Matthew:22:1-22

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* And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables , and said , * The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king , which made a marriage for his son , * And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding : and they would not come . * 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 . * But they made light of it , and went their ways , one to his farm , another to his merchandise : * And the remnant took his servants , and entreated them spitefully , and slew them . * But when the king heard thereof , he was wroth : and he sent forth his armies , and destroyed those murderers , and burned up their city . * Then saith he to his servants , The wedding is ready , but they which were bidden were not worthy . * Go ye therefore into the highways , and as many as ye shall find , bid to the marriage . * 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 . * And when the king came in to see the guests , he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment : * And he saith unto him , Friend , how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment ? And he was speechless . * 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 . * For many are called , but few are chosen . * Then went the Pharisees , and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk . * 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 . * Tell us therefore , What thinkest thou ? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar , or not ? * But Jesus perceived their wickedness , and said , Why tempt ye me , ye hypocrites ? * Shew me the tribute money . And they brought unto him a penny . * And he saith unto them , Whose is this image and superscription * 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 . * When they had heard these words , they marvelled , and left him , and went their way .

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