婚宴的比喻

22 耶稣又用比喻对他们说: “天国好比一个君王,为自己的儿子预备婚宴。 他派了奴仆们去叫那些被邀请的人前来赴宴,可是他们不肯来。 王又派了别的奴仆,说:‘你们去对那些被邀请的人说,看哪,我的午餐我已经预备好了,公牛和肥畜已经宰杀了,一切都预备好了,请你们来赴婚宴。’

“但那些人不理,就走开了,有的到自己的田里去,有的做自己的生意去。 其余的竟抓住王的奴仆们,凌辱他们,并且把他们杀了。 [a]就发怒,派军兵除灭那些凶手,烧毁了他们的城。

“然后对奴仆们说:‘婚宴预备好了,但那些被邀请的人不配。 所以你们要到大街小巷去,把所见到的人都请来赴宴。’ 10 那些奴仆就出去,到大街上,把所见到的,无论好人坏人都召集起来,婚宴上就坐满了宾客。 11 王进来会见宾客,发现有一个人没有穿婚宴的礼服, 12 就对他说:‘朋友,你进到这里来怎么没有穿婚宴的礼服呢?’那个人哑口无言。

13 “于是王吩咐仆人们:‘把他的手脚捆起来,[b]丢到外面的黑暗里去!在那里将有哀哭和切齿。’

14 “要知道,蒙召唤的人多,而蒙拣选的人少。”

神与凯撒

15 法利赛人就去商议,怎样找耶稣的话柄来陷害他。 16 他们派了自己的门徒们与希律党的人一同去见耶稣,说:“老师,我们知道你是真诚的,并且按真理教导神的道[c]。你不顾忌任何人,因为你不看人的情面。 17 请告诉我们,你认为向凯撒纳税,可以不可以呢?”

18 耶稣看出他们的恶意,就说:“你们这些伪善的人!为什么试探我呢? 19 拿一个纳税的钱币给我看。”他们就拿来了一个银币[d]给他。 20 耶稣问他们:“这是谁的像和名号?”

21 他们回答说:“是凯撒的。”

耶稣对他们说:“那么,凯撒的归给凯撒;神的归给神。” 22 他们听了,感到惊奇,就离开耶稣走了。

撒都该人与复活

23 在那一天,撒都该人来到耶稣那里,他们一向说没有复活的事。他们问耶稣, 24 说:“老师,摩西说:如果一个人死了,没有儿女,他的一个兄弟就要娶他的妻子,为他兄弟留后裔。[e] 25 我们这里曾经有兄弟七人,第一个结了婚,死了,没有后裔,留下妻子给他的一个兄弟。 26 第二个、第三个、一直到第七个,都是如此。 27 到了最后,这妇人也死了。 28 既然他们都娶过她,那么,在复活的时候,她将是这七个人中哪一个的妻子呢?”

29 耶稣回答说:“你们错了,因为你们不明白经上的话,也不明白神的大能。 30 复活的时候,人既不娶也不嫁,而是像天上的[f]天使一样。 31 关于死人复活的事,你们难道没有读过神对你们所说的话吗?神说 32 ‘我是亚伯拉罕的神、以撒的神、雅各的神。’[g]神不是死人的神,而是活人的神。”

33 众人听了这话,对他的教导惊叹不已。

最大的诫命

34 法利赛人听说耶稣使撒都该人哑口无言,就聚集在一起。 35 他们当中有一个是律法师,[h]来试探耶稣,问他: 36 “老师,律法中最大的诫命是哪一条呢?”

37 耶稣对他说:“‘你要以全心、全灵、全意爱主——你的神’[i] 38 这是最大的,也是最重要的诫命。 39 其次的也和它类似,‘要爱邻如己。’[j] 40 全部律法和先知书都是以这两条诫命为依据的。”

有关基督的问题

41 法利赛人聚集在一起的时候,耶稣问他们 42 说:“关于基督,你们怎么看?他是谁的后裔呢?”

他们说:“是大卫的后裔。”

43 耶稣问他们:“那么,大卫藉着圣灵,怎么还称他为‘主’呢?大卫说:

44 ‘主对我主说:
你坐在我的右边,
等我把你的敌人放在你的脚下[k]。’[l]

45 “因此,大卫如果称基督为‘主’,基督怎么会是大卫的后裔呢?” 46 没有人能回答他一句话。从那天起,再也没有人敢质问耶稣了。

Footnotes

  1. 马太福音 22:7 有古抄本附“听了”。
  2. 马太福音 22:13 有古抄本附“带去”。
  3. 马太福音 22:16 道——或译作“路”。
  4. 马太福音 22:19 银币——原文为“得拿利”。1得拿利=约1日工资的罗马银币。
  5. 马太福音 22:24 《申命记》25:5。
  6. 马太福音 22:30 有古抄本附“神的”。
  7. 马太福音 22:32 《出埃及记》3:6。
  8. 马太福音 22:35 有古抄本没有“是律法师,”。
  9. 马太福音 22:37 《申命记》6:5。
  10. 马太福音 22:39 《利未记》19:18。
  11. 马太福音 22:44 有古抄本附“做脚凳”。
  12. 马太福音 22:44 《诗篇》110:1。

王宴客的比喻

22 耶穌又用比喻對他們說: 「天國就像一個王為兒子籌備婚宴。 他派奴僕去請受邀的客人,可是客人都不肯赴宴。 王再派其他奴僕去,說,『去告訴被邀請的人,我的宴席已經備好,公牛和肥畜都宰了,一切都預備妥當,來赴婚宴吧!』 那些人卻毫不理會地走了,一個去種田,一個去做買賣, 其餘的竟然抓住王的奴僕,把他們羞辱一番後殺了。 王大怒,派軍隊去剿滅凶手,燒毀他們的城。

「然後,他對奴僕說,『婚宴已預備好了,只是被邀請的人不配。 所以你們到街頭巷尾,把所有見到的人都請來。』 10 奴僕到街上把遇到的人都請了來,好人壞人都有,大廳裡滿了客人。

11 「王出來會見在座的客人,發現有一個人沒有穿禮服, 12 就問他,『朋友,你來這裡怎麼不穿婚宴的禮服呢?』那人無言以對。 13 王便吩咐侍從,『把他手腳綁起來丟到外面的黑暗裡,讓他在那裡哀哭切齒。』」

14 耶穌又說:「被邀請的人多,選上的人少。」

以納稅問題刁難耶穌

15 那時,法利賽人出去策劃怎樣從耶穌的話裡找把柄陷害祂。 16 他們派了自己的門徒跟希律黨人一同去問耶穌:「老師,我們知道你誠實無偽,按真理傳上帝的道,你不徇情面,不以貌取人。 17 那麼請告訴我們,納稅給凱撒對不對呢?」

18 耶穌看出了他們的惡意,就說:「你們這些偽君子,為什麼試探我呢? 19 拿一個納稅用的錢幣來給我看。」他們就拿給祂一個銀幣。

20 耶穌問他們:「上面刻的是誰的像和名號?」

21 他們說:「凱撒的。」

耶穌說:「那麼,屬於凱撒的東西應該給凱撒,屬於上帝的東西應該給上帝。」 22 他們聽了很驚奇,只好離開祂走了。

論復活

23 同一天,不相信死人會復活的撒都該人也來問耶穌, 24 說:「老師,摩西說,『如果一個人死了,沒有兒女,只留下妻子,他的兄弟就當娶嫂嫂,替哥哥傳宗接代。』 25 從前,我們這裡有弟兄七人,老大結了婚,沒有孩子就死了,把妻子留給了弟弟。 26 二弟、三弟一直到七弟都相繼娶了嫂嫂,都沒留下孩子。 27 最後,那女人也死了。 28 那麼,到復活的時候,她將是誰的妻子呢?因為他們都娶過她。」

29 耶穌說:「你們弄錯了。你們不明白聖經,也不知道上帝的能力。 30 因為到復活的時候,人們將不娶也不嫁,就像天上的天使一樣。

31 「關於死人復活的事,難道你們沒有讀過上帝對你們說過的話嗎? 32 祂說,『我是亞伯拉罕的上帝,以撒的上帝,雅各的上帝。』上帝不是死人的上帝,而是活人的上帝。」 33 眾人聽到祂的教導都很驚奇。

最大的誡命

34 法利賽人聽見耶穌使撒都該人無言以對,就聚集在一起。 35 其中有位律法專家試探耶穌說: 36 「老師,請問律法中哪一條誡命最重要呢?」

37 耶穌回答說:「『你要全心、全情、全意愛主——你的上帝』, 38 這是第一條也是最重要的誡命。 39 第二條也相似,就是『要愛鄰如己』。 40 律法和先知的全部教導都以這兩條誡命為基礎。」

基督的身分

41 耶穌趁著法利賽人聚在那裡,就問他們: 42 「你們對基督有何看法?祂是誰的後裔?」他們答道:「大衛的後裔。」

43 耶穌說:「那麼,為什麼大衛受聖靈感動,稱祂為主呢?大衛曾說,

44 『主對我主說,
你坐在我的右邊,
等我使你的仇敵伏在你腳下。』

45 既然大衛稱基督為主,基督又怎麼會是大衛的後裔呢?」 46 沒人能回答耶穌的問題。從此再沒有人敢用問題來刁難耶穌了。

Parable of the Great Feast

22 Jesus also told them other parables. He said, “The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a king who prepared a great wedding feast for his son. When the banquet was ready, he sent his servants to notify those who were invited. But they all refused to come!

“So he sent other servants to tell them, ‘The feast has been prepared. The bulls and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the banquet!’ But the guests he had invited ignored them and went their own way, one to his farm, another to his business. Others seized his messengers and insulted them and killed them.

“The king was furious, and he sent out his army to destroy the murderers and burn their town. And he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, and the guests I invited aren’t worthy of the honor. Now go out to the street corners and invite everyone you see.’ 10 So the servants brought in everyone they could find, good and bad alike, and the banquet hall was filled with guests.

11 “But when the king came in to meet the guests, he noticed a man who wasn’t wearing the proper clothes for a wedding. 12 ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how is it that you are here without wedding clothes?’ But the man had no reply. 13 Then the king said to his aides, ‘Bind his hands and feet and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

14 “For many are called, but few are chosen.”

Taxes for Caesar

15 Then the Pharisees met together to plot how to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested. 16 They sent some of their disciples, along with the supporters of Herod, to meet with him. “Teacher,” they said, “we know how honest you are. You teach the way of God truthfully. You are impartial and don’t play favorites. 17 Now tell us what you think about this: Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

18 But Jesus knew their evil motives. “You hypocrites!” he said. “Why are you trying to trap me? 19 Here, show me the coin used for the tax.” When they handed him a Roman coin,[a] 20 he asked, “Whose picture and title are stamped on it?”

21 “Caesar’s,” they replied.

“Well, then,” he said, “give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God.”

22 His reply amazed them, and they went away.

Discussion about Resurrection

23 That same day Jesus was approached by some Sadducees—religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead. They posed this question: 24 “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies without children, his brother should marry the widow and have a child who will carry on the brother’s name.’[b] 25 Well, suppose there were seven brothers. The oldest one married and then died without children, so his brother married the widow. 26 But the second brother also died, and the third brother married her. This continued with all seven of them. 27 Last of all, the woman also died. 28 So tell us, whose wife will she be in the resurrection? For all seven were married to her.”

29 Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God. 30 For when the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. In this respect they will be like the angels in heaven.

31 “But now, as to whether there will be a resurrection of the dead—haven’t you ever read about this in the Scriptures? Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said,[c] 32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’[d] So he is the God of the living, not the dead.”

33 When the crowds heard him, they were astounded at his teaching.

The Most Important Commandment

34 But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees with his reply, they met together to question him again. 35 One of them, an expert in religious law, tried to trap him with this question: 36 “Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?”

37 Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’[e] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[f] 40 The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.”

Whose Son Is the Messiah?

41 Then, surrounded by the Pharisees, Jesus asked them a question: 42 “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?”

They replied, “He is the son of David.”

43 Jesus responded, “Then why does David, speaking under the inspiration of the Spirit, call the Messiah ‘my Lord’? For David said,

44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord,
Sit in the place of honor at my right hand
    until I humble your enemies beneath your feet.’[g]

45 Since David called the Messiah ‘my Lord,’ how can the Messiah be his son?”

46 No one could answer him. And after that, no one dared to ask him any more questions.

Footnotes

  1. 22:19 Greek a denarius.
  2. 22:24 Deut 25:5-6.
  3. 22:31 Greek read about this? God said.
  4. 22:32 Exod 3:6.
  5. 22:37 Deut 6:5.
  6. 22:39 Lev 19:18.
  7. 22:44 Ps 110:1.