³⁸ And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find such a one as this, a man ^(A)in whom is the Spirit of God?”

³⁹ Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Inasmuch as God has shown you all this, there is no one as discerning and wise as you. ^40 (B)You shall be ^[a]over my house, and all my people shall be ruled according to your word; only in regard to the throne will I be greater than you.” ⁴¹ And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have ^(C)set you over all the land of Egypt.”

⁴² Then Pharaoh ^(D)took his signet ring off his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand; and he ^(E)clothed him in garments of fine linen ^(F)and put a gold chain around his neck. ⁴³ And he had him ride in the second ^(G)chariot which he had; ^(H)and they cried out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he set him ^(I)over all the land of Egypt. ⁴⁴ Pharaoh also said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, and without your consent no man may lift his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.” ⁴⁵ And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name ^[b]Zaphnath-Paaneah. And he gave him as a wife ^(J)Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On. So Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.

⁴⁶ Joseph was thirty years old when he ^(K)stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt. ⁴⁷ Now in the seven plentiful years the ground brought forth ^[c]abundantly. ⁴⁸ So he gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities; he laid up in every city the food of the fields which surrounded them. ⁴⁹ Joseph gathered very much grain, ^(L)as the sand of the sea, until he stopped counting, for it was immeasurable.

^50 (M)And to Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On, bore to him. ⁵¹ Joseph called the name of the firstborn ^[d]Manasseh: “For God has made me forget all my toil and all my ^(N)father’s house.” ⁵² And the name of the second he called ^[e]Ephraim: “For God has caused me to be ^(O)fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

⁵³ Then the seven years of plenty which were in the land of Egypt ended, ^54 (P)and the seven years of famine began to come, ^(Q)as Joseph had said. The famine was in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. ⁵⁵ So when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Then Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph; ^(R)whatever he says to you, do.” ⁵⁶ The famine was over all the face of the earth, and Joseph opened ^[f]all the storehouses and ^(S)sold to the Egyptians. And the famine became severe in the land of Egypt. ^57 (T)So all countries came to Joseph in Egypt to ^(U)buy grain, because the famine was severe in all lands.

Wisdom Is Better Than Gold

³² So the scribe said to Him, “Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, for there is one God, ^(A)and there is no other but He. ³³ And to love Him with all the heart, with all the understanding, ^[a]with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, ^(B)is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

³⁴ Now when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”

^(C)But after that no one dared question Him.

¹⁷ And Jesus answered and said to them, ^[a]“Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to ^(A)God the things that are God’s.”

And they marveled at Him.

The Sadducees: What About the Resurrection?^(B)

^18 (C)Then some Sadducees, ^(D)who say there is no resurrection, came to Him; and they asked Him, saying:

Daniel and His Friends Promoted

^46 (A)Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, prostrate before Daniel, and commanded that they should present an offering ^(B)and incense to him. ⁴⁷ The king answered Daniel, and said, “Truly ^(C)your God is the God of ^(D)gods, the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you could reveal this secret.” ^48 (E)Then the king promoted Daniel ^(F)and gave him many great gifts; and he made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and ^(G)chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon.