Matthew 22 :: New English Translation (NET)

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 can be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.

Mat 22:3

Mat 22:3He sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the banquet, but they would not come.

Mat 22:4

Mat 22:4Again he sent other slaves, saying, 'Tell those who have been invited, "Look! The feast I have prepared for you is ready. My oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet."'

Mat 22:5

Mat 22:5But they were indifferent and went away, one to his farm, another to his business.

Mat 22:6

Mat 22:6The rest seized his slaves, insolently mistreated them, and killed them.

Mat 22:7

Mat 22:7The king was furious! He sent his soldiers, and they put those murderers to death and set their city on fire.

Mat 22:8

Mat 22:8Then he said to his slaves, 'The wedding is ready, but the ones who had been invited were not worthy.

Mat 22:9

Mat 22:9So go into the main streets and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.'

Mat 22:10

Mat 22:10And those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all they found, both bad and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

Mat 22:11

Mat 22:11But when the king came in to see the wedding guests, he saw a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.

Mat 22:12

Mat 22:12And he said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' But he had nothing to say.

Mat 22:13

Mat 22:13Then the king said to his attendants, 'Tie him up hand and foot and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!'

Mat 22:14

Mat 22:14For many are 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 out and planned together to entrap him with his own words.

Mat 22:16

Mat 22:16They sent to him their disciples along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are truthful, and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You do not court anyone's favor because you show no partiality.

Mat 22:17

Mat 22:17Tell us then, what do you think? Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"

Mat 22:18

Mat 22:18But Jesus realized their evil intentions and said, "Hypocrites! Why are you testing me?

Mat 22:19

Mat 22:19Show me the coin used for the tax." So they brought him a denarius.

Mat 22:20

Mat 22:20Jesus said to them, "Whose image is this, and whose inscription?"

Mat 22:21

Mat 22:21They replied, "Caesar's." He said to them, "Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."

Mat 22:22

Mat 22:22Now when they heard this they were stunned, and they left him and went away.

Jesus Answers the Sadducees

(Mar 12:18–27; Luk 20:27–40 )

Mat 22:23

Mat 22:23The same day Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to him and asked him,

Mat 22:24

Mat 22:24"Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and father children for his brother.'

Mat 22:25

Mat 22:25Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children he left his wife to his brother.

Mat 22:26

Mat 22:26The second did the same, and the third, down to the seventh.

Mat 22:27

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

Mat 22:28

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

Mat 22:29

Mat 22:29Jesus answered them, "You are deceived, because you don't know the scriptures or the power of God.

Mat 22:30

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

Mat 22:31

Mat 22:31Now as for 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, 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 amazed at his teaching.

(Mar 12:28–34; Luk 10:25–28 )

Mat 22:34

Mat 22:34Now when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they assembled together.

Mat 22:35

Mat 22:35And one of them, an expert in religious law, asked him a question to test him:

Mat 22:36

Mat 22:36"Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?"

Mat 22:37

Mat 22:37Jesus said to him, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'

Mat 22:38

Mat 22:38This is the first and greatest commandment.

Mat 22:39

Mat 22:39The second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'

Mat 22:40

Mat 22:40All the law and the prophets depend on these two commandments."

(Mar 12:35–37; Luk 20:41–44 )

Mat 22:41

Mat 22:41While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus asked them a question:

Mat 22:42

Mat 22:42"What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" They said, "The son of David."

Mat 22:43

Mat 22:43He said to them, "How then does David by 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 under your feet"'?

Mat 22:45

Mat 22:45If David then calls him 'Lord,' how can he be his son?"

Mat 22:46

Mat 22:46No one was able to answer him a word, and from that day on no one dared to question him any longer.

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