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Matt 22:1 |
Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying, |
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Matt 22:2 |
"The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son. |
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Matt 22:3 |
"And he sent out his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come. |
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Matt 22:4 |
"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."' |
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Matt 22:5 |
"But they paid no attention and went their way, one to his own farm, another to his business, |
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Matt 22:6 |
and the rest seized his slaves and mistreated them and killed them. |
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Matt 22:7 |
"But the king was enraged, and he sent his armies and destroyed those murderers and set their city on fire. |
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Matt 22:8 |
"Then he *said to his slaves, 'The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. |
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Matt 22:9 |
'Go therefore to the main highways, and as many as you find there, invite to the wedding feast.' |
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Matt 22:10 |
"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. |
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Matt 22:11 |
"But when the king came in to look over the dinner guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in wedding clothes, |
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Matt 22:12 |
and he *said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here without wedding clothes?' And the man was speechless. |
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Matt 22:13 |
"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.' |
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Matt 22:14 |
"For many are called, but few are chosen." |
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Matt 22:15 |
Then the Pharisees went and plotted together how they might trap Him in what He said. |
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Matt 22:16 |
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. |
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Matt 22:17 |
"Tell us then, what do You think? Is it lawful to give a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?" |
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Matt 22:18 |
But Jesus perceived their malice, and said, "Why are you testing Me, you hypocrites? |
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Matt 22:19 |
"Show Me the coin used for the poll-tax." And they brought Him a denarius. |
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Matt 22:20 |
And He *said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" |
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Matt 22:21 |
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." |
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Matt 22:22 |
And hearing this, they were amazed, and leaving Him, they went away. |
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Matt 22:23 |
On that day some Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to Jesus and questioned Him, |
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Matt 22:24 |
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.' |
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Matt 22:25 |
"Now there were seven brothers with us; and the first married and died, and having no children left his wife to his brother; |
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Matt 22:26 |
so also the second, and the third, down to the seventh. |
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Matt 22:27 |
"Last of all, the woman died. |
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Matt 22:28 |
"In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her." |
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Matt 22:29 |
But Jesus answered and said to them, "You are mistaken, not understanding the Scriptures nor the power of God. |
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Matt 22:30 |
"For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. |
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Matt 22:31 |
"But regarding the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God: |
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Matt 22:32 |
'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." |
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Matt 22:33 |
When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching. |
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Matt 22:34 |
But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered themselves together. |
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Matt 22:35 |
One of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, |
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Matt 22:36 |
"Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?" |
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Matt 22:37 |
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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Matt 22:38 |
"This is the great and foremost commandment. |
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Matt 22:39 |
"The second is like it, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' |
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Matt 22:40 |
"On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets." |
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Matt 22:41 |
Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question: |
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Matt 22:42 |
"What do you think about the Christ, whose son is He?" They *said to Him, "The son of David." |
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Matt 22:43 |
He *said to them, "Then how does David in the Spirit call Him 'Lord,' saying, |
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Matt 22:44 |
'THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD,
"SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND,
UNTIL I PUT YOUR ENEMIES BENEATH YOUR FEET"'? |
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Matt 22:45 |
"If David then calls Him 'Lord,' how is He his son?" |
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Matt 22:46 |
No one was able to answer Him a word, nor did anyone dare from that day on to ask Him another question. |
