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Matthew 22
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Matthew 22
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The Parable of the Wedding Banquet
22 Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying: 2 “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. 3 He sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they would not come. 4 Again he sent other slaves, saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited: Look, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready; come to the wedding banquet.’ 5 But they made light of it and went away, one to his farm, another to his business, 6 while the rest seized his slaves, mistreated them, and killed them. 7 The king was enraged. He sent his troops, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. 8 Then he said to his slaves, ‘The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy. 9 Go therefore into the main streets, and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.’ 10 Those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both good and bad; so 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 a wedding robe, 12 and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding robe?’ And he was speechless. 13 Then the king said to the attendants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, 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.”
The Question about Paying Taxes
15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap him in what he said. 16 So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of God in accordance with truth, and show deference to no one; for you do not regard people with partiality. 17 Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?” 18 But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why are you putting me to the test, you hypocrites? 19 Show me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius. 20 Then he said to them, “Whose head is this, and whose title?” 21 They answered, “The emperor’s.” Then he said to them, “Give therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” 22 When they heard this, they were amazed; and they left him and went away.
The Question about the Resurrection
23 The same day some Sadducees came to him, saying there is no resurrection;[a] and they asked him a question, saying, 24 “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies childless, his brother shall marry the widow, and raise up children for his brother.’ 25 Now there were seven brothers among us; the first married, and died childless, leaving the widow to his brother. 26 The second did the same, so also the third, down to the seventh. 27 Last of all, the woman herself died. 28 In the resurrection, then, whose wife of the seven will she be? For all of them had married her.”
29 Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, because you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God. 30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels[b] in heaven. 31 And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God, 32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is God not of the dead, but of the living.” 33 And when the crowd heard it, they were astounded at his teaching.
The Greatest Commandment
34 When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, 35 and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. 36 “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” 37 He said to him, “‘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 greatest and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”
The Question about David’s Son
41 Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them this question: 42 “What do you think of the Messiah?[c] Whose son is he?” They said to him, “The son of David.” 43 He said to them, “How is it then that David by the Spirit[d] calls him Lord, saying,
44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
until I put your enemies under your feet”’?
45 If David thus calls him Lord, how can he be his son?” 46 No one was able to give him an answer, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.
Footnotes
- Matthew 22:23 Other ancient authorities read who say that there is no resurrection
- Matthew 22:30 Other ancient authorities add of God
- Matthew 22:42 Or Christ
- Matthew 22:43 Gk in spirit
Matthew 22
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Matthew 22
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Parable of the Wedding Feast
22 And Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, saying, 2 “(A)The kingdom of heaven [a]may be compared to [b]a king who [c]gave a (B)wedding feast for his son. 3 And he (C)sent out his slaves to call those who had been called to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come. 4 Again he (D)sent out other slaves saying, ‘Tell those who have been called, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fattened livestock are all butchered and everything is ready; come to the wedding feast.”’ 5 But they paid no attention and went their way, one to his own [d]farm, another to his business, 6 and the rest seized his slaves and mistreated them and killed them. 7 But the king was enraged, and he sent his armies and destroyed those murderers and set their city on fire. 8 Then he *said to his slaves, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were called were not worthy. 9 Go therefore to (E)the main highways, and as many as you find there, call to the wedding feast.’ 10 And those slaves went out into the streets and gathered together all they found, both evil and good; and the wedding hall was filled with [e]dinner guests.
11 “But when the king came in to look over the dinner guests, he saw (F)a man there who was not dressed in wedding clothes, 12 and he *said to him, ‘(G)Friend, how did you come in here without wedding clothes?’ And the man was speechless. 13 Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into (H)the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ 14 For many are [f](I)called, but few are (J)chosen.”
Taxes to Caesar
15 (K)Then the Pharisees went and took counsel together about how they might trap Him [g]in what He said. 16 And they *sent their disciples to Him, along with the (L)Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and [h]defer to no one; for You are not partial to any. 17 Therefore, tell us, what do You think? Is it [i]lawful to give a (M)tax to (N)Caesar, or not?” 18 But Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said, “Why are you testing Me, you hypocrites? 19 Show Me the (O)coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a [j]denarius. 20 And He *said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” 21 They *said to Him, “Caesar’s.” Then He *said to them, “(P)Therefore, render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and to God the things that are God’s.” 22 And hearing this, they marveled, and (Q)leaving Him, they went away.
The Sadducees and the Resurrection
23 (R)On that day some (S)Sadducees (who say (T)there is no resurrection) came to Jesus and asked Him a question, 24 saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘(U)If a man dies having no children, his brother as next of kin shall marry his wife and raise up a seed for his brother.’ 25 Now there were seven brothers with us; and the first married and died, and having no [k]seed, he left his wife to his brother; 26 so also the second, and the third, down to the seventh. 27 And last of all, the woman died. 28 In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her.”
29 But Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, (V)not [l]understanding the Scriptures nor the power of God. 30 For in the resurrection they neither (W)marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. 31 But regarding the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, saying, 32 ‘(X)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.” 33 And when the crowds heard this, (Y)they were astonished at His teaching.
The Foremost Commandment
34 (Z)But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced (AA)the Sadducees, they gathered themselves together. 35 And one of them, (AB)a scholar of the Law, asked Him a question, testing Him, 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37 And He said to him, “‘(AC)You shall love the [m]Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the great and [n]foremost commandment. 39 And the second is like it, ‘(AD)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 (AE)On these two commandments hang the whole Law and the Prophets.”
41 (AF)Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question, 42 saying, “What do you think about [o]the Christ, whose son is He?” They *said to Him, “(AG)The son of David.” 43 He *said to them, “Then how does David [p](AH)in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord,’ saying,
44 ‘(AI)The [q]Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,
Until I put Your enemies beneath Your feet”’?
45 Therefore, if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how is He his son?” 46 (AJ)And no one was able to answer Him a word, nor did anyone dare from that day on to ask Him [r]another question.
Footnotes
- Matthew 22:2 Lit was compared to
- Matthew 22:2 Lit a man, a king
- Matthew 22:2 Lit made
- Matthew 22:5 Or field
- Matthew 22:10 Lit those reclining at the table
- Matthew 22:14 Or invited
- Matthew 22:15 Lit in word
- Matthew 22:16 Lit it is not a concern to You about anyone;
- Matthew 22:17 Or permissible
- Matthew 22:19 A Roman silver coin, approx. a laborer’s daily wage
- Matthew 22:25 Or offspring
- Matthew 22:29 Or knowing
- Matthew 22:37 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Deut 6:5
- Matthew 22:38 Or first
- Matthew 22:42 Messiah
- Matthew 22:43 Or by inspiration
- Matthew 22:44 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Ps 110:1
- Matthew 22:46 Lit any longer
Matei 22
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Matei 22
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Pilda nunţii fiului de împărat
22 Isus a început să le vorbească din nou în pilde şi le-a zis:
2 „Împărăţia lui Dumnezeu poate fi asemănată cu un împărat care i-a făcut nuntă fiului său. 3 El şi-a trimis sclavii să-i cheme pe cei invitaţi la nuntă, dar aceştia n-au vrut să vină. 4 A trimis din nou alţi sclavi, zicându-le: «Spuneţi-le celor invitaţi: ‘Iată, am pregătit masa, boii şi animalele îngrăşate au fost tăiate şi toate sunt pregătite! Veniţi deci la nuntă!’»
5 Dar invitaţii nu le-au dat nici o atenţie şi au plecat, unul la ogorul lui, iar altul la negustoria lui. 6 Ceilalţi i-au înşfăcat pe sclavi, i-au maltratat şi i-au omorât. 7 Împăratul s-a mâniat foarte tare. El şi-a trimis trupele, i-a nimicit pe ucigaşii aceia şi le-a ars cetatea.
8 Apoi le-a zis sclavilor săi: «Nunta este pregătită, dar cei invitaţi n-au fost vrednici de ea. 9 Mergeţi, aşadar, la răspântiile drumurilor şi chemaţi-i la nuntă pe toţi aceia pe care îi găsiţi!» 10 Sclavii aceia au ieşit pe drumuri şi i-au adunat pe toţi aceia pe care i-au găsit, şi răi, şi buni; şi sala nunţii s-a umplut de oaspeţi.
11 Când împăratul a venit să-şi vadă oaspeţii, a văzut acolo un om care nu se îmbrăcase în haină de nuntă 12 şi l-a întrebat:
– Prietene, cum ai intrat aici fără să ai haină de nuntă?
Acesta a amuţit. 13 Atunci împăratul le-a zis slujitorilor:
– Legaţi-l de mâini şi de picioare şi aruncaţi-l în întunericul de afară! Acolo va fi plânsul şi scrâşnirea dinţilor!
14 Căci mulţi sunt chemaţi, dar puţini sunt aleşi.“
Tributul datorat Cezarului
15 Atunci fariseii s-au dus şi s-au sfătuit cum să-L prindă în cursă cu vorba. 16 I-au trimis la El pe ucenicii lor împreună cu irodienii[a], care I-au zis:
– Învăţătorule, ştim că eşti corect şi că-i înveţi pe oameni calea lui Dumnezeu în adevăr, fără să-Ţi pese de nimeni, căci nu cauţi la faţa oamenilor. 17 Aşadar, spune-ne, ce părere ai: se cuvine să-i plătim tribut Cezarului[b] sau nu?
18 Isus însă a înţeles intenţia lor rea şi le-a zis:
– De ce Mă puneţi la încercare, ipocriţilor? 19 Arătaţi-Mi moneda pentru tribut!
Ei I-au adus un denar[c]. 20 Isus i-a întrebat:
– Chipul acesta şi inscripţia, ale cui sunt?
21 – Ale Cezarului, au răspuns ei.
Atunci El le-a zis:
– Daţi-i deci Cezarului ce este al Cezarului, iar lui Dumnezeu ce este al lui Dumnezeu![d]
22 Ei au rămas uimiţi când au auzit aceste cuvinte. Şi astfel L-au lăsat şi au plecat.
Despre înviere
23 În aceeaşi zi au venit la El saducheii, care zic că nu există înviere, şi L-au întrebat:
24 – Învăţătorule, Moise a zis că, dacă moare cineva fără să aibă copii, fratele acestuia trebuie să se căsătorească cu văduva şi să-i ridice un urmaş fratelui său.[e] 25 Erau printre noi şapte fraţi. Primul s-a căsătorit, dar a murit fără să aibă vreun urmaş, lăsându-i-o astfel pe soţia sa fratelui său. 26 Aşa s-a întâmplat şi cu al doilea, şi cu al treilea, apoi tot aşa până la al şaptelea. 27 Femeia a murit ultima dintre toţi. 28 La înviere, soţia căruia dintre cei şapte va fi ea? Căci toţi au avut-o de soţie!
29 Isus le-a răspuns:
– Sunteţi rătăciţi, pentru că nu cunoaşteţi nici Scripturile, nici puterea lui Dumnezeu! 30 Căci la înviere nici nu se vor mai însura, nici nu se vor mai mărita, ci vor fi ca îngerii din cer. 31 Iar cu privire la învierea morţilor, n-aţi citit ce v-a spus Dumnezeu, când zice: 32 „Eu sunt Dumnezeul lui Avraam, Dumnezeul lui Isaac şi Dumnezeul lui Iacov“?[f] El nu este un Dumnezeu al celor morţi, ci al celor vii!
33 Auzind aceste lucruri, mulţimile erau uimite de învăţătura Lui.
Cea mai mare poruncă
34 Când au auzit fariseii că Isus le astupase gura saducheilor, s-au strâns la un loc. 35 Unul dintre ei, un expert în Lege, ca să-L pună la încercare, L-a întrebat:
36 – Învăţătorule, care este cea mai mare poruncă din Lege?
37 Isus i-a răspuns:
– „Să-L iubeşti pe Domnul, Dumnezeul tău, cu toată inima ta, cu tot sufletul tău şi cu toată mintea ta“[g]. 38 Aceasta este cea dintâi şi cea mai mare poruncă. 39 Iar a doua, asemenea ei, este: „Să-l iubeşti pe semenul tău ca pe tine însuţi“[h]. 40 Toată Legea şi Profeţii[i] depind[j] de aceste două porunci.
Al cui fiu este Cristos?
41 În timp ce fariseii erau strânşi la un loc, Isus a întrebat:
42 – Ce părere aveţi voi despre Cristos? Al cui Fiu este El?
Ei I-au răspuns:
– Al lui David.
43 Isus le-a zis:
– Cum atunci David, în Duhul, Îl numeşte „Domn“, când spune:
44 „Domnul I-a zis Domnului meu:[k]
«Şezi la dreapta Mea
până-Ţi voi pune duşmanii
sub picioare!»“?[l]
45 Deci, dacă David Îl numeşte „Domn“, cum este El Fiul lui?
46 Nimeni n-a putut să-I răspundă nici măcar un cuvânt şi, din acea zi, nimeni n-a mai îndrăznit să-I pună întrebări.
Footnotes
- Matei 22:16 Susţinători ai dinastiei irodiene; irodienii erau partizani ai romanilor, cu sprijinul cărora domnea dinastia irodiană, deci erau favorabili tributului, pe când fariseii erau nişte naţionalişi moderaţi, care nu agreau tributul
- Matei 22:17 Titlu purtat de împăraţii romani, preluat de la Iulius Caesar (44 î.Cr.); şi în v. 21
- Matei 22:19 Moneda romană cea mai comună în acele vremuri; pe o parte avea chipul împăratului roman, iar pe cealaltă, o inscripţie care susţinea că acesta este divin; pentru valoarea denarului, vezi nota de la 20:2
- Matei 22:21 Probabil o aluzie la pretenţia afirmaţiei de pe reversul monedei; vezi nota de la 22:19
- Matei 22:24 Vezi Deut. 25:5-6; în cf. cu legea leviratului (lat.: levir, „cumnat“), fiul care avea să se nască era moştenitorul celui decedat, pentru a-i duce numele mai departe, pentru a nu înstrăina posesiunea familiei şi pentru a-i asigura văduvei un trai liniştit
- Matei 22:32 Vezi Ex. 3:6
- Matei 22:37 Vezi Deut. 6:5. În Deut. 6:5, TM conţine: inima, sufletul, puterea; unele mss ale LXX adaugă şi mintea în Deut. 6:5; vezi Mc. 12:30, unde sunt toate patru
- Matei 22:39 Vezi Lev. 19:18
- Matei 22:40 Vezi nota de la 5:17
- Matei 22:40 Lit.: atârnă sau: se ţin de
- Matei 22:44 În TM cuvintele pentru Domnul sunt diferite: Domnul (YHWH) i-a zis Stăpânului (Adoni) meu; în textul grecesc: Domnul (Kurios) i-a zis Domnului (Kurios) meu
- Matei 22:44 Vezi Ps. 110:1
Matthew 22
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Matthew 22
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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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