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Matthew 22
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
Matthew 22
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
22 And again Jesus spoke to them in parables (comparisons, stories used to illustrate and explain), saying,
2 The kingdom of heaven is like a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son
3 And sent his servants to summon those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they refused to come.
4 Again he sent other servants, saying, Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have prepared my banquet; my bullocks and my fat calves are killed, and everything is prepared; come to the wedding feast.
5 But they were not concerned and paid no attention [they ignored and made light of the summons, treating it with contempt] and they went away—one to his farm, another to his business,
6 While the others seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and put them to death.
7 [Hearing this] the king was infuriated; and he sent his soldiers and put those murderers to death and burned their city.
8 Then he said to his servants, The wedding [feast] is prepared, but those invited were not worthy.
9 So go to the thoroughfares where they leave the city [where the main roads and those from the country end] and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.
10 And those servants went out on the crossroads and got together as many as they found, both bad and good, so [the room in which] the wedding feast [was held] was filled with guests.
11 But when the king came in to view the guests, he looked intently at a man there who had on no wedding garment.
12 And he said, Friend, how did you come in here without putting on the [appropriate] wedding garment? And he was speechless ([a]muzzled, gagged).
13 Then the king said to the attendants, Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the darkness outside; there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
14 For many are called (invited and summoned), but few are chosen.
15 Then the Pharisees went and consulted and plotted together how they might entangle Jesus in His talk.
16 And they sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that You are [b]sincere and what You profess to be and that You teach the way of God truthfully, regardless of consequences and being afraid of no man; for You are impartial and do not regard either the person or the position of anyone.
17 Tell us then what You think about this: Is it lawful to pay tribute [levied on individuals and to be paid yearly] to Caesar or not?
18 But Jesus, aware of their malicious plot, asked, Why do you put Me to the test and try to entrap Me, you pretenders (hypocrites)?
19 Show me the money used for the tribute. And they brought Him a denarius.
20 And Jesus said to them, Whose likeness and title are these?
21 They said, Caesar’s. Then He said to them, Pay therefore to Caesar the things that are due to Caesar, and pay to God the things that are due to God.
22 When they heard it they were amazed and marveled; and they left Him and departed.
23 The same day some Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection [of the dead], came to Him and they asked Him a question,
24 Saying, Teacher, Moses said, If a man dies, leaving no children, his brother shall marry the widow and raise up a family for his brother.(A)
25 Now there were seven brothers among us; the first married and died, and, having no children, left his wife to his brother.
26 The second also died childless, and the third, down to the seventh.
27 Last of all, the woman died also.
28 Now, in the resurrection, to which of the seven will she be wife? For they all had her.
29 But Jesus replied to them, You are wrong because you know neither the Scriptures nor God’s power.
30 For in the resurrected state neither do [men] marry nor are [women] given in marriage, but they are like the angels in heaven.
31 But as to the resurrection of the dead—have you never read what was said to you by God,
32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead but of the living!(B)
33 And when the throng heard it, they were astonished and filled with [[c]glad] amazement at His teaching.
34 Now when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced ([d]muzzled) the Sadducees, they gathered together.
35 And one of their number, a lawyer, asked Him a question to test Him.
36 Teacher, which [e]kind of commandment is great and important (the principal kind) in the Law? [Some commandments are light—which are heavy?]
37 And He replied to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind (intellect).(C)
38 This is the great (most important, principal) and first commandment.
39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as [you do] yourself.(D)
40 These two commandments [f]sum up and upon them depend all the Law and the Prophets.
41 Now while the Pharisees were still assembled there, Jesus asked them a question,
42 Saying, What do you think of the Christ? Whose Son is He? They said to Him, The Son of David.
43 He said to them, How is it then that David, under the influence of the [Holy] Spirit, calls Him Lord, saying,
44 The Lord said to My Lord, Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet?(E)
45 If then David thus calls Him Lord, how is He his Son?
46 And no one was able to answer Him a word, nor from that day did anyone venture or dare to question Him.
Footnotes
- Matthew 22:12 Literal translation.
- Matthew 22:16 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
- Matthew 22:33 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Matthew 22:34 Literal translation.
- Matthew 22:36 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- Matthew 22:40 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
Matteus 22
Svenska Folkbibeln
Matteus 22
Svenska Folkbibeln
Liknelsen om kungasonens bröllop
22 Jesus talade än en gång till dem i liknelser: 2 "Himmelriket är likt en kung som höll bröllop för sin son. 3 Han sände ut sina tjänare för att kalla de inbjudna till bröllopet, men de ville inte komma. 4 Då sände han ut andra tjänare och befallde dem att säga till de inbjudna: Jag har gjort i ordning min måltid. Mina oxar och min gödboskap är slaktade och allt är färdigt. Kom till bröllopet! 5 Men de brydde sig inte om det utan gick sin väg, en till sitt jordbruk, en annan till sina affärer. 6 De andra grep hans tjänare och misshandlade och dödade dem. 7 Då blev kungen vred och skickade ut sina trupper och lät döda mördarna och brände ner deras stad. 8 Sedan sade han till sina tjänare: Allt är klart för bröllopet, men de inbjudna var inte värdiga. 9 Gå därför till vägskälen och bjud till bröllopet alla som ni träffar på. 10 Tjänarna gick då ut på vägarna och samlade alla de mötte, både onda och goda, och bröllopssalen fylldes med gäster.
11 När kungen kom in för att se sina gäster, lade han märke till en man som inte var klädd i bröllopskläder. 12 Han sade till honom: Min vän, hur har du kommit in utan bröllopskläder? Mannen teg. 13 Då sade kungen till tjänarna: Bind honom till händer och fötter och kasta ut honom i mörkret här utanför! Där skall man gråta och skära tänder. 14 Ty många är kallade, men få är utvalda."
Skatt till kejsaren
15 Då gick fariseerna och överlade om hur de skulle kunna fälla honom för något som han sade. 16 De sände till honom sina lärjungar tillsammans med herodianerna,[a] som skulle säga: "Mästare, vi vet att du är ärlig och ger en rätt undervisning om Guds väg[b] och inte tar parti för någon utan behandlar alla lika. 17 Säg oss nu: Vad anser du? Är det tillåtet att betala skatt till kejsaren eller är det inte tillåtet?" 18 Jesus märkte deras ondska och frågade: "Varför försöker ni snärja mig, ni hycklare? 19 Visa mig det mynt som man betalar skatten med." De räckte honom en denar, 20 och han frågade dem: "Vems bild och inskrift är detta?" 21 De svarade: "Kejsarens". Då sade han till dem: "Ge då kejsaren det som tillhör kejsaren, och Gud det som tillhör Gud." 22 När de hörde detta, blev de mycket förvånade. Och de lämnade honom och gick sin väg.
De dödas uppståndelse
23 Samma dag kom det fram några sadduceer till Jesus - de påstår att det inte finns någon uppståndelse - och frågade honom: 24 "Mästare, Mose har sagt: Om någon dör barnlös, skall hans bror gifta sig med änkan och skaffa barn åt sin bror. [c] 25 Nu fanns det bland oss sju bröder. Den förste gifte sig och dog, och då han inte hade några barn, lämnade han sin hustru efter sig åt sin bror. 26 På samma sätt gick det med den andre och den tredje och till slut med alla sju. 27 Sist av alla dog hustrun. 28 Vem av de sju skall hon vara hustru till vid uppståndelsen? Alla var ju gifta med henne."
29 Jesus svarade dem: "Ni tar fel och förstår varken Skriften eller Guds makt. 30 Ty vid uppståndelsen gifter man sig inte och blir inte bortgift, utan man är som änglarna i himlen. 31 Men när det gäller de dödas uppståndelse, har ni inte läst vad Gud har sagt till er: 32 Jag är Abrahams Gud och Isaks Gud och Jakobs Gud?[d] Han är inte en Gud för döda utan för levande." 33 När folket hörde detta, häpnade de över hans undervisning.
Det viktigaste budet
34 Fariseerna hörde att Jesus hade gjort sadduceerna svarslösa och samlades kring honom. 35 En av dem, en laglärd, ville sätta honom på prov och frågade: 36 "Mästare, vilket är det största budet i lagen?" 37 Han svarade: "Du skall älska Herren din Gud av hela ditt hjärta och av hela din själ och av hela ditt förstånd. [e] 38 Detta är det största och främsta budet. 39 Sedan kommer ett som liknar det: Du skall älska din nästa som dig själv. [f] 40 På dessa två bud hänger hela lagen och profeterna."[g]
Vad anser ni om Messias?
41 Medan fariseerna var samlade, frågade Jesus dem: 42 "Vad anser ni om Messias? Vems son är han?" De svarade honom: "Davids". 43 Då sade han till dem: "Hur kan då David, driven av Anden, kalla honom Herre och säga: 44 Herren sade till min Herre:[h] Sätt dig på min högra sida, tills jag har lagt dina fiender under dina fötter.[i] 45 Om nu David kallar honom sin Herre, hur kan då Messias vara Davids son?"[j] 46 Ingen kunde svara honom ett ord, och från den dagen vågade ingen längre fråga honom.
Footnotes
- Matteus 22:16 herodianerna är en gruppbeteckning som inte är belagd utanför NT. De bildade inte ett fast avgränsat parti utan bestod närmast av personer som stod på den herodianska kungaättens sida.
- Matteus 22:16 Guds väg Ordet "väg" i betydelsen "lära", "handlingssätt", "religiös riktning" möter vi ofta både i GT och NT.
- Matteus 22:24 5 Mos 25:5.
- Matteus 22:32 2 Mos 3:6.
- Matteus 22:37 5 Mos 6:5.
- Matteus 22:39 3 Mos 19:18.
- Matteus 22:40 lagen och profeterna Gamla testamentet.
- Matteus 22:44 min Herre Dvs Messias, Guds Son. Apg 2:34f, 1 Kor 15:25, Hebr 1:13, 10:13 hänför psalmen till Kristus.
- Matteus 22:44 Ps 110:1.
- Matteus 22:45 hur kan då Messias vara Davids son Här förutsätts att Kristus inte bara är Davids son utan också är Davids Herre.
Matthew 22
New International Version
Matthew 22
New International Version
The Parable of the Wedding Banquet(A)
22 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: 2 “The kingdom of heaven is like(B) a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. 3 He sent his servants(C) to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come.
4 “Then he sent some more servants(D) and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and fattened cattle have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’
5 “But they paid no attention and went off—one to his field, another to his business. 6 The rest seized his servants, mistreated them and killed them. 7 The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers(E) and burned their city.
8 “Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come. 9 So go to the street corners(F) and invite to the banquet anyone you find.’ 10 So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, the bad as well as the good,(G) and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
11 “But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. 12 He asked, ‘How did you get in here without wedding clothes, friend(H)?’ The man was speechless.
13 “Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’(I)
14 “For many are invited, but few are chosen.”(J)
Paying the Imperial Tax to Caesar(K)
15 Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words. 16 They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians.(L) “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are. 17 Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the imperial tax[a](M) to Caesar or not?”
18 But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, “You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me? 19 Show me the coin used for paying the tax.” They brought him a denarius, 20 and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”
21 “Caesar’s,” they replied.
Then he said to them, “So give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s,(N) and to God what is God’s.”
22 When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away.(O)
Marriage at the Resurrection(P)
23 That same day the Sadducees,(Q) who say there is no resurrection,(R) came to him with a question. 24 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses told us that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.(S) 25 Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother. 26 The same thing happened to the second and third brother, right on down to the seventh. 27 Finally, the woman died. 28 Now then, at the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the seven, since all of them were married to her?”
29 Jesus replied, “You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures(T) or the power of God. 30 At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage;(U) they will be like the angels in heaven. 31 But about the resurrection of the dead—have you not read what God said to you, 32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’[b]?(V) He is not the God of the dead but of the living.”
33 When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.(W)
The Greatest Commandment(X)
34 Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees,(Y) the Pharisees got together. 35 One of them, an expert in the law,(Z) tested him with this question: 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[c](AA) 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[d](AB) 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”(AC)
Whose Son Is the Messiah?(AD)
41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 42 “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?”
“The son of David,”(AE) they replied.
43 He said to them, “How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him ‘Lord’? For he says,
44 “‘The Lord said to my Lord:
“Sit at my right hand
until I put your enemies
under your feet.”’[e](AF)
45 If then David calls him ‘Lord,’ how can he be his son?” 46 No one could say a word in reply, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions.(AG)
Footnotes
- Matthew 22:17 A special tax levied on subject peoples, not on Roman citizens
- Matthew 22:32 Exodus 3:6
- Matthew 22:37 Deut. 6:5
- Matthew 22:39 Lev. 19:18
- Matthew 22:44 Psalm 110:1
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