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The Parable of the Wedding Feast

And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables and said:

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The Parable of the Wedding Feast

And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying,

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“The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son,

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“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son,

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and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to come.

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and sent his servantsa to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come.

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Again, he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding.” ’

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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.”’

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But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business.

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But they paid no attention and went off, one to his farm, another to his business,

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And the rest seized his servants, treated them [a]spitefully, and killed them.

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while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.

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But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

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The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.

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Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

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Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy.

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Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.’

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Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.’

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So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding hall was filled with guests.

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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.

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“But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment.

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“But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment.

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So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless.

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And he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless.

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Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, [b]take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

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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.’

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“For many are called, but few are chosen.”

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For many are called, but few are chosen.”

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The Pharisees: Is It Lawful to Pay Taxes to Caesar?

Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle Him in His talk.

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Paying Taxes to Caesar

Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words.

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And they sent to Him their disciples with the 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.

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And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone’s opinion, for you are not swayed by appearances.b

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Tell us, therefore, what do You think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”

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Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”

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But Jesus [d]perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test Me, you hypocrites?

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But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why put me to the test, you hypocrites?

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Show Me the tax money.”
So they brought Him a denarius.

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Show me the coin for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius.c

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And He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?”

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And Jesus said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?”

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They said to Him, “Caesar’s.”
And He said to them, “Render[e] therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

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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.”

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When they had heard these words, they marveled, and left Him and went their way.

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When they heard it, they marveled. And they left him and went away.

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The Sadducees: What About the Resurrection?

The same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him and asked Him,

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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,

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saying: “Teacher, Moses said that if a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.

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saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies having no children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.’

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Now there were with us seven brothers. The first died after he had married, and having no offspring, left his wife to his brother.

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Now there were seven brothers among us. The first married and died, and having no offspring left his wife to his brother.

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Likewise the second also, and the third, even to the seventh.

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So too the second and third, down to the seventh.

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Last of all the woman died also.

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After them all, the woman died.

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Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had her.”

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In the resurrection, therefore, of the seven, whose wife will she be? For they all had her.”

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Jesus answered and said to them, “You are [f]mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God.

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But Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God.

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For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels [g]of God in heaven.

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For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

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But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, saying,

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And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God:

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‘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.”

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‘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.”

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And when the multitudes heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.

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And when the crowd heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.

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The Scribes: Which Is the First Commandment of All?

But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.

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The Great Commandment

But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.

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Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying,

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And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him.

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“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?”

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“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?”

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Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’

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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.

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This is the first and great commandment.

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This is the great and first commandment.

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And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

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And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

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On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”

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On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”

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Jesus: How Can David Call His Descendant Lord?

While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

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Whose Son Is the Christ?

Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,

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saying, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?”
They said to Him, “The Son of David.”

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saying, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “The son of David.”

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He said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord,’ saying:

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He said to them, “How is it then that David, in the Spirit, calls him Lord, saying,

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‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,
Till I make Your enemies Your footstool” ’?

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“‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
until I put your enemies under your feet”’?

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If David then calls Him ‘Lord,’ how is He his Son?”

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If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?”

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And no one was able to answer Him a word, nor from that day on did anyone dare question Him anymore.

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And no one was able to answer him a word, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.

Parallel

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Matthew 22

Matthew 22