Matthew:22

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* And (note :)Not all of the whole company of those that are called by the voice of the gospel are the true Church before God : for the most part of them would rather follow the conveniences of this life : and some persecute very cruelly those that call them : but they are the true Church who obey when they are called , such as for the most part are those whom the world despises .(:note ) Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables , and said , * The kingdome of heauen is like vnto a certaine King which maried his sonne , * And sent foorth his seruants , to call them that were bidde to the wedding , but they woulde 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 ] (note :)The word used here is commonly used in sacrifices , and is by translation used for other feasts also : For feasts and banquets usually began with sacrifices .(:note ) killed , and all things [are ] ready : come unto the marriage . * But they made light of it , and went their wayes , one to his farme , and another about his marchandise . * And the remnant tooke his seruants , and intreated them sharpely , and slewe them . * * Then saith he to his servants , The (note :)The marriage feast .(:note ) wedding is ready , but they which were bidden were not worthy . * * So those servants went out into the highways , and gathered together all as many as they found , both (note :)The general calling offers the gospel to all men : but those who enter in have their life examined .(:note ) bad and good : and the wedding was furnished with guests . * * And he saith unto him , Friend , how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment ? And he was (note :)Literally , «haltered », that is to say , he held his peace , as though he had a bridle or a halter around his neck .(:note ) speechless . * Then said the king to the (note :)To those that served the guests .(:note ) 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 fewe chosen . * * And they sent out unto him their disciples with the (note :)Those who with Herod made a new religion , composed of both heathen and Jewish religion .(:note ) Herodians , saying , Master , we know that thou art true , and teachest the way of God Truly and sincerely . in truth , neither carest thou for any [man ]: for thou regardest not the You are not moved with any appearance and outward show . person of men . * * But Iesus perceiued their wickednes , and sayd , Why tempt ye me , ye hypocrites ? * Shew me the tribute money . And they brought unto him a (note :)Before ( Mat_17:24 ) there is mention made of a didrachma , and here of a penny , whereas a didrachma is more by the seventh part then a penny : so that there seems to be an inconsistency in these two places : but they may easily be reconciled in this way : The penny was paid to the Romans for tribute , according to the proportion they were rated at , and the drachma was payed by everyone to the Temple , which also the Romans took to themselves when they had subdued India .(:note ) penny . * And he sayde vnto them , Whose is this image and superscription ? * They sayd vnto him , Cesars . Then sayd he vnto them , Giue therefore to Cesar , the things which are Cesars , and giue vnto God , those things which are Gods . * And when they heard it , they marueiled , and left him , and went their way . * * Saying , Master , Moses said , If a man die , having no (note :)Daughters are also included by this word «children », but even though they were part of his family and bore his name , the man who had only daughters was in the same position as the man who had no children at all ; this is because daughters were not at this time able to carry on the family name . Therefore , by «children » here , we should understand it to be referring to «sons ».(:note ) children , his brother shall marry his wife , and raise up seed unto his brother . * Nowe there were with vs seuen brethren , and the first maried a wife , and deceased : and hauing none yssue , left his wife vnto his brother . * Likewise also the second , and the third , vnto the seuenth . * And last of all the woman died also . * Therefore in the resurrection , whose wife shall she be of the seuen ? For all had her . * Then Iesus answered , and sayd vnto them , Ye are deceiued , not knowing the Scriptures , nor the power of God . * For in the resurrection they neither marry , nor are given in marriage , but are as the (note :)He does not say that they will be without bodies , for then they would not be men any more ; but , they will be as angels , for they will neither marry nor be married .(:note ) angels of God in heaven . * And concerning the resurrection of the dead , haue ye not read what is spoken vuto you of God , saying , * I am the God of Abraham , and the God of Isaac , and the God of Iacob ? God is not the God of the dead , but of the liuing . * And when the multitude heard it , they were astonied at his doctrine . * * Then (note :)A scribe , so it says in ( Mar_12:28 ). To understand what a scribe is , {{See Mat_2:4 }}(:note ) one of them , [which was ] a lawyer , asked [him a question ], tempting him , and saying , * Master , which is ye great commaundement in the Lawe ? * Jesus said unto him , Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart , and with all thy (note :)The Hebrew text in ( Deu_6:5 ) reads , «with thine heart , soul , and strength »; and in ( Mar_12:30 ) and ( Luk_10:27 ) we read , «with soul , heart , strength and thought .»(:note ) soul , and with all thy mind . * This is the first and the great commaundement . * And the second [is ] like unto it , Thou shalt love thy (note :)Another man .(:note ) neighbour as thyself . * On these two commandements hangeth the whole Lawe , and the Prophets . * * Saying , What think ye of Christ ? (note :)Of whose stock or family : for the Hebrews call a man 's posterity «sons ».(:note ) whose son is he ? They say unto him , [The Son ] of David . * He sayd vnto them , How then doeth Dauid in spirit call him Lord , saying , * The Lord sayd to my Lorde , Sit at my right hand , till I make thine enemies thy footestoole ? * If then Dauid call him Lord , howe is he his sonne ? * And none could answere him a worde , neither durst any from that day foorth aske him any moe questions .

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