Matthew 22

The Parable of the Banquet

(Luke 14:15–24)

1Once againG3825, JesusG2424 spokeG611G2036 to themG846 inG1722 parablesG3850: 2“TheG3588 kingdomG932 ofG3588 heavenG3772 is likeG3666 a kingG444G935 whoG3748 preparedG4160 a wedding banquetG1062 forG3588 hisG846 sonG5207. 3He sentG649 hisG846 servantsG1401 to callG2564 thoseG3588 he had invitedG2564 toG1519 theG3588 banquetG1062, butG2532 they refusedG2309G3756 to comeG2064.

4AgainG3825, he sentG649 otherG243 servantsG1401 and saidG3004, ‘TellG2036 those whoG3588 have been invitedG2564 thatG2400 I have preparedG2090 myG1473 dinnerG712. MyG1473 oxenG5022 andG2532 fattened cattleG4619 have been killedG2380, andG2532 everythingG3956 is readyG2092. ComeG1205 toG1519 theG3588 wedding banquetG1062.’

5ButG1161 they paid no attentionG272 and went awayG565, oneG3739 toG1519 hisG2398 fieldG68, anotherG3739 toG1909 hisG846 businessG1711. 6TheG3588 restG3062 seizedG2902 hisG846 servantsG1401, mistreatedG5195 them, andG2532 killedG615 them.

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TheG3588 kingG935 was enragedG3710, andG2532 he sentG3992 hisG846 troopsG4753 to destroyG622 thoseG1565 murderersG5406 andG2532 burnG1714 theirG846 cityG4172. 8ThenG5119 he saidG3004 toG3588 hisG846 servantsG1401, ‘TheG3588 wedding banquetG1062 isG1510 readyG2092, butG1161 thoseG3588 I invitedG2564 wereG1510 notG3756 worthyG514. 9GoG4198 thereforeG3767 toG1909 theG3588 crossroadsG1327G3588G3598 andG2532 inviteG2564 toG1519 theG3588 banquetG1062 as many asG3745G1437 you can findG2147.’

10SoG2532 theG3588 servantsG1401 went outG1831 intoG1519 theG3588 streetsG3598 and gatheredG4863 everyoneG3956G3739 they could findG2147, bothG5037 evilG4190 andG2532 goodG18, andG2532 theG3588 wedding hallG1062 was filledG4130 with guestsG345.

11But whenG1161 theG3588 kingG935 came inG1525 to seeG2300 theG3588 guestsG345, he spottedG3708 a manG444 who was notG3756 dressedG1746 in weddingG1062 clothesG1742. 12‘FriendG2083,’ he askedG3004, ‘howG4459 did you get inG1525 hereG5602 withoutG3361G2192 weddingG1062 clothesG1742?’

ButG1161 the man was speechlessG5392.

13ThenG5119 theG3588 kingG935 toldG2036 theG3588 servantsG1249, ‘TieG1210 himG846 handG5495 andG2532 footG4228, and throw himG1544G846 intoG1519 theG3588 outerG1857 darknessG4655, where thereG1563 will beG1510 weepingG2805 andG2532 gnashingG1030 ofG3588 teethG3599.’

14ForG1063 manyG4183 areG1510 calledG2822, butG1161 fewG3641 are chosenG1588.”

Paying Taxes to Caesar

(Mark 12:13–17; Luke 20:19–26)

15ThenG5119 theG3588 PhariseesG5330 went outG4198 and conspiredG2983G4824G3704 to trapG3802 Jesus inG1722 His wordsG3056. 16They sentG649 theirG846 disciplesG3101 to HimG846 along withG3326 theG3588 HerodiansG2265. “TeacherG1320,” they saidG3004, “we knowG1492 thatG3754 You areG1510 honestG227 andG2532 that You teachG1321 theG3588 wayG3598 of GodG2316 in accordance withG1722 the truthG225. YouG4771 seek favorG3199 fromG4012 no oneG3756G3762, becauseG1063 You pay no attentionG3756G991 toG1519 external appearanceG4383G444. 17SoG3767 tellG2036 usG1473 whatG5101 YouG4771 thinkG1380: Is it lawfulG1832 to payG1325 taxesG2778 to CaesarG2541 orG2228 notG3756?”

18ButG1161 JesusG2424 knewG1097 theirG846 evil intentG4189 and saidG2036, “You hypocritesG5273, whyG5101 are you testingG3985 MeG1473? 19ShowG1925 MeG1473 theG3588 coinG3546 used forG3588 the taxG2778.”

AndG1161 they broughtG4374 HimG846 a denariusG1220.1

20“WhoseG5101 imageG1504 is thisG3778,” He askedG3004G846, “andG2532 whoseG3588 inscriptionG1923?”

21“Caesar’sG2541,” they answeredG3004G846.

SoG3767 Jesus toldG3004 themG846, “GiveG591 to CaesarG2541 whatG3588 is Caesar’sG2541, andG2532 to GodG2316 whatG3588 is God’sG2316.”

22AndG2532 when they heardG191 this, they were amazedG2296. SoG2532 they leftG863 HimG846 and went awayG565.

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The Sadducees and the Resurrection

(Mark 12:18–27; Luke 20:27–40)

ThatG1565 same dayG2250 the SadduceesG4523, who sayG3004 there isG1510 noG3361 resurrectionG386, cameG4334 toG846 Jesus andG2532 questionedG1905 HimG846. 24“TeacherG1320,” they saidG3004, “MosesG3475 declared thatG2036 ifG1437 a manG5100 diesG599 withoutG3361 havingG2192 childrenG5043, hisG846 brotherG80 is to marryG1918 theG3588 widowG1135 andG2532 raise upG450 offspringG4690 forG3588 him.2 25NowG1161 there wereG1510 sevenG2033 brothersG80 amongG3844 usG1473. TheG3588 firstG4413 one marriedG1060 andG2532 diedG5053 withoutG3361 havingG2192 childrenG4690. So he leftG863 hisG846 wifeG1135 toG3588 hisG846 brotherG80. 26The same thing happened toG3668G2532 theG3588 secondG1208 andG2532 thirdG5154 brothers, down toG2193 theG3588 seventhG2033. 27AndG1161 lastG5305 of allG3956, theG3588 womanG1135 diedG599. 28InG1722 theG3588 resurrectionG386, thenG3767, whoseG5101 wifeG1135 will she beG1510 of theG3588 sevenG2033? ForG1063 all of themG3956 were marriedG2192 to herG846.”

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JesusG2424 answeredG611, “You are mistakenG4105 because you do not knowG3361G1492 theG3588 ScripturesG1124 orG3366 theG3588 powerG1411 of GodG2316. 30InG1722 theG3588 resurrectionG386, people will neither marryG3777G1060 norG3777 be given in marriageG1061. InsteadG235, they will beG1510 likeG5613 the angelsG323 inG1722 heavenG3772. 31ButG1161 concerningG4012 theG3588 resurrectionG386 of theG3588 deadG3498, have you not readG3756G314 whatG3588 GodG2316 saidG2046 to youG4771: 32‘IG1473 amG1510 theG3588 GodG2316 of AbrahamG11, theG3588 GodG2316 of IsaacG2464, andG2532 theG3588 GodG2316 of JacobG2384’4? He isG1510 notG3756 theG3588 GodG2316 of the deadG3498, butG235 of the livingG2198.”

33WhenG2532 theG3588 crowdsG3793 heardG191 this, they were astonishedG1605 atG1909 HisG846 teachingG1322.

The Greatest Commandment

(Deuteronomy 6:1–19; Mark 12:28–34)

34AndG1161 when theG3588 PhariseesG5330 heardG191 thatG3754 Jesus had silencedG5392 theG3588 SadduceesG4523, they themselves gatheredG4863G846G3588 togetherG1909. 35OneG1520 ofG1537 themG846, an expert in the lawG3544, testedG3985 HimG846 with a questionG1905: 36“TeacherG1320, whichG4169 commandmentG1785 is the greatestG3173 inG1722 theG3588 LawG3551?”

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Jesus declaredG5346, “‘LoveG25 the LordG2962 yourG4771 GodG2316 withG1722 allG3650 yourG4771 heartG2588 andG2532 withG1722 allG3650 yourG4771 soulG5590 andG2532 withG1722 allG3650 yourG4771 mindG1271.’5 38ThisG3778 isG1510 theG3588 firstG4413 andG2532 greatestG3173 commandmentG1785. 39AndG1161 the secondG1208 is likeG3664 itG846: ‘LoveG25 yourG4771 neighborG4139 asG5613 yourselfG4572.’6 40AllG3650 theG3588 LawG3551 andG2532 theG3588 ProphetsG4396 hangG2910 onG1722 theseG3778 twoG1417 commandmentsG1785.”

Whose Son Is the Christ?

(Mark 12:35–37; Luke 20:41–44)

41WhileG1161 theG3588 PhariseesG5330 were assembledG4863, JesusG2424 questionedG1905 themG846: 42“WhatG5101 do youG4771 thinkG1380 aboutG4012 theG3588 ChristG5547? WhoseG5101 sonG5207 is HeG1510?”

“David’sG1138,” they answeredG3004.

43Jesus saidG3004 to themG846, “HowG4459 thenG3767 does DavidG1138 inG1722 the SpiritG4151 callG2564 HimG846 ‘LordG2962’? For he saysG3004:

45SoG3767 ifG1487 DavidG1138 callsG2564 HimG846 ‘LordG2962,’ howG4459 can He beG1510 David’s sonG5207?”

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No oneG3762 was ableG1410 to answerG611 a wordG3056, and fromG575 thatG1565 dayG2250 on no one daredG5111 to questionG1905 HimG846 any furtherG3765.