22And Jesus answered
and spake unto them again by parables, and said, 2The
kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for
his son, 3 And sent
forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they
would not come. 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
made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: 6 And the
remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. 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 saith
he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were
not worthy. 9 Go ye
therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. 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 And when
the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on
a wedding garment: 12 And he
saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment?
And he was speechless. 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 called, but few are chosen. 15 Then
went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his
talk. 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 Tell
us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar,
or not? 18 But
Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why
tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? 19Shew
me the tribute money. And they brought
unto him a penny. 20 And
he saith unto them, Whose is this image and
superscription?
21They 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 had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their
way. 23 The
same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection,
and asked him, 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
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 Likewise
the second also, and the third, unto the seventh. 27 And
last of all the woman died also. 28 Therefore
in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had
her. 29 Jesus
answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not
knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. 30 For in
the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are
as the angels of God in heaven. 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, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not
the God of the dead, but of the living. 33 And
when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine. 34 But
when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they
were gathered together. 35 Then
one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and
saying, 36 Master,
which is the great commandment in the law? 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 first and great commandment. 39 And the
second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these
two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. 41 While
the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 42 Saying,
What think ye of Christ? whose son is he?
They say unto him, The son of David. 43 He
saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit
call him Lord, saying, 44 The LORD
said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies
thy footstool? 45 If David
then call him Lord, how is he his son? 46 And
no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day
forth ask him any more questions.