“1 And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a
marriage for his son, 3 And sent forth his servants to call them that
were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. 4 Again, he sent
forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have
prepared my dinner: my oxen and [my] fatlings [are] killed, and all
things [are] ready: come unto the marriage. 5 But they made light of
[it], and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
6 And the remnant took his servants, and entreated [them] spitefully,
and slew [them]. 7 But when the king heard [thereof], he was wroth: and
he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up
their city. 8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but
they which were bidden were not worthy. 9 Go ye therefore into the
highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. 10 So those
servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many
as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with
guests. 11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a
man which had not on a wedding garment: 12 And he saith unto him,
Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he
was speechless. 13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and
foot, and take him away, and cast [him] into outer darkness; there shall
be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 14 For many are called, but few [are]
chosen.”
“15 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle
him in [his] talk. 16 And they sent out unto him their disciples with
the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest
the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any [man]: for thou
regardest not the person of men. 17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest
thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? 18 But Jesus
perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, [ye] hypocrites?
19 Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny. 20 And
he saith unto them, Whose [is] this image and superscription? 21 They
say unto him, Caesar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto
Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are
God’s. 22 When they had heard [these words], they marvelled, and left
him, and went their way.”
“23 The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no
resurrection, and asked him, 24 Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man
die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up
seed unto his brother. 25 Now there were with us seven brethren: and the
first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left
his wife unto his brother: 26 Likewise the second also, and the third,
unto the seventh. 27 And last of all the woman died also. 28 Therefore
in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all
had her. 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing
the scriptures, nor the power of God. 30 For in the resurrection they
neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God
in heaven. 31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not
read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, 32 I am the God of
Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God
of the dead, but of the living. 33 And when the multitude heard [this],
they were astonished at his doctrine.”
“34 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to
silence, they were gathered together. 35 Then one of them, [which was] a
lawyer, asked [him a question], tempting him, and saying, 36 Master,
which [is] the great commandment in the law? 37 Jesus said unto him,
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy
soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second [is] like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as
thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the
prophets.”
“41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 42
Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him,
[The Son] of David. 43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit
call him Lord, saying, 44 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my
right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? 45 If David then
call him Lord, how is he his son? 46 And no man was able to answer him a
word, neither durst any [man] from that day forth ask him any more
[questions].” (Matthew 22:1-46 AV)
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