Matthew 22
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CHAPTER 22
1And Jesus answered, and spake again in parables to them, and said,
2The kingdom of heavens is made like to a king that made weddings to his son.
3And he sent his servants to call men that were bidden to the weddings, and they would not come.
4Again he sent other servants, and said, Say to the men that be bidden to the feast, Lo! I have made ready my meat, my bulls and my volatiles, [or my fat beasts], be slain, and all things be ready; come ye to the weddings.
5But they despised, [or reckoned not], and went forth, one into his town [or vineyard], another to his merchandise.
6But others held his servants, and tormented them, and slew [them].
7But the king, when he had heard, was wroth; and he sent his hosts, and destroyed those man-quellers, and burnt their city.
8Then he said to his servants, The weddings be ready, but they that were called to the feast, were not worthy.
9Therefore go ye into the ends of ways, and whomever ye find, call ye to the weddings.
10And his servants went out into the ways, and gathered together all that they found, good and evil; and the bridal was [or the weddings be] full-filled with men sitting at the meat.
11And the king entered, to see men sitting at the meat; and he saw there a man not clothed with bride [or bridal] clothes.
12And he said to him, Friend, how enteredest thou hither without bride clothes? And he was dumb.
13Then the king bade [or said to] his ministers, Bind him both hands and feet, and send ye him into outer-more [or uttermore] darknesses; there shall be weeping, and grinding of teeth.
14For many be called, but few be chosen.
15Then Pharisees went away, and took a counsel [or took counsel] to take Jesus in word.
16And they send to him their disciples, with Herodians, and said, Master, we know, that thou art soothfast, and thou teachest in truth the way of God, and thou chargest not [or there is no care to thee] of any man, for thou beholdest not the person of men.
17Therefore say to us, what seemeth to thee. Is it leaveful that tribute be given to the emperor [or Caesar], either [or] nay?
18And when Jesus had known the wickedness of them, he said, Hypocrites, what tempt ye me?
19Show ye to me the print of the money. And they brought to him a penny.
20And Jesus said to them, Whose is this image, and the writing above?
21They say to him, The emperor’s [or Of Caesar]. Then he said to them, Therefore yield ye to the emperor [or Caesar] those things that be the emperor’s [or Caesar’s], and to God those things that be of God.
22And they heard, and wondered; and they left him, and went away.
23In that day Sadducees, that say there is no rising again to life, came to him, and asked him,
24and said, Master, Moses said, if any man is dead, not having a son, that his brother wed his wife, and raise seed to his brother.
25And there were seven brethren to us; and the first wedded a wife, and is dead. And he had no seed, and left his wife to his brother;
26also the second, and the third, till to the seventh.
27But the last of all, [also] the woman is dead.
28Also [or Therefore] in the rising again to life, whose wife of the seven shall she be? for all had her.
29Jesus answered, and said to them, Ye err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the virtue of God.
30For in the rising again to life, neither they shall wed, neither shall be wedded; but they be as the angels of God in heaven.
31And of the rising again of dead men, have ye not read, that [it] is said of the Lord, that saith to you,
32I am God of Abraham, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob? he is not God of dead men, but of living men.
33And the people hearing, wondered on his teaching.
34And the Pharisees heard that he had put silence to Sadducees, and came together.
35And one of them, a teacher of the law, asked Jesus, and tempted him,
36Master, which is a great command-ment in the law?
37Jesus said to him, Thou shalt love thy Lord God [or the Lord thy God], of all thine heart, and in all thy soul, and in all thy mind.
38This is the first and the most commandment.
39And the second is like to this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40In these two commandments hangeth all the law and the prophets.
41And when the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
42and said, What seemeth to you of Christ, whose son is he? They say to him, Of David.
43He saith to them, How then David in spirit calleth him Lord, and saith,
44The Lord said to my Lord, Sit [thou] on my right half, till I put thine enemies a stool of thy feet?
45Then if David calleth him Lord, how is he his son?
46And no man might answer a word to him, neither any man was hardy from that day, to ask him more.
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Matthew 22
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1 AND AGAIN Jesus spoke to them in parables (comparisons, stories used to illustrate and explain), saying,
2 The kingdom of heaven is like a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son
3 And sent his servants to summon those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they refused to come.
4 Again he sent other servants, saying, Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have prepared my banquet; my bullocks and my fat calves are killed, and everything is prepared; come to the wedding feast.
5 But they were not concerned and paid no attention [they ignored and made light of the summons, treating it with contempt] and they went away–one to his farm, another to his business,
6 While the others seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and put them to death.
7 [Hearing this] the king was infuriated; and he sent his soldiers and put those murderers to death and burned their city.
8 Then he said to his servants, The wedding [feast] is prepared, but those invited were not worthy.
9 So go to the thoroughfares where they leave the city [where the main roads and those from the country end] and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.
10 And those servants went out on the crossroads and got together as many as they found, both bad and good, so [the room in which] the wedding feast [was held] was filled with guests.
11 But when the king came in to view the guests, he looked intently at a man there who had on no wedding garment.
12 And he said, Friend, how did you come in here without putting on the [appropriate] wedding garment? And he was speechless (muzzled, gagged).
13 Then the king said to the attendants, Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the darkness outside; there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
14 For many are called (invited and summoned), but few are chosen.
15 Then the Pharisees went and consulted and plotted together how they might entangle Jesus in His talk.
16 And they sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that You are sincere and what You profess to be and that You teach the way of God truthfully, regardless of consequences and being afraid of no man; for You are impartial and do not regard either the person or the position of anyone.
17 Tell us then what You think about this: Is it lawful to pay tribute [levied on individuals and to be paid yearly] to Caesar or not?
18 But Jesus, aware of their malicious plot, asked, Why do you put Me to the test and try to entrap Me, you pretenders (hypocrites)?
19 Show me the money used for the tribute. And they brought Him a denarius.
20 And Jesus said to them, Whose likeness and title are these?
21 They said, Caesar's. Then He said to them, Pay therefore to Caesar the things that are due to Caesar, and pay to God the things that are due to God.
22 When they heard it they were amazed and marveled; and they left Him and departed.
23 The same day some Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection [of the dead], came to Him and they asked Him a question,
24 Saying, Teacher, Moses said, If a man dies, leaving no children, his brother shall marry the widow and raise up a family for his brother. [Deut. 25:5.]
25 Now there were seven brothers among us; the first married and died, and, having no children, left his wife to his brother.
26 The second also died childless, and the third, down to the seventh.
27 Last of all, the woman died also.
28 Now, in the resurrection, to which of the seven will she be wife? For they all had her.
29 But Jesus replied to them, You are wrong because you know neither the Scriptures nor God's power.
30 For in the resurrected state neither do [men] marry nor are [women] given in marriage, but they are like the angels in heaven.
31 But as to the resurrection of the dead–have you never read what was said to you by God,
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! [Exod. 3:6.]
33 And when the throng heard it, they were astonished and filled with [glad] amazement at His teaching.
34 Now when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced (muzzled) the Sadducees, they gathered together.
35 And one of their number, a lawyer, asked Him a question to test Him.
36 Teacher, which kind of commandment is great and important (the principal kind) in the Law? [Some commandments are light–which are heavy?]
37 And He replied to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind (intellect). [Deut. 6:5.]
38 This is the great (most important, principal) and first commandment.
39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as [you do] yourself. [Lev. 19:18.]
40 These two commandments sum up and upon them depend all the Law and the Prophets.
41 Now while the Pharisees were still assembled there, Jesus asked them a question,
42 Saying, What do you think of the Christ? Whose Son is He? They said to Him, The Son of David.
43 He said to them, How is it then that David, under the influence of the [Holy] 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? [Ps. 110:1.]
45 If then David thus calls Him Lord, how is He his Son?
46 And no one was able to answer Him a word, nor from that day did anyone venture or dare to question Him.
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