Matthew 22:11-26

English Standard Version

¹¹ “But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there ^(A)a man who had no wedding garment. ¹² And he said to him, ^(B)‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. ¹³ Then the king said to the attendants, ‘Bind him hand and foot and ^(C)cast him into the outer darkness. In that place ^(D)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ ¹⁴ For many are ^(E)called, but few are ^(F)chosen.”

Paying Taxes to Caesar

^15 (G)Then the Pharisees went and plotted how ^(H)to entangle him in his words. ¹⁶ And they sent ^(I)their disciples to him, along with ^(J)the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, ^(K)we know that you are true and teach ^(L)the way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone's opinion, for ^(M)you are not swayed by appearances.^{[a] 17} Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay ^(N)taxes to ^(O)Caesar, or not?” ¹⁸ But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why ^(P)put me to the test, you hypocrites? ¹⁹ Show me the coin for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius.^{[b] 20} And Jesus said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” ²¹ They said, “Caesar's.” Then he said to them, ^(Q)“Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” ²² When they heard it, they marveled. And they ^(R)left him and went away.

Sadducees Ask About the Resurrection

²³ The same day ^(S)Sadducees came to him, ^(T)who say that there is no resurrection, and they asked him a question, ²⁴ saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ^(U)‘If a man dies having no children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.’ ²⁵ Now there were seven brothers among us. The first married and died, and having no offspring left his wife to his brother. ²⁶ So too the second and third, down to the seventh.