New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 22

Parable of the Marriage Feast

1JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424spokeG3004to them againπάλινpalinG3825in parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,

2“The kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772isG3666likeG3666a kingἀνθρώπῳ βασιλεῖanthrōpō basileiG444 G935whoὅστιςhostisG3748heldἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160aweddingγάμουςgamousG1062feastG1062for his sonυἱῷhuiōG5207.

3And hesentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649his slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401to callκαλέσαιkalesaiG2564thoseG3588who had been invitedκεκλημένουςkeklēmenousG2564to the weddingγάμους,gamousG1062feastG1062,and they were unwillingοὐκ ἤθελονouk ēthelonG3756 G2309to comeἐλθεῖν.eltheinG2064.

4AgainπάλινpalinG3825hesentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649otherἄλλουςallousG243slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘TellG3004thoseG3588who have been invitedκεκλημένοις·keklēmenoisG2564, “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I have preparedἡτοίμακα,hētoimakaG2090my dinnerἄριστόνaristonG712;my oxenταῦροίtauroiG5022and my fattenedG4619cattleG4619are allbutcheredτεθυμένα,tethumenaG2380and everythingπάνταpantaG3956is readyἕτοιμα·hetoimaG2092.ComeδεῦτεdeuteG1205to the weddingγάμους.gamousG1062feastG1062!”’

5But they paidG272noG272attentionG272and wentG565their separatewaysG565,oneὃςhosG3739to his ownἴδιονidionG2398farmἀγρόν,agronG68,anotherὃςhosG3739 G1161to his businessἐμπορίανemporianG1711,

6and the restλοιποὶloipoiG3062seizedκρατήσαντεςkratēsantesG2902his slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401and treatedG5195them abusivelyG5195, and thenkilledἀπέκτειναν.apekteinanG615them.

7Now the kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935wasG3710angryὠργίσθη,ōrgisthēG3710,and he sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992his armiesστρατεύματαstrateumataG4753and destroyedἀπώλεσενapōlesenG622thoseἐκείνουςekeinousG1565murderersφονεῖςphoneisG5406and setG1705their cityπόλινpolinG4172onG1705fireG1705.

8ThenΤότεToteG5119he saidλέγειlegeiG3004to his slavesδούλοιςdouloisG1401, ‘The weddingγάμοςgamosG1062feastG1062is readyἕτοιμόςhetoimosG2092,but thoseG3588who were invitedκεκλημένοιkeklēmenoiG2564were not worthyἄξιοι.axioiG514.

9SoοὖνounG3767goπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198tothe mainδιεξόδουςdiexodousG1327roadsὁδῶν,hodōnG3598,and inviteκαλέσατεkalesateG2564whomeverὅσους ἐὰνhosous eanG3745 G1437you findεὕρητε,heurēteG2147thereto the weddingγάμους.gamousG1062feastG1062.’

10ThoseἐκεῖνοιekeinoiG1565slavesδοῦλοιdouloiG1401wentG1831outG1831into the streetsὁδοὺςhodousG3598and gatheredG4863togetherσυνήγαγονsunēgagonG4863allπάνταςpantasG3956whomοὓςhousG3739they foundεὗρον,heuronG2147,bothτεteG5037badπονηρούςponērousG4190and goodἀγαθούς·agathousG18;and the weddingG3567hallG3567was filledG4092withdinnerG345guestsG345.

11“But when the kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935cameG1525inG1525to lookG2300overG2300thedinnerG345guestsG345,he sawG3708a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444thereἐκεῖekeiG1563who was not dressedἐνδεδυμένονendedumenonG1746in weddingγάμουgamouG1062clothesἔνδυμαendumaG1742,

12and he saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him, ‘Friendἑταῖρε,hetaireG2083,howπῶςpōsG4459did you getG1525inG1525hereὧδεhōdeG5602withoutμὴ ἔχωνmē echōnG3361 G2192weddingγάμου;gamouG1062clothesἔνδυμαendumaG1742?’And the man was speechlessἐφιμώθη.ephimōthēG5392.

13ThenτότεtoteG5119the kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935saidG3004to the servantsδιακόνοις·diakonoisG1249, ‘TieδήσαντεςdēsantesG1210his handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495and feetπόδαςpodasG4228,and throwἐκβάλετεekbaleteG1544him intothe outerἐξώτερον·exōteronG1857darknessσκότοςskotosG4655;there will be weepingκλαυθμὸςklauthmosG2805and gnashingβρυγμὸςbrugmosG1030of teethὀδόντων.odontōnG3599inG1563thatG1563placeG1563.’

14For manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183arecalledκλητοί,klētoiG2822,but fewὀλίγοιoligoiG3641arechosenἐκλεκτοί.¶eklektoiG1588.”

Poll-tax to Caesar

15ThenΤότεToteG5119the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330wentπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198andplottedἔλαβονelabonG4824 G2983togetherG4824howὅπωςhopōsG3704they might trapπαγιδεύσωσινpagideusōsinG3802Himin what He saidλόγῳ.logōG3056.

16And they sentἀποστέλλουσινapostellousinG649their disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101to Him, along with theHerodiansἩρῳδιανῶνHērōdianōnG2265,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,we knowG3609that You are truthfulἀληθὴςalēthēsG227and teachδιδάσκεις,didaskeisG1321the wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of GodθεοῦtheouG2316in truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225, anddo not careμέλειmeleiG3199what anyoneG3762thinks; for Youare not partialβλέπεις πρόσωπονblepeis prosōponG991 G4383to anyoneG3762.

17TellG3004us thenοὖνounG3767,whatτίtiG5101do You thinkδοκεῖ;dokeiG1380? Is itpermissibleἔξεστινexestinG1832to payδοῦναιdounaiG1325apoll-taxκῆνσονkēnsonG2778toCaesarΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,orἢēG2228not?”

18But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424perceivedΓνοὺςGnousG1097theirmaliceπονηρίανponērianG4189,and saidG3004,“WhyτίtiG5101are you testingπειράζετε,peirazeteG3985Me, you hypocritesὑποκριταί;hupokritaiG5273?

19ShowἐπιδείξατέepideixateG1925Me thecoinνόμισμαnomismaG3546usedfor the poll-taxκήνσου.kēnsouG2778.”And they broughtπροσήνεγκανprosēnegkanG4374Him adenariusδηνάριον.dēnarionG1220.

20And He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“WhoseτίνοςtinosG5101imageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504and inscriptionἐπιγραφή;epigraphēG1923is thisαὕτηhautēG3778?”

21They saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “Caesar’sΚαίσαρος.¶KaisarosG2541.”ThenΤότεToteG5119He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them, “ThenοὖνounG3767payἀπόδοτεapodoteG591to CaesarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541the things that are Caesar’sΚαίσαριKaisariG2541;and to GodθεοῦtheouG2316the things that are God’sθεῷ.theōG2316.”

22And hearingἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this,they were amazedἐθαύμασαν,ethaumasanG2296; andthey leftἀφέντεςaphentesG863Him and wentG565awayἀπῆλθαν.¶apēlthanG565.

Jesus Answers the Sadducees

23On that dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250someSadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοιSaddoukaioiG4523(who sayλέγοντεςlegontesG3004there is noμὴmēG3361resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386)cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334toJesus and questionedἐπηρώτησανepērōtēsanG1905Him,

24sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475saidG3004, ‘IfἐάνeanG1437a manτιςtisG5100diesἀποθάνῃapothanēG599havingἔχωνechōnG2192noμὴmēG3361childrenτέκνα,teknaG5043,his brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80asG1918nextG1918ofG1918kinG1918shall marryG1918his wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,and raiseἀναστήσειanastēseiG450upG450childrenσπέρμαspermaG4690for his brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80.’

25NowδὲdeG1161there were sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033brothersἀδελφοί.adelphoiG80amongπαρ᾽par᾽G3844us; and the firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413marriedγήμαςgēmasG1060and diedἐτελεύτησεν,eteleutēsenG5053,and havingἔχωνechōnG2192noμὴmēG3361childrenσπέρμαspermaG4690,he leftἀφῆκενaphēkenG863his wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135to his brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80.

26It wasthe sameὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668alsoG2532withthe secondδεύτεροςdeuterosG1208brother,and the thirdτρίτοςtritosG5154,downG2193toG2193the seventhἑπτά.heptaG2033.

27LastG5305of allπάντωνpantōnG3956,the womanγυνή.gunēG1135diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599.

28In the resurrectionἀναστάσειanastaseiG386,thereforeοὖνounG3767,whoseτίνοςtinosG5101wifeγυνή;gunēG1135of the sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033will she be? For they allπάντεςpantesG3956hadἔσχονeschonG2192her in marriage.”

29But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611and saidG3004to them,“You are mistakenπλανᾶσθεplanastheG4105, since you do notunderstandG3609the ScripturesγραφὰςgraphasG1124norμηδὲmēdeG3366the powerδύναμινdunaminG1411of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

30For in the resurrectionἀναστάσειanastaseiG386they neitherοὔτεouteG3777marryγαμοῦσινgamousinG1060norοὔτεouteG3777are givenG1061inG1061marriageγαμίζονταιgamizontaiG1061,but are likeὡςhōsG5613angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32in heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772.

31But regardingπερὶperiG4012the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,have you not readἀνέγνωτεanegnōteG314whatG3588was spokenλέγοντος·legontosG3004to you by GodθεοῦtheouG2316:

32‘I amG1510the GodθεὸςtheosG2316of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,the GodθεὸςtheosG2316of IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,and the GodθεὸςtheosG2316of JacobἸακώβ;IakōbG2384’?He is not the GodθεὸςtheosG2316of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,but of the livingζώντων.¶zōntōnG2198.”

33When the crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this,they were astonishedἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplēssontoG1605at His teachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322.

34But when the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191that Jesushad silencedἐφίμωσενephimōsenG5392the SadduceesΣαδδουκαίουςSaddoukaiousG4523,they gatheredσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863togetherἐπὶ αὐτό.epi autoG1909 G3588 G846.

35And oneεἷςheisG1520of them,a lawyerνομικὸςnomikosG3544,askedG1905Him aG1905questionἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905,testingπειράζωνpeirazōnG3985Him:

36“Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,whichποίαpoiaG4169is the greatμεγάληmegalēG3173commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785in the Lawνόμῳ;nomōG3551?”

37And He saidἔφηephēG5346to him, “‘You shall loveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25the LordκύριονkurionG2962your GodθεόνtheonG2316with allὅλῃholēG3650your heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,and with allὅλῃholēG3650your soulψυχῇpsuchēaG5590,and with allὅλῃholēG3650your mindδιανοίᾳdianoiaG1271.’

38ThisαὕτηhautēG3778is the greatμεγάληmegalēG3173andforemostπρώτηprōtēG4413commandmentἐντολή.entolēG1785.

39The secondδευτέραdeuteraG1208is likeὁμοίαhomoiaG3664it, ‘You shall loveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25your neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139as yourselfG4572.’

40Upon theseταύταιςtautaisG3778twoδυσὶνdusinG1417commandmentsἐντολαῖςentolaisG1785hangκρέματαιkremataiG2910the wholeὅλοςholosG3650LawνόμοςnomosG3551and the Prophetsπροφῆται.¶prophētaiG4396.”

41NowδὲdeG1161while the PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330were gatheredG4863togetherG4863,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424askedG1905them aG1905questionἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905:

42“WhatτίtiG5101do you thinkδοκεῖdokeiG1380aboutπερὶperiG4012theChristχριστοῦ;christouG5547?WhoseτίνοςtinosG5101sonυἱόςhuiosG5207is He?”They saidG3004to Him, “The sonof DavidG1160.”

43He saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to them,“ThenοὖνounG3767howπῶςpōsG4459does DavidG1160in the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151callκαλεῖkaleiG2564Him ‘LordκύριονkurionG2962,’sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,

44‘The LordκύριοςkuriosG2962saidG3004to my LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962, “SitκάθουkathouG2521at My rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188handG1188,Untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193I putθῶthōG5087Your enemiesἐχθρούςechthrousG2190underὑποκάτωhupokatōG5270Your feetποδῶνpodōnG4228”’?

45ThereforeοὖνounG3767,ifεἰeiG1487DavidG1160callsκαλεῖkaleiG2564Him ‘Lordκύριον,kurionG2962,’howπῶςpōsG4459is He his sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207?”

46NoG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762was ableἐδύνατοedunatoG1410to offerG611Him a wordλόγονlogonG3056inG611answerἀποκριθῆναιapokrithēnaiG611,norοὐδὲoudeG3761did anyoneτιςtisG5100dareἐτόλμησένetolmēsenG5111from that dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250onto askG1905Him anyG3765moreG3765questionsἐπερωτῆσαιeperōtēsaiG1905.

Parable of the Marriage Feast

Poll-tax to Caesar

Jesus Answers the Sadducees

Commentaries on Matthew 22