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Parable of the Marriage Feast
Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying,
Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying,
The Parable of the Wedding Feast
And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying,
And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying,
“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son.
“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son,
“And he sent out his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come.
“Again he sent out other slaves saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fattened livestock are all butchered and everything is ready; come to the wedding feast.”’
Again he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.”’
“But they paid no attention and went their way, one to his own farm, another to his business,
But they paid no attention and went off, one to his farm, another to his business,
and the rest seized his slaves and mistreated them and killed them.
while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.
“But the king was enraged, and he sent his armies and destroyed those murderers and set their city on fire.
The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
“Then he said to his slaves, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.
Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy.
‘Go therefore to the main highways, and as many as you find there, invite to the wedding feast.’
Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.’
“Those slaves went out into the streets and gathered together all they found, both evil and good; and the wedding hall was filled with dinner guests.
And those servants went out into the roads and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good. So the wedding hall was filled with guests.
“But when the king came in to look over the dinner guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in wedding clothes,
“But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment.
and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without wedding clothes?’ And the man was speechless.
And he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless.
“Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Then the king said to the attendants, ‘Bind him hand and foot and cast him into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Tribute to Caesar
Then the Pharisees went and plotted together how they might trap Him in what He said.
Paying Taxes to Caesar
Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words.
Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words.
And they sent their disciples to Him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any.
“Tell us then, what do You think? Is it lawful to give a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?”
Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
But Jesus perceived their malice, and said, “Why are you testing Me, you hypocrites?
But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why put me to the test, you hypocrites?
“Show Me the coin used for the poll-tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.
And He said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?”
And Jesus said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?”
They said to Him, “Caesar’s.” Then He said to them, “Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and to God the things that are God’s.”
They said, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
And hearing this, they were amazed, and leaving Him, they went away.
When they heard it, they marveled. And they left him and went away.
Jesus Answers the Sadducees
On that day some Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to Jesus and questioned Him,
Sadducees Ask About the Resurrection
The same day Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection, and they asked him a question,
The same day Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection, and they asked him a question,
asking, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘IF A MAN DIES HAVING NO CHILDREN, HIS BROTHER AS NEXT OF KIN SHALL MARRY HIS WIFE, AND RAISE UP CHILDREN FOR HIS BROTHER.’
saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies having no children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.’
“Now there were seven brothers with us; and the first married and died, and having no children left his wife to his brother;
Now there were seven brothers among us. The first married and died, and having no offspring left his wife to his brother.
so also the second, and the third, down to the seventh.
So too the second and third, down to the seventh.
“In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her.”
In the resurrection, therefore, of the seven, whose wife will she be? For they all had her.”
But Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, not understanding the Scriptures nor the power of God.
But Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God.
“For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
“But regarding the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God:
And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God:
‘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.”
‘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.”
When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.
And when the crowd heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.
But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered themselves together.
The Great Commandment
But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.
But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.
One of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him,
And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him.
“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?”
“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?”
And 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.’
And 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.
“The second is like it, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’
And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
“On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.”
On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”
Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question:
Whose Son Is the Christ?
Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,
Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,
“What do you think about the Christ, whose son is He?” They said to Him, “The son of David.”
saying, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “The son of David.”
He said to them, “Then how does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord,’ saying,
He said to them, “How is it then that David, in the Spirit, calls him Lord, saying,
‘THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD,
“SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND,
UNTIL I PUT YOUR ENEMIES BENEATH YOUR FEET”’?
“SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND,
UNTIL I PUT YOUR ENEMIES BENEATH YOUR FEET”’?
“‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
until I put your enemies under your feet”’?
“Sit at my right hand,
until I put your enemies under your feet”’?
“If David then calls Him ‘Lord,’ how is He his son?”
If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?”