within the family.marry his widow, and raise children for his brother.’ 25Now there were seven brothers among us; the first married and died, and having no children left his wife to his brother. 26The second also [died childless], and the third, down to the seventh. 27Last of all, the woman died. 28So in the resurrection, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her.”
29But Jesus replied to them, “You are all wrong because you know neither the Scriptures [which teach the resurrection] nor the power of God [for He is able to raise the dead]. 30For in the resurrection neither do men marry nor are women given in marriage, but they are like angels in heaven [who do not marry nor produce children]. 31But as to the resurrection of the dead—have you not read [in the Scripture] what God said to you: 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.” 33When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.
34Now when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced (muzzled) the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35One of them, a lawyer [an expert in Mosaic Law], asked Jesus a question, to test Him: 36“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 37And Jesus replied to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38This is the first and greatest commandment. 39The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for others].’ 40The whole Law and the [writings of the] Prophets depend on these two commandments.”
41Now while the Pharisees were [still] gathered together, Jesus asked them a question: 42“What do you [Pharisees] think of the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed)? Whose Son is He?” They said to Him, “#The Pharisees may have thought of the Messiah merely as a human descendant of David.The son of David.” 43Jesus asked them, “How is it then that David by the inspiration of the Spirit, calls Him ‘Lord,’ saying,
44 ‘The Lord (the Father) said to my Lord (the Son, the Messiah),
“Sit at My right hand,
Until I put Your enemies under Your feet” ’?
45 So then, if David calls Him (the Son, the Messiah) ‘Lord,’ # See note Mark 12:35. how is He David’s son?” 46No one was able to say a word to Him in answer, nor from that day on did anyone dare to question Him again.
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