Matthew 22
King James Version
22 And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.
5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
6 And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.
7 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
9 Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
10 So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.
11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
14 For many are called, but few are chosen.
15 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
16 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.
17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
19 Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.
20 And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?
21 They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.
22 When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.
23 The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,
24 Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
25 Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:
26 Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.
27 And last of all the woman died also.
28 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.
29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
33 And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.
34 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.
35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David.
43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
44 The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
45 If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
46 And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
Ma-thi-ơ 22
Vietnamese Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Ngụ ngôn về tiệc cưới(A)
22 Chúa Giê-xu lại dùng ngụ ngôn để dạy dân chúng. Ngài kể, 2 “Nước Trời giống như một vua kia làm tiệc cưới cho con trai mình. 3 Vua mời một số khách đến dự. Khi tiệc đã sẵn sàng, vua sai đầy tớ đi nhắc, nhưng họ từ chối không đến.
4 Vua lại sai những đầy tớ khác, dặn chúng như sau, ‘Hãy đi nhắc các khách được mời là tiệc đã sẵn sàng. Ta đã cho giết bò và bê mập, mọi việc đã sẵn cả rồi. Hãy đến dự tiệc cưới.’
5 Nhưng họ chẳng đếm xỉa gì đến các đầy tớ, chỉ mải lo việc riêng. Người thì đi ra đồng làm việc, kẻ thì lo việc buôn bán. 6 Một số khác lại còn bắt mấy người đầy tớ đánh đập và giết đi. 7 Vua nổi giận sai quân lính giết bọn sát nhân ấy và đốt tiêu thành của chúng nó.
8 Rồi vua bảo các đầy tớ rằng, ‘Tiệc cưới sẵn sàng. Ta đã mời khách nhưng họ không xứng đáng đến dự. 9 Thôi bây giờ chúng bay hãy ra mọi góc đường gặp ai thì mời đến dự tiệc của ta.’ 10 Nên các đầy tớ đi ra mọi góc đường, gặp ai cũng mời, bất luận xấu tốt. Phòng tiệc đầy khách.
11 Khi bước vào xem khách dự tiệc, vua thấy một người không mặc áo dành cho tiệc cưới. 12 Vua hỏi, ‘Bạn ơi, ai cho phép bạn vào đây? Tại sao bạn không mặc áo dành cho tiệc cưới?’ Nhưng người đó làm thinh. 13 Vua liền bảo mấy người đầy tớ, ‘Trói tay chân nó lại đem quăng ra chỗ tối tăm, nơi có khóc lóc và nghiến răng vì đau đớn.’
14 Thật vậy, nhiều người được mời nhưng ít người được chọn.”
Có nên đóng thuế không?(B)
15 Các người Pha-ri-xi rời nơi ấy tìm cách gài bẫy Chúa Giê-xu trong lời nói. 16 Họ cho mấy đồ đệ của họ và vài đảng viên đảng Hê-rốt đến. Chúng hỏi, “Thưa thầy, chúng tôi biết thầy là người ngay thật, luôn luôn dạy sự thật theo đường lối của Thượng Đế. Thầy không sợ người ta nghĩ gì về thầy vì thầy không cần biết họ là ai. 17 Xin thầy cho chúng tôi biết: Chúng ta có nên đóng thuế cho Xê-xa hay không?”
18 Biết âm mưu gài bẫy của họ nên Ngài trả lời, “Mấy anh đạo đức giả! Sao mấy anh tìm cách đánh bẫy ta? 19 Đưa ta xem quan tiền dùng nộp thuế.” Chúng chìa ra một quan tiền. 20 Chúa Giê-xu hỏi, “Hình và danh hiệu trên đồng tiền nầy là của ai?”
21 Chúng đáp, “Của Xê-xa.”
Chúa Giê-xu bảo, “Thế thì những gì của Xê-xa thì hãy trả lại cho Xê-xa còn những gì thuộc về Thượng Đế thì trả lại cho Thượng Đế.”
22 Khi nghe Chúa Giê-xu trả lời như thế thì chúng đâm ra ngỡ ngàng liền bỏ đi.
Người Xa-đu-xê muốn gài bẫy Chúa Giê-xu(C)
23 Cùng hôm ấy có mấy người Xa-đu-xê đến hỏi Chúa Giê-xu một câu. (Người Xa-đu-xê vốn không tin chuyện người ta sống lại.) 24 Họ hỏi, “Thưa thầy, Mô-se có nói rằng nếu người nào chết không con, thì em trai người ấy phải lấy chị dâu góa để nối dòng cho anh mình. [a] 25 Chúng tôi có bảy anh em. Người anh cả lấy vợ rồi chết không con nên người em lấy góa phụ ấy. 26 Người em thứ hai cũng qua đời. Người em thứ ba và các người em trai khác cũng đồng chung số phận. 27 Sau cùng người đàn bà cũng qua đời. 28 Thế thì khi sống lại, người đàn bà sẽ là vợ ai, vì bảy người đều đã lấy chị ấy làm vợ?”
29 Chúa Giê-xu đáp, “Các ông lầm vì không hiểu lời Thánh Kinh viết, cũng không biết quyền năng của Thượng Đế. 30 Khi người ta sống lại từ kẻ chết thì không còn cưới vợ gả chồng gì nữa cả. Tất cả đều giống như thiên sứ trên trời vậy. 31 Chắc các ông chưa đọc lời Thượng Đế phán về việc sống lại từ trong kẻ chết sao? 32 Ngài phán, ‘Ta là Thượng Đế của Áp-ra-ham, Thượng Đế của Y-sác và Thượng Đế của Gia-cốp.’ [b] Ngài là Thượng Đế của người sống chứ không phải của người chết.”
33 Khi dân chúng nghe vậy, ai nấy đều kinh ngạc về sự dạy dỗ của Ngài.
Mệnh lệnh quan trọng nhất(D)
34 Khi các người Pha-ri-xi nghe rằng Chúa Giê-xu làm cho mấy người Xa-đu-xê cứng miệng thì liền họp lại. 35 Một người Pha-ri-xi là chuyên gia về luật Mô-se hỏi một câu để thử Ngài: 36 “Thưa thầy, mệnh lệnh nào quan trọng nhất trong luật pháp?”
37 Chúa Giê-xu đáp, “‘Ngươi hãy hết lòng, hết linh hồn, hết trí não mà yêu mến Chúa là Thượng Đế ngươi.’ [c] 38 Đó là mệnh lệnh đầu tiên và quan trọng nhất. 39 Còn mệnh lệnh thứ hai cũng tương tự như vậy: ‘Hãy yêu người láng giềng [d] như mình.’ [e] 40 Tất cả luật pháp và các lời viết của các nhà tiên tri đều dựa vào hai mệnh lệnh đó.”
Chúa Giê-xu hỏi người Pha-ri-xi(E)
41 Trong khi người Pha-ri-xi họp lại, Chúa Giê-xu hỏi họ, 42 “Các ngươi nghĩ thế nào về Đấng Cứu Thế? Ngài là con ai?”
Họ đáp, “Đấng Cứu Thế là con vua Đa-vít.”
43 Ngài hỏi họ, “Vậy tại sao ông gọi Ngài là ‘Chúa’ khi ông cảm nhận quyền năng Thánh Linh mà viết rằng,
44 ‘Chúa nói cùng Chúa tôi:
Hãy ngồi bên phải ta,
cho đến khi ta đặt các kẻ thù con
dưới quyền quản trị [f] của con.’ (F)
45 Nếu Đa-vít gọi Đấng Cứu Thế là ‘Chúa’ thì làm sao Ngài là con vua ấy được?”
46 Không ai trong nhóm người Pha-ri-xi trả lời được câu hỏi của Ngài. Từ lúc ấy trở đi không ai dám hỏi Ngài câu nào nữa.
Footnotes
- Ma-thi-ơ 22:24 nếu … cho anh mình Xem Phục 25:5, 6.
- Ma-thi-ơ 22:32 Ngài phán … của Gia-cốp Xuất 3:6.
- Ma-thi-ơ 22:37 Chúa Giê-xu … Thượng Đế ngươi Phục 6:5.
- Ma-thi-ơ 22:39 người láng giềng Hay “người khác.” Lời dạy của Chúa Giê-xu trong Lu 10:25-37 cho thấy rõ láng giềng bao gồm tất cả những người đang cần giúp đỡ.
- Ma-thi-ơ 22:39 ‘Hãy yêu … như mình.’ Lê-vi 19:18.
- Ma-thi-ơ 22:44 quyền quản trị Nguyên văn, “chân.”
Matthew 22
English Standard Version
The Parable of the Wedding Feast
22 And again Jesus (A)spoke to them in parables, saying, 2 (B)“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave (C)a wedding feast for his son, 3 and (D)sent his servants[a] to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come. 4 (E)Again he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my (F)dinner, (G)my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.”’ 5 But (H)they paid no attention and went off, one to his farm, another to his business, 6 while the rest seized his servants, (I)treated them shamefully, and (J)killed them. 7 The king was angry, and he sent his troops and (K)destroyed those murderers and burned their city. 8 Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not (L)worthy. 9 Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.’ 10 And those servants went out into the roads and (M)gathered all whom they found, both bad and good. So the wedding hall was filled with guests.
11 “But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there (N)a man who had no wedding garment. 12 And he said to him, (O)‘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 (P)cast him into the outer darkness. In that place (Q)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ 14 For many are (R)called, but few are (S)chosen.”
Paying Taxes to Caesar
15 (T)Then the Pharisees went and plotted how (U)to entangle him in his words. 16 And they sent (V)their disciples to him, along with (W)the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, (X)we know that you are true and teach (Y)the way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone's opinion, for (Z)you are not swayed by appearances.[b] 17 Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay (AA)taxes to (AB)Caesar, or not?” 18 But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why (AC)put me to the test, you hypocrites? 19 Show me the coin for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius.[c] 20 And Jesus said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” 21 They said, “Caesar's.” Then he said to them, (AD)“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 (AE)left him and went away.
Sadducees Ask About the Resurrection
23 The same day (AF)Sadducees came to him, (AG)who say that there is no resurrection, and they asked him a question, 24 saying, “Teacher, Moses said, (AH)‘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. 27 After them all, the woman died. 28 In the resurrection, therefore, of the seven, whose wife will she be? For they all had her.”
29 But Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, (AI)because you know neither the Scriptures nor (AJ)the power of God. 30 For in the resurrection they neither (AK)marry nor (AL)are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. 31 And as for the resurrection of the dead, (AM)have you not read what was said to you by God: 32 (AN)‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not God of the dead, but of the living.” 33 And when the crowd heard it, (AO)they were astonished at his teaching.
The Great Commandment
34 (AP)But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced (AQ)the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35 (AR)And one of them, (AS)a lawyer, asked him a question (AT)to test him. 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37 And he said to him, (AU)“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And (AV)a second is like it: (AW)You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 (AX)On these two commandments depend (AY)all the Law and the Prophets.”
Whose Son Is the Christ?
41 (AZ)Now while the Pharisees (BA)were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question, 42 saying, “What do you think about (BB)the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, (BC)“The son of David.” 43 He said to them, “How is it then that David, (BD)in the Spirit, calls him Lord, saying,
44 (BE)“‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
until I put your enemies under your feet”’?
45 If then David calls him Lord, (BF)how is he his son?” 46 (BG)And no one was able to answer him a word, (BH)nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.
Footnotes
- Matthew 22:3 Or bondservants; also verses 4, 6, 8, 10
- Matthew 22:16 Greek for you do not look at people's faces
- Matthew 22:19 A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer
Matthew 22
New King James Version
The Parable of the Wedding Feast(A)
22 And Jesus answered (B)and spoke to them again by parables and said: 2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son, 3 and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to come. 4 Again, he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner; (C)my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding.” ’ 5 But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business. 6 And the rest seized his servants, treated them [a]spitefully, and killed them. 7 But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out (D)his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. 8 Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not (E)worthy. 9 Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.’ 10 So those servants went out into the highways and (F)gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding hall was filled with guests.
11 “But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there (G)who did not have on a wedding garment. 12 So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was (H)speechless. 13 Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, [b]take him away, and cast him (I)into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
14 (J)“For many are called, but few are chosen.”
The Pharisees: Is It Lawful to Pay Taxes to Caesar?(K)
15 (L)Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle Him in His talk. 16 And they sent to Him their disciples with the (M)Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of God in truth; nor do You care about anyone, for You do not [c]regard the person of men. 17 Tell us, therefore, what do You think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
18 But Jesus [d]perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test Me, you hypocrites? 19 Show Me the tax money.”
So they brought Him a denarius.
20 And He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?”
21 They said to Him, “Caesar’s.”
And He said to them, (N)“Render[e] therefore to Caesar the things that are (O)Caesar’s, and to God the things that are (P)God’s.” 22 When they had heard these words, they marveled, and left Him and went their way.
The Sadducees: What About the Resurrection?(Q)
23 (R)The same day the Sadducees, (S)who say there is no resurrection, came to Him and asked Him, 24 saying: “Teacher, (T)Moses said that if a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother. 25 Now there were with us seven brothers. The first died after he had married, and having no offspring, left his wife to his brother. 26 Likewise the second also, and the third, even to the seventh. 27 Last of all the woman died also. 28 Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had her.”
29 Jesus answered and said to them, “You are [f]mistaken, (U)not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God. 30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but (V)are like angels [g]of God in heaven. 31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, saying, 32 (W)‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.” 33 And when the multitudes heard this, (X)they were astonished at His teaching.
The Scribes: Which Is the First Commandment of All?(Y)
34 (Z)But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35 Then one of them, (AA)a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?”
37 Jesus said to him, (AB)“‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: (AC)‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 (AD)On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”
Jesus: How Can David Call His Descendant Lord?(AE)
41 (AF)While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 42 saying, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?”
They said to Him, “The (AG)Son of David.”
43 He said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord,’ saying:
44 ‘The(AH) Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,
Till I make Your enemies Your footstool” ’?
45 If David then calls Him ‘Lord,’ how is He his Son?” 46 (AI)And no one was able to answer Him a word, (AJ)nor from that day on did anyone dare question Him anymore.
Footnotes
- Matthew 22:6 insolently
- Matthew 22:13 NU omits take him away, and
- Matthew 22:16 Lit. look at the face of
- Matthew 22:18 knew
- Matthew 22:21 Pay
- Matthew 22:29 deceived
- Matthew 22:30 NU omits of God
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