Matthew, 22

1. Jesus began to speak to them in parables once again,

1. And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,

2. 'The kingdom of Heaven may be compared to a king who gave a feast for his son's wedding.

2. The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,

3. He sent his servants to call those who had been invited, but they would not come.

3. And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.

4. Next he sent some more servants with the words, "Tell those who have been invited: Look, my banquet is all prepared, my oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, everything is ready. Come to the wedding."

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 were not interested: one went off to his farm, another to his business,

5. But they made light of [it], and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:

6. and the rest seized his servants, maltreated them and killed them.

6. And the remnant took his servants, and entreated [them] spitefully, and slew [them].

7. The king was furious. He despatched his troops, destroyed those murderers and burnt their town.

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 he said to his servants, "The wedding is ready; but as those who were invited proved to be unworthy,

8. Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.

9. go to the main crossroads and invite everyone you can find to come to the wedding."

9. Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.

10. So these servants went out onto the roads and collected together everyone they could find, bad and good alike; and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

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. When the king came in to look at the guests he noticed one man who was not wearing a wedding garment,

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 said to him, "How did you get in here, my friend, without a wedding garment?" And the man was silent.

12. And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

13. Then the king said to the attendants, "Bind him hand and foot and throw him into the darkness outside, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth."

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 invited but not all are chosen.'

14. For many are called, but few [are] chosen.

15. Then the Pharisees went away to work out between them how to trap him in what he said.

15. Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in [his] talk.

16. And they sent their disciples to him, together with some Herodians, to say, 'Master, we know that you are an honest man and teach the way of God in all honesty, and that you are not afraid of anyone, because human rank means nothing to you.

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. Give us your opinion, then. Is it permissible to pay taxes to Caesar or not?'

17. Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?

18. But Jesus was aware of their malice and replied, 'You hypocrites! Why are you putting me to the test?

18. But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, [ye] hypocrites?

19. Show me the money you pay the tax with.' They handed him a denarius,

19. Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.

20. and he said, 'Whose portrait is this? Whose title?'

20. And he saith unto them, Whose [is] this image and superscription?

21. They replied, 'Caesar's.' Then he said to them, 'Very well, pay Caesar what belongs to Caesar -- and God what belongs to God.'

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 heard this they were amazed; they left him alone and went away.

22. When they had heard [these words], they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

23. That day some Sadducees -- who deny that there is a resurrection -- approached him and they put this question to him,

23. The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,

24. 'Master, Moses said that if a man dies childless, his brother is to marry the widow, his sister-in-law, to raise children for his brother.

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 we had a case involving seven brothers; the first married and then died without children, leaving his wife to 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. the same thing happened with the second and third and so on to the seventh,

26. Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.

27. and then last of all the woman herself died.

27. And last of all the woman died also.

28. Now at the resurrection, whose wife among the seven will she be, since she had been married to them all?'

28. Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.

29. Jesus answered them, 'You are wrong, because you understand neither the scriptures nor the power of God.

29. Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

30. For at the resurrection men and women do not marry; no, they are like the angels in heaven.

30. For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.

31. And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you never read what God himself said to you:

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, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob? He is God, not of the dead, but of the living.'

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 his teaching made a deep impression on the people who heard it.

33. And when the multitude heard [this], they were astonished at his doctrine.

34. But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees they got together

34. But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.

35. and, to put him to the test, one of them put a further question,

35. Then one of them, [which was] a lawyer, asked [him a question], tempting him, and saying,

36. 'Master, which is the greatest commandment of the Law?'

36. Master, which [is] the great commandment in the law?

37. Jesus said to him, 'You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.

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 greatest and the first commandment.

38. This is the first and great commandment.

39. The second resembles it: You must love your neighbour as yourself.

39. And the second [is] like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

40. On these two commandments hang the whole Law, and the Prophets too.'

40. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

41. While the Pharisees were gathered round, Jesus put to them this question,

41. While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

42. 'What is your opinion about the Christ? Whose son is he?' They told him, 'David's.'

42. Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, [The Son] of David.

43. He said to them, 'Then how is it that David, moved by the Spirit, calls him Lord, where he says:

43. He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,

44. The Lord declared to my Lord, take your seat at my right hand, till I have made your enemies your footstool?

44. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?

45. 'If David calls him Lord, how then can he be his son?'

45. If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?

46. No one could think of anything to say in reply, and from that day no one dared to ask him any further questions.

46. And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any [man] from that day forth ask him any more [questions].