Matthew 22

¹Then Iesus answered, and spake vnto them againe in parables, saying,

²The kingdome of heauen is like vnto a certaine King which maried his sonne,

³And sent foorth his seruants, to call them that were bidde to the wedding, but they woulde not come.

⁴Againe hee sent foorth other seruants, saying. Tell them which are bidden, Beholde, I haue prepared my dinner: mine oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all thinges are readie: come vnto the mariage.

⁵But they made light of it, and went their wayes, one to his farme, and another about his marchandise.

⁶And the remnant tooke his seruants, and intreated them sharpely, and slewe them.

⁷But when the King heard it, he was wroth, and sent foorth his warriers, and destroyed those murtherers, and burnt vp their citie.

⁸Then saide hee to his seruants, Truely the wedding is prepared: but they which were bidden, were not worthy.

⁹Go ye therefore out into the high wayes, and as many as ye finde, bid them to the mariage.

¹⁰So those seruantes went out into the hie wayes, and gathered together all that euer they found, both good and bad: so the wedding was furnished with ghestes.

¹¹Then the King came in, to see the ghestes, and sawe there a man which had not on a wedding garment.

¹²And he sayd vnto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither, and hast not on a wedding garment? And he was speachlesse.

¹³Then sayd the King to the seruants, Binde him hand and foote: take him away, and cast him into vtter darkenes: there shalbe weeping and gnashing of teeth.

¹⁴For many are called, but fewe chosen.

¹⁵Then went the Pharises and tooke counsell how they might tangle him in talke.

¹⁶And they sent vnto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we knowe that thou art true, and teachest the way of God truely, neither carest for any man: for thou considerest not the person of men.

¹⁷Tell vs therefore, how thinkest thou? Is it lawfull to giue tribute vnto Cesar, or not?

¹⁸But Iesus perceiued their wickednes, and sayd, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?

¹⁹Shewe me the tribute money. And they brought him a peny.

²⁰And he sayde vnto them, Whose is this image and superscription?

²¹They sayd vnto him, Cesars. Then sayd he vnto them, Giue therefore to Cesar, the things which are Cesars, and giue vnto God, those things which are Gods.

²²And when they heard it, they marueiled, and left him, and went their way.

²³The same day the Sadduces came to him (which say that there is no resurrection) and asked him,

²⁴Saying, Master, Moses sayd, If a man die, hauing no children, his brother shall marie his wife by the right of alliance, and raise vp seede vnto his brother.

²⁵Nowe there were with vs seuen brethren, and the first maried a wife, and deceased: and hauing none yssue, left his wife vnto his brother.

²⁶Likewise also the second, and the third, vnto the seuenth.

²⁷And last of all the woman died also.

²⁸Therefore in the resurrection, whose wife shall she be of the seuen? for all had her.

²⁹Then Iesus answered, and sayd vnto them, Ye are deceiued, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.

³⁰For in the resurrection they neither marie wiues, nor wiues are bestowed in mariage, but are as the Angels of God in heauen.

³¹And concerning the resurrection of the dead, haue ye not read what is spoken vuto you of God, saying,

³²I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Iacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the liuing.

³³And when the multitude heard it, they were astonied at his doctrine.

³⁴But when the Pharises had heard, that he had put the Sadduces to silence, they assembled together.

³⁵And one of them, which was an expounder of the Lawe, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

³⁶Master, which is ye great commandement in the Lawe?

³⁷Iesus sayd to him, Thou shalt loue the Lord thy God with all thine heart, with all thy soule, and with all thy minde.

³⁸This is the first and the great commandement.

³⁹And the second is like vnto this, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.

⁴⁰On these two commandements hangeth the whole Lawe, and the Prophets.

⁴¹While the Pharises were gathered together, Iesus asked them,

⁴²Saying, What thinke ye of Christ? whose sonne is he? They sayd vnto him, Dauids.

⁴³He sayd vnto them, How then doeth Dauid in spirit call him Lord, saying,

⁴⁴The Lord sayd to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footestoole?

⁴⁵If then Dauid call him Lord, howe is he his sonne?

⁴⁶And none could answere him a worde, neither durst any from that day foorth aske him any moe questions.

Matthew 22

¹And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,

²The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,

³And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.

⁴Again, 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.

⁵But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:

⁶And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.

⁷But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

⁸Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.

⁹Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.

¹⁰So 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.

¹¹And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:

¹²And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

¹³Then 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.

¹⁴For many are called, but few are chosen.

¹⁵Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.

¹⁶And 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.

¹⁷Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cesar, or not?

¹⁸But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?

¹⁹Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.

²⁰And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?

²¹They say unto him, Cesar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Cesar the things which are Cesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.

²²When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

²³The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,

²⁴Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

²⁵Now 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:

²⁶Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.

²⁷And last of all the woman died also.

²⁸Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.

²⁹Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

³⁰For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.

³¹But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,

³²I 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.

³³And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.

³⁴But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.

³⁵Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

³⁶Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

³⁷Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

³⁸This is the first and great commandment.

³⁹And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

⁴⁰On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

⁴¹While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

⁴²Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.

⁴³He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,

⁴⁴The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?

⁴⁵If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?

⁴⁶And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.