Matthew 22

¹Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, and said,

²The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriage-feast for his son,

³and sent forth his servants to call to the feast those who had been invited; and they would not come.

⁴Again, he sent other servants, saying, Tell those who have been invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready; come to the feast.

⁵But they made light of it, and went away; one to his farm, another to his merchandise.

⁶And the rest seized his servants, and ill-treated and slew them.

⁷And the king was enraged; and sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

⁸Then saith he to his servants, The feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

⁹Go therefore into the thoroughfares, and as many as ye find, invite to the feast.

¹⁰So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all, as many as they found, both bad and good; and the bride-chamber was fully furnished with guests.

¹¹And the king, coming in to view the guests, saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment;

¹²and he saith to him, Friend, how camest thou in here, not having a wedding garment? And he was struck dumb.

¹³Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

¹⁴For many are called, but few are chosen.

¹⁵Then the Pharisees went and consulted together how l they might ensnare him in speech.

¹⁶And they send out to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and thou carest for no one; for thou regardest not the person of men.

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

¹⁸But Jesus, perceiving their wickedness, said, Why are ye trying me, hypocrites?

¹⁹Show me the tribute money. And they brought to him a denary.

²⁰And Jesus saith to them, Whose is this image and inscription?

²¹They say, Caesar’s. Then saith he to them, Render then to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.

²²And hearing this, they wondered, and left him, and went away.

²³The same day there came to him Sadducees, saying that there is no resurrection; and they asked him,

²⁴saying, Teacher, Moses said, "If a man die having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed to his brother."

²⁵Now there were with us seven brothers; and the first married and died; and, having no offspring, left his wife to his brother.

²⁶And so also the second, and the third, even to the seventh.

²⁷And last of all the woman died.

²⁸In the resurrection, then, of which of the seven will she be the wife? For they all had her.

²⁹Jesus answered and said to them, Ye 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 concerning the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,

³²"I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob"? He is not a God of the dead, but of the living.

³³And when the multitudes heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.

³⁴And the Pharisees, hearing that he had put the Sadducees to silence, assembled together;

³⁵and one of them, a lawyer, asked, trying him,

³⁶Teacher, which commandment is great in the Law?

³⁷And he said to 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 great and first commandment.

³⁹There is a second like it: "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself."

⁴⁰On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.

⁴¹And while the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus asked them,

⁴²saying, What think ye concerning the Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, David’s.

⁴³He saith to them, How then doth David in the Spirit call him lord? saying,

⁴⁴"The Lord said to my lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I put thine enemies under thy feet."

⁴⁵If David then calleth him lord, how is he his son?

⁴⁶And no one was able to answer him a word; nor durst any one from that day question him any more.

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.