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Matthew 22 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

Parable of the Marriage Feast

(Luk 14:15–24 )

Mat 22:1

Mat 22:1Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying,

Mat 22:2

Mat 22:2“The kingdom of heaven [fn]may be compared to [fn]a king who [fn]gave a wedding feast for his son.

Mat 22:3

Mat 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.

Mat 22:4

Mat 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.”’

Mat 22:5

Mat 22:5“But they paid no attention and went their way, one to his own [fn]farm, another to his business,

Mat 22:6

Mat 22:6and the rest seized his slaves and mistreated them and killed them.

Mat 22:7

Mat 22:7“But the king was enraged, and he sent his armies and destroyed those murderers and set their city on fire.

Mat 22:8

Mat 22:8“Then he *said to his slaves, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

Mat 22:9

Mat 22:9‘Go therefore to the main highways, and as many as you find there, invite to the wedding feast.’

Mat 22:10

Mat 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 [fn]dinner guests.

Mat 22:11

Mat 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,

Mat 22:12

Mat 22:12and he *said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without wedding clothes?’ And the man was speechless.

Mat 22:13

Mat 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.’

Mat 22:14

Mat 22:14“For many are [fn]called, but few are chosen.”

Tribute to Caesar

(Mar 12:13–17; Luk 20:20–26 )

Mat 22:15

Mat 22:15Then the Pharisees went and [fn]plotted together how they might trap Him [fn]in what He said.

Mat 22:16

Mat 22:16And 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 [fn]defer to no one; for You are not partial to any.

Mat 22:17

Mat 22:17“Tell us then, what do You think? Is it [fn]lawful to give a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?”

Mat 22:18

Mat 22:18But Jesus perceived their [fn]malice, and said, “Why are you testing Me, you hypocrites?

Mat 22:19

Mat 22:19“Show Me the coin used for the poll-tax.” And they brought Him a [fn]denarius.

Mat 22:20

Mat 22:20And He *said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?”

Mat 22:21

Mat 22:21They *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.”

Mat 22:22

Mat 22:22And hearing this, they were amazed, and leaving Him, they went away.

Jesus Answers the Sadducees

(Mar 12:18–27; Luk 20:27–40 )

Mat 22:23

Mat 22:23On that day some Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to Jesus and questioned Him,

Mat 22:24

Mat 22:24asking, “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.’

Mat 22:25

Mat 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;

Mat 22:26

Mat 22:26so also the second, and the third, down to the seventh.

Mat 22:27

Mat 22:27“Last of all, the woman died.

Mat 22:28

Mat 22:28“In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her.”

Mat 22:29

Mat 22:29But Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, not [fn]understanding the Scriptures nor the power of God.

Mat 22:30

Mat 22:30“For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

Mat 22:31

Mat 22:31“But regarding the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God:

Mat 22:32

Mat 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.”

Mat 22:33

Mat 22:33When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.

Mat 22:34

Mat 22:34But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered themselves together.

Mat 22:35

Mat 22:35One of them, [fn]a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him,

Mat 22:36

Mat 22:36“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?”

Mat 22:37

Mat 22:37And 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.’

Mat 22:38

Mat 22:38“This is the great and [fn]foremost commandment.

Mat 22:39

Mat 22:39“The second is like it, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’

Mat 22:40

Mat 22:40“On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.”

Mat 22:41

Mat 22:41Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question:

Mat 22:42

Mat 22:42“What do you think about [fn]the Christ, whose son is He?” They *said to Him, “The son of David.”

Mat 22:43

Mat 22:43He *said to them, “Then how does David [fn]in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord,’ saying,

Mat 22:44

Mat 22:44‘THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD,
“SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND,
UNTIL I PUT YOUR ENEMIES BENEATH YOUR FEET”’?

Mat 22:45

Mat 22:45“If David then calls Him ‘Lord,’ how is He his son?”

Mat 22:46

Mat 22:46No one was able to answer Him a word, nor did anyone dare from that day on to ask Him [fn]another question.
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NASB95 Footnotes
Literally: was compared to
Literally: a man, a king
Literally: made
Or, field
Literally: those reclining at the table
Or, invited
Literally: took counsel
Literally: in word
Literally: it is not a concern to You about anyone; i.e. You do not seek anyone's favor
Or, permissible
Or, wickedness
The denarius was a day's wages
Or, knowing
I.e. an expert in the Mosaic Law
Or, first
I.e. the Messiah
Or, by inspiration
Literally: any longer
*
See the NASB95 Preface for an explanation on the use of the asterisk.
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