Matthew - Chapter 22 | American Standard Version

  • 1. And Jesus answered and spake again in parables unto them, saying,
  • 2. {cf6 The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,}
  • 3. {cf6 and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the marriage feast: and they would not come.}
  • 4. {cf6 Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them that are bidden, Behold, I have made ready my dinner; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage feast.}
  • 5. {cf6 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise;}
  • 6. {cf6 and the rest laid hold on his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them.}
  • 7. {cf6 But the king was wroth; and he sent his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.}
  • 8. {cf6 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they that were bidden were not worthy.}
  • 9. {cf6 Go ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage feast.}
  • 10. {cf6 And those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was filled with guests.}
  • 11. {cf6 But when the king came in to behold the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a wedding-garment:}
  • 12. {cf6 and he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding-garment? And he was speechless.}
  • 13. {cf6 Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.}
  • 14. {cf6 For many are called, but few chosen.}
  • 15. Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might ensnare him in {cf15i his} talk.
  • 16. And they send to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one: 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, {cf6 Why make ye trial of me, ye hypocrites?}
  • 19. {cf6 Show me the tribute money.} And they brought unto him a denarius.
  • 20. And he saith unto them, {cf6 Whose is this image and superscription?}
  • 21. They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, {cf6 Render therefore unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.}
  • 22. And when they heard it, they marvelled, and left him, and went away.
  • 23. On that day there came to him Sadducees, they that say that there is no resurrection: and they asked him,
  • 24. saying, Teacher, 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 married and deceased, and having no seed left his wife unto his brother;
  • 26. in like manner the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.
  • 27. And after them all, the woman died.
  • 28. In the resurrection therefore whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.
  • 29. But Jesus answered and said unto them, {cf6 Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.}
  • 30. {cf6 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels in heaven.}
  • 31. {cf6 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,}
  • 32. {cf6 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not {cf15i the God} of the dead, but of the living.}
  • 33. And when the multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.
  • 34. But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, gathered themselves together.
  • 35. And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, trying him:
  • 36. Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?
  • 37. And he said unto him, {cf6 Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.}
  • 38. {cf6 This is the great and first commandment.}
  • 39. {cf6 And a second like {cf15i unto it} is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.}
  • 40. {cf6 On these two commandments the whole law hangeth, and the prophets.}
  • 41. Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,
  • 42. saying, {cf6 What think ye of the Christ? whose son is he?} They say unto him, {cf15i The son} of David.
  • 43. He saith unto them, {cf6 How then doth David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,}
  • 44. {cf6 The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I put thine enemies underneath thy feet?}
  • 45. {cf6 If David then calleth him Lord, how is he his son?}
  • 46. And no one was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
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