SAN MATEO 22
Jacalteco, Oriental
Yechel yin̈ huneˈ kˈin̈ yet mohyilal
22 Yichipaxico Comam Jesús yalni tet ebnaj, yanico Comam huntekˈan yechel yin̈ cuybanile tuˈ, yalni Comam hacaˈ tiˈ:
2 ―Haˈ anma awtebil yoc yul iskˈab Comam Dios, lahan hacaˈ yakˈle anma yin̈ huneˈ kˈin̈ yecˈtze huneˈ naj rey yet ismohyi iscˈahol. 3 Hayet cˈulxa ye sunil, yanito naj ischejab yikˈati ebnaj awtebil yin̈ huneˈ mohyilal tuˈ. Yajaˈ machi hunu ebnaj isjetij. 4 Lahwi tuˈ yanipaxto naj huntekˈanxa ischejab, yalni naj tet ebnaj hacaˈ tiˈ: “Halwe tet anma awtebil tuˈ tato watxˈebilxa itah. Manchejan potxˈlaxo haycˈon̈ inwacaxan, yeb hunmajanxa no nokˈ caw bakˈich, watxˈebilxa sunil. ‘Asiˈwe yin̈ kˈin̈ tuˈ,’ quexchi,” ẍi naj rey.
5 Yajaˈ ebnaj awtebil tuˈ, maẍticˈa cam iscˈul ebnaj istita. Huneˈ naj to ilno ismunil, hunxa naj xin to ilno istxon̈. 6 Haxa huntekˈanxa ebnaj xin, oc ebnaj howal yin̈ ebnaj chejab tuˈ, ispotxˈlax ebnaj yu ebnaj. 7 Hayet yaben naj rey huneˈ tuˈ caw tit ishowal naj. Ischejni naj issoldado ispotxˈno ebnaj potxˈwawom tuˈ, isn̈uslaxpaxilo iscon̈ob ebnaj. 8 Lahwi tuˈ yalnipaxo naj rey tuˈ tet huntekˈanxa ebnaj ischejab: “Sunil tzet chiocnico yin̈ huneˈ kˈin̈ tiˈ watxˈebilxa sunil, yajaˈ ebnaj awtebil wuhan mach chisjeti ebnaj, yuxin mach istzano ebnaj yul yin̈ huneˈ kˈin̈ tiˈ. 9 Wal tinan̈ asiˈwe yulaj calle cat hechejniti sunil mac chiilcha heyu yin̈ huneˈ kˈin̈ tiˈ,” ẍi naj. 10 Yet yaben ebnaj chejab huneˈ tuˈ, isto ebnaj yulaj calle, yiniti ebnaj sunil anma chiecˈ bey tuˈ. Ay anma cˈul isbeybal, ay anma txˈoj isbeybal. Caw xin nohilo teˈ n̈a yu anma yin̈ huneˈ kˈin̈ tuˈ.
11 Hayet yocto naj rey yilno anma cutxanxaco tuˈ, yilni naj huneˈ naj mach ayoco xil iskˈap yet mohyilal.
12 Yalni naj rey tet naj: “¿Tzet mayu hawocti bey tiˈ, machi xin xil hakˈap yet mohyilal aycoj?” ẍi naj. Yajaˈ xin maẍticˈa takˈwi naj. 13 Yalni naj rey tuˈ tet ebnaj ischejab: “Cˈalbawe yoj huneˈ naj tiˈ yeb iskˈab naj cat heyanilto naj xol kˈejholo, haˈ bey tuˈ xin chiokˈo naj yin̈, cat isn̈etxˈlaho yeh naj,” ẍi naj. 14 Wal xin chiwalan teyet, caw txˈiˈal mac awtebil yu Comam Dios yajaˈ haywan̈n̈e mac chissiqˈuilo Comam, ẍi Comam Jesús.
Chˈen tohlabal chiakˈlax tet naj yahaw Roma
15 Lahwi tuˈ ishecˈnilo isba ebnaj fariseo, islahtiˈn̈en isba ebnaj yin̈ tzet chu yakˈni aycˈayo ebnaj Comam yin̈ hunu tzotiˈ, cat yoc ebnaj akˈocˈule yin̈ Comam yalni. 16 Yuxin yato ebnaj haywan̈ ebnaj ayco yin̈ ispartido, yeb haywan̈ ebnaj ayco yin̈ ispartido naj Herodes iscˈatan̈ Comam, yun̈e yilwen ebnaj Comam. Yalni ebnaj tet Comam:
―Mam cuywawom, caw johtajan̈ tato hach tiˈ isyelaln̈eticˈa chawala, chacuynipaxo anma iswatxˈen hacaˈ choche iscˈul Comam Dios. Machi xin comono chawabeto yin̈ tzet chal anma, yuto lahan yelapno anma yul hasat. 17 Yuxin, ¿tzet chawute hawalni yin̈ huneˈ tiˈ: Chˈen tohlabal chiel jin̈ yu naj jahaw ay Roma, cˈulmi jakˈni chˈen mato machoj? ẍi ebnaj.
18 Yajaˈ wal Comam Jesús pet istxumnalo Comam tzet nabil yu ebnaj. Yuxin yal Comam:
―Hex cheyal heba cˈulal tiˈ, ¿tzet yin̈ xin chesay yin̈ tzet chu waycˈayan yul hekˈab? 19 Yewe hunu chˈen melyu cheyakˈ yin̈ hetohlabal tuˈ wilaˈan nan̈, ẍi Comam.
Yakˈni ebnaj huneˈ chˈen denario tet Comam. 20 Iskˈamben Comam tet ebnaj:
―¿Mac najil ayco yechel sat yeb isbi yin̈ chˈen? ẍi Comam.
21 Istakˈwi ebnaj:
―Yechel sat naj jahaw ay bey Roma, yeb xin isbi naj ayco yin̈ chˈen, ẍi ebnaj. Yalni Comam xin:
―Akˈwe tet naj yahaw Roma, baytet yet naj yehi, cat heyakˈni tet Comam Dios baytet yet Comam yehi, ẍi Comam.
22 Yet yaben ebnaj yalni Comam huneˈ tuˈ, caw cˈayilo iscˈul ebnaj, isbejnicano ebnaj Comam.
Iskˈambe ebnaj saduceo yin̈ yet chiitzitzbican̈ camom
23 Yin̈ticˈa huneˈ tzˈayic tuˈ, ay huntekˈan ebnaj saduceo bey ilno Comam Jesús. Ebnaj saduceo tuˈ mach chayto ebnaj yul yanma tato itzitzbican̈ anma camnaxa, yuxin iskˈambe ebnaj tet Comam:
24 ―Mam cuywawom, halbilcano yin̈ isley naj Moisés hacaˈ tiˈ: “Ta chicam yichamil hunu ix ix, machi xin yuninal naj yeb ix, yilal yikˈni ix yuẍta naj camna tuˈ, yun̈e ay yuninal naj yeb ix cat yoc yuninalo naj camna tuˈ,” ẍiayoj. 25 Yajaˈ yet hunel, coxoltiˈan̈ ay hujwan̈ ebnaj yuẍtan̈e isba. Naj babel mohyi yeb huneˈ ix yajaˈ cam naj, machi xin yuninal naj yeb yixal tuˈ, yuxin mohyi naj iscab yeb ix. 26 Yajaˈ campaxo naj, hacticˈapax tuˈ yu naj isyox, masanta apni yin̈ naj ishuj, sunil ebnaj ikˈlen ix. 27 Lahwi tuˈ iscampaxo ix. 28 Yuxin hayet chiitzitzbican̈ camom, ¿mac ebnaj hujwan̈ tuˈ chioc yichamilo ix yuto ishujwan̈il ebnaj mohyi yeb ix? ẍi ebnaj.
29 Istakˈwi Comam Jesús tet ebnaj saduceo tuˈ:
―Hex tiˈ, maẍtaj haˈ ye heyu, yuto mach heyohtajo tzet chal yul Yum Comam Dios, yeb mach heyohtajo yip Comam. 30 Wal xin hayet chiitzitzbican̈ anma camom matxa chimohyi, yuto lahanxa chielico hacaˈ ebnaj ángel ay satcan̈. 31 Yin̈ yet chiitzitzbican̈ anma camom tuˈ, ¿tom maẍto cheyil yul Yum Comam Dios bay chal hacaˈ tiˈ?: 32 “Hanintiˈan isDiosal naj Abraham, naj Isaac yeb naj Jacob,” ẍiayoj. Yuxin waxan̈ca cam ebnaj yajaˈ mach cam ebnaj yin̈ huneln̈e. Yuto mach isDiosalo camom ye Comam Dios to isDiosal anma itzitz, ẍi Comam.
33 Yet yaben anma huntekˈan cuybanile yal Comam tuˈ caw cˈayilo iscˈul.
Chejbanile caw ecˈbal yelapno yehi
34 Yet yaben ebnaj fariseo tato matxa yu istakˈwi ebnaj saduceo tet Comam Jesús, iscutxbanico isba ebnaj. 35 Xol ebnaj tuˈ xin ayco huneˈ naj cuywawom yin̈ ley, haˈ naj oc ilweno Comam, yalni naj:
36 ―Mam cuywawom, ¿baytet chejbanile caw ecˈbal yelapno xol chejbanile aycano yu naj Moisés? ẍi naj.
37 Istakˈwi Comam tet naj:
―Ochewe Comam Dios yin̈ sunil hecˈul, heyanma yeb henabal. 38 Haˈ xin huneˈ chejbanile tuˈ haˈ babel yeb ecˈbal yelapno xol huntekˈanxa. 39 Haˈ huneˈxa iscab xin, lahan hacaˈ huneˈ babel, chal hacaˈ tiˈ: “Xahan cheyil heyet anmahil hacaˈ hexahann̈en heba,” ẍiayoj. 40 Hayet chicoyijen cabeb chejbanile tiˈ, lan̈an coyijen huntekˈanxa cuybanile akˈbilcano yu naj Moisés, yeb tzet tzˈibn̈ebilcano yu ebnaj ischejab Comam Dios, ẍi Comam tet naj.
Comam Cristo Iscˈahol Comam Dios yehi
41 Hayet cutxantoco ebnaj fariseo tuˈ,
42 iskˈamben Comam Jesús tet ebnaj:
―¿Tzet cheyute hetxumni yin̈ naj Cristo? ¿Mac yin̈ chitit naj heyalni? ẍi Comam. Istakˈwi ebnaj:
―Yin̈ naj rey David chitit naj, ẍi ebnaj.
43 Yalnipaxo Comam:
―Yajaˈ naj David tuˈ, yal naj naj Cristo Yahawoj yet yakˈlax yalaˈ naj yu Comam Espíritu Santo yet yalni naj hacaˈ tiˈ:
44 Yal Comam Dios tet Wahawilan: “Ayan̈ tzˈon̈no yin̈ inwatxˈkˈaban masanto chiwacojan mac ayco ishowal tawin̈ yalan̈ hawoj,” ẍi Comam, ẍi naj David. 45 ¿Tzet yin̈ xin yal naj David tuˈ naj Cristo Yahawiloj tato yin̈ naj titna naj? ẍi Comam.
46 Machi hunu ebnaj yu istakˈwi yin̈ tzet yal Comam. Haˈticˈa yin̈ huneˈ tzˈayic tuˈ xin matxaticˈa hunu ebnaj hitzico iskˈamben hunu tzet ye tuˈ tet Comam.
Matthew 22
New International Version
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
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
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.
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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