Matthew 22:1-22

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.”

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.