Mattithyahu (Matthew) 22
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1And יהושע responded and spoke to them again by parables and said,
2“The reign of the heavens is like a man, a sovereign, who made a wedding feast for his son,
3and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast. But they would not come.
4Again he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Say to those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle are slaughtered, and all is ready. Come to the wedding feast.” ’
5“But they disregarded it and went their way – this one to his field, that one to his trade.
6“And the rest, having seized his servants, insulted and killed them.
7“But when the sovereign heard, he was wroth, and sent out his soldiers, destroyed those murderers, and set their city on fire.
8“Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast, indeed, is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.
9Therefore go into the street corners, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding feast.’
10“And those servants went out into the street corners and gathered all whom they found, both wicked and good. And the wedding hall was filled with guests.
11And when the sovereign came in to view the guests, he saw there a man who had not put on a wedding garment,”
12and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here not having a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless.
13“Then the sovereign said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and throw him out into the outer darkness – there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
14“For many are called, but few are chosen.”#See Mat. 20:16
15Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to trap Him in His words.
16And they sent to Him their taught ones with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of Elohim in truth, and it does not concern You about anyone, for You are not partial to any man.
17Then say to us, what do You think? Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?
18But knowing their wickedness, יהושע said, “Why do you try Me, you hypocrites?
19Show Me the coin of the tax. And they brought Him a denarius.#Roman monetary unit.
20And He said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?”
21They said to Him, “Caesar’s.” And He said to them, “Then give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to Elohim what is Elohim’s.”
22And having heard, they marvelled, and left Him and went away.
23On that day Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him and asked Him,
24saying, “Teacher, Mosheh said that if anyone should die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise offspring for his brother.# Deu. 25:5
25“And there were with us seven brothers, and the first died after he had married, and having no children, left his wife to his brother.
26“In the same way the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.
27“And last of all the woman died too.
28“At the resurrection, then, whose wife of the seven shall she be – for all had her?”
29And יהושע answering, said to them, “You go astray, not knowing the Scriptures#See Mark 12:24 nor the power of Elohim.
30“For in the resurrection they do not marry, nor are they given in marriage, but are as messengers of Elohim in heaven.
31And concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by Elohim, saying,”
32‘I am the Elohim of Aḇraham, and the Elohim of Yitsḥaq, and the Elohim of Ya‛aqoḇ’?# Exo. 3:6 Elohim is not the Elohim of the dead, but of the living.”
33And when the crowds heard, they were astonished at His teaching.
34But the Pharisees, having heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, were gathered together,
35and one of them, one learned in the Torah, did question, trying Him, and saying,
36Teacher, which is the great command in the Torah?
37And יהושע said to him, " ‘You shall love יהוה your Elohim with all your heart, and with all your being, and with all your mind.’# Deu. 6:5
38“This is the first and great command.
39And the second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself.’# Lev. 19:18
40On these two commands hang all the Torah and the Prophets.
41And when the Pharisees were gathered together, יהושע asked them,
42saying, “What do you think concerning the Messiah? Whose Son is He?” They said to Him, “The Son of Dawiḏ.”
43He said to them, “Then how does Dawiḏ in the Spirit call Him ‘Master,’ saying,
44‘יהוה said to my Master, “Sit at My right hand, until I make Your enemies a footstool of Your feet” ’?# Psa. 110:1
45If then Dawiḏ calls Him ‘Master,’ how is He his Son?
46And no one was able to answer Him a word, and from that day on no one was bold enough to ask Him any more questions.
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Matthew 22
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The parable of the wedding banquet
1Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: 2‘The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. 3He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come.
4 ‘Then he sent some more servants and said, “Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.”
5 ‘But they paid no attention and went off – one to his field, another to his business. 6The rest seized his servants, ill-treated them and killed them. 7The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
8 ‘Then he said to his servants, “The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come. 9So go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find.” 10So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, the bad as well as the good, and 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 wedding clothes. 12He asked, “How did you get in here without wedding clothes, friend?” The man was speechless.
13 ‘Then the king told the attendants, “Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
14 ‘For many are invited, but few are chosen.’
Paying the poll-tax to Caesar
15Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words. 16They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. ‘Teacher,’ they said, ‘we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are. 17Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the poll-tax#22:17 A special tax levied on subject peoples, not on Roman citizens to Caesar or not?’
18But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, ‘You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me? 19Show me the coin used for paying the tax.’ They brought him a denarius, 20and he asked them, ‘Whose image is this? And whose inscription?’
21‘Caesar’s,’ they replied.
Then he said to them, ‘So give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.’
22When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away.
Marriage at the resurrection
23That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question. 24‘Teacher,’ they said, ‘Moses told us that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for him. 25Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother. 26The same thing happened to the second and third brother, right on down to the seventh. 27Finally, the woman died. 28Now then, at the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the seven, since all of them were married to her?’
29Jesus replied, ‘You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God. 30At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. 31But about the resurrection of the dead – have you not read what God said to you, 32“I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob”#22:32 Exodus 3:6? He is not the God of the dead but of the living.’
33When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.
The greatest commandment
34Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. 35One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: 36‘Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?’
37Jesus replied: ‘ “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”#22:37 Deut. 6:5 38This is the first and greatest commandment. 39And the second is like it: “Love your neighbour as yourself.”#22:39 Lev. 19:18 40All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.’
Whose son is the Messiah?
41While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 42‘What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?’
‘The son of David,’ they replied.
43He said to them, ‘How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him “Lord”? For he says,
44 ‘ “The Lord said to my Lord:
‘Sit at my right hand
until I put your enemies
under your feet.’ ” # 22:44
Psalm 110:1
45 If then David calls him “Lord”, how can he be his son?’ 46No-one could say a word in reply, and from that day on no-one dared to ask him any more questions.
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