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
22
The Parable of the Wedding Banquet
1Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying: 2“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. 3He sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they would not come. 4Again he sent other slaves, saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited: Look, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready; come to the wedding banquet.’ 5But they made light of it and went away, one to his farm, another to his business, 6while the rest seized his slaves, mistreated them, and killed them. 7The king was enraged. He sent his troops, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. 8Then he said to his slaves, ‘The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy. 9Go therefore into the main streets, and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.’ 10Those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both good and bad; so the wedding hall was filled with guests.
11“But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing a wedding robe, 12and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding robe?’ And he was speechless. 13Then the king said to the attendants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ 14For many are called, but few are chosen.”
The Question about Paying Taxes
15Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap him in what he said. 16So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of God in accordance with truth, and show deference to no one; for you do not regard people with partiality. 17Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?” 18But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why are you putting me to the test, you hypocrites? 19Show me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius. 20Then he said to them, “Whose head is this, and whose title?” 21They answered, “The emperor's.” Then he said to them, “Give therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor's, and to God the things that are God's.” 22When they heard this, they were amazed; and they left him and went away.
The Question about the Resurrection
23The same day some Sadducees came to him, saying there is no resurrection;#22.23 Other ancient authorities read who say that there is no resurrection and they asked him a question, saying, 24“Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies childless, his brother shall marry the widow, and raise up children for his brother.’ 25Now there were seven brothers among us; the first married, and died childless, leaving the widow to his brother. 26The second did the same, so also the third, down to the seventh. 27Last of all, the woman herself died. 28In the resurrection, then, whose wife of the seven will she be? For all of them had married her.”
29Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, because you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God. 30For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels#22.30 Other ancient authorities add of God in heaven. 31And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God, 32‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is God not of the dead, but of the living.” 33And when the crowd heard it, they were astounded at his teaching.
The Greatest Commandment
34When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, 35and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. 36“Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” 37He said 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 greatest and first commandment. 39And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”
The Question about David's Son
41Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them this question: 42“What do you think of the Messiah?#22.42 Or Christ Whose son is he?” They said to him, “The son of David.” 43He said to them, “How is it then that David by the Spirit#22.43 Gk in spirit calls him Lord, saying,
44‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
until I put your enemies under your feet” ’?
45If David thus calls him Lord, how can he be his son?” 46No one was able to give him an answer, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.
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