¹⁵ To one he gave five ^(A)talents,^[a] to another two, to another one, ^(B)to each according to his ability. Then he ^(C)went away. ¹⁶ He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. ¹⁷ So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. ¹⁸ But he who had received the one talent went and ^(D)dug in the ground and hid his master's money. ¹⁹ Now ^(E)after a long time the master of those servants came and ^(F)settled accounts with them. ²⁰ And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents; here, I have made five talents more.’ ²¹ His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and ^(G)faithful servant.^{[b] (H)}You have been faithful over a little; ^(I)I will set you over much. Enter into ^(J)the joy of your master.’ ²² And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me two talents; here, I have made two talents more.’ ²³ His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ ²⁴ He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be ^(K)a hard man, reaping ^(L)where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed, ²⁵ so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, ^(M)you have what is yours.’ ²⁶ But his master answered him, ‘You ^(N)wicked and ^(O)slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed? ²⁷ Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. ²⁸ So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents. ^29 (P)For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. ³⁰ And ^(Q)cast ^(R)the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place ^(S)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

The Final Judgment

^31 (T)“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, ^(U)then he will sit on his glorious throne. ³² Before him ^(V)will be gathered ^(W)all the nations, and ^(X)he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates ^(Y)the sheep from the goats. ³³ And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. ³⁴ Then ^(Z)the King will say to ^(AA)those on his right, ‘Come, you ^(AB)who are blessed by my Father, ^(AC)inherit ^(AD)the kingdom ^(AE)prepared for you ^(AF)from the foundation of the world. ³⁵ For ^(AG)I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you ^(AH)gave me drink, ^(AI)I was a stranger and you welcomed me, ^36 (AJ)I was naked and you clothed me, ^(AK)I was sick and you ^(AL)visited me, ^(AM)I was in prison and you came to me.’ ³⁷ Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? ³⁸ And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? ³⁹ And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ ⁴⁰ And ^(AN)the King will answer them, ^(AO)‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these ^(AP)my brothers,^[c] you did it to me.’

Paying Taxes to Caesar

^13 (A)And they sent to him some of ^(B)the Pharisees and some of ^(C)the Herodians, to ^(D)trap him in his talk. ¹⁴ And they came and said to him, “Teacher, ^(E)we know that you are true and do not care about anyone's opinion. For ^(F)you are not swayed by appearances,^[a] but truly teach ^(G)the way of God. Is it lawful to pay ^(H)taxes to ^(I)Caesar, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?” ¹⁵ But, knowing ^(J)their hypocrisy, he said to them, “Why ^(K)put me to the test? Bring me ^(L)a denarius^[b] and let me look at it.” ¹⁶ And they brought one. And he said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” They said to him, “Caesar's.” ¹⁷ Jesus said to them, ^(M)“Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” And they marveled at him.

The Sadducees Ask About the Resurrection

¹⁸ And ^(N)Sadducees came to him, ^(O)who say that there is no resurrection. And they asked him a question, saying, ¹⁹ “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that ^(P)if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife, but leaves no child, the man^[c] must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. ²⁰ There were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and when he died left no offspring. ²¹ And the second took her, and died, leaving no offspring. And the third likewise. ²² And the seven left no offspring. Last of all the woman also died. ²³ In the resurrection, when they rise again, whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife.”

²⁴ Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are wrong, because ^(Q)you know neither the Scriptures nor ^(R)the power of God? ²⁵ For when they rise from the dead, they neither ^(S)marry nor ^(T)are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. ²⁶ And as for the dead being raised, ^(U)have you not read in ^(V)the book of Moses, in ^(W)the passage about the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ^(X)‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? ²⁷ He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are quite wrong.”

The Great Commandment

^28 (Y)And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” ²⁹ Jesus answered, “The most important is, ^(Z)‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, ^(AA)the Lord is one. ³⁰ And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ ^31 (AB)The second is this: ^(AC)‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment ^(AD)greater than these.” ³² And the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher. You have truly said that ^(AE)he is one, and ^(AF)there is no other besides him. ³³ And to love him with all the heart and with all ^(AG)the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, ^(AH)is much more than all ^(AI)whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” ³⁴ And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” ^(AJ)And after that no one dared to ask him any more questions.

^20 (A)So they ^(B)watched him and sent spies, who ^(C)pretended to be sincere, that they might ^(D)catch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of ^(E)the governor. ²¹ So they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and ^(F)show no partiality,^[a] but truly teach ^(G)the way of God. ²² Is it lawful for us to give ^(H)tribute to ^(I)Caesar, or not?” ²³ But he perceived their ^(J)craftiness, and said to them, ²⁴ “Show me ^(K)a denarius.^[b] Whose likeness and inscription does it have?” They said, “Caesar's.” ²⁵ He said to them, “Then ^(L)render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” ²⁶ And they were not able in the presence of the people ^(M)to catch him in what he said, but marveling at his answer they became silent.

Sadducees Ask About the Resurrection

²⁷ There came to him ^(N)some Sadducees, ^(O)those who deny that there is a resurrection, ²⁸ and they asked him a question, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us ^(P)that if a man's brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man^[c] must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. ²⁹ Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died without children. ³⁰ And the second ³¹ and the third took her, and likewise all seven left no children and died. ³² Afterward the woman also died. ³³ In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had her as wife.”

³⁴ And Jesus said to them, ^(Q)“The sons of this age ^(R)marry and ^(S)are given in marriage, ³⁵ but those who are ^(T)considered worthy to attain to ^(U)that age and to the resurrection from the dead ^(V)neither marry ^(W)nor are given in marriage, ³⁶ for ^(X)they cannot die anymore, because they are ^(Y)equal to angels and ^(Z)are ^(AA)sons of God, being ^(AB)sons^[d] of the resurrection. ³⁷ But that the dead are raised, ^(AC)even Moses showed, in ^(AD)the passage about the bush, where he calls ^(AE)the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. ³⁸ Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all ^(AF)live to him.” ³⁹ Then some of the scribes ^(AG)answered, “Teacher, you have spoken well.” ⁴⁰ For ^(AH)they no longer dared to ask him any question.