Matthew:22

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* Jesus answered and spoke again in parables to them , saying , * "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king , who made a marriage feast for his son , * and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast , but they would not come . * Again he sent out other servants , saying , 'Tell those who are invited , "Behold , I have prepared my dinner . My cattle and my fatlings are killed , and all things are ready . Come to the marriage feast !"' * But they made light of it , and went their ways , one to his own farm , another to his merchandise , * and the rest grabbed his servants , and treated them shamefully , and killed them . * When the king heard that , he was angry , and sent his armies , destroyed those murderers , and burned their city . * "Then he said to his servants , 'The wedding is ready , but those who were invited weren 't worthy . * Go therefore to the intersections of the highways , and as many as you may find , invite to the marriage feast .' * Those servants went out into the highways , and gathered together as many as they found , both bad and good . The wedding was filled with guests . * But when the king came in to see the guests , he saw there a man who didn 't have on wedding clothing , * and he said to him , 'Friend , how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing ?' He was speechless . * Then the king said to the servants , 'Bind him hand and foot , take him away , and throw him into the outer darkness ; there is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be .' * For many are called , but few chosen ." * Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might entrap him in his talk . * They sent their disciples to him , along with the Herodians , saying , "Teacher , we know that you are honest , and teach the way of God in truth , no matter whom you teach , for you aren 't partial to anyone . * Tell us therefore , what do you think ? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar , or not ?" * But Jesus perceived their wickedness , and said , "Why do you test me , you hypocrites ? * Show me the tax money ." They brought to him a denarius . * He asked them , "Whose is this image and inscription ?" * They said to him , "Caesar 's ." Then he said to them , "Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar 's , and to God the things that are God 's ." * When they heard it , they marveled , and left him , and went away . * On that day Sadducees (those who say that there is no resurrection ) came to him . They asked him , * saying , "Teacher , Moses said , 'If a man dies , having no children , his brother shall marry his wife , and raise up seed for his brother .' * Now there were with us seven brothers . The first married and died , and having no seed left his wife to his brother . * In the same way , the second also , and the third , to the seventh . * After them all , the woman died . * In the resurrection therefore , whose wife will she be of the seven ? For they all had her ." * But Jesus answered them , "You are mistaken , not knowing the Scriptures , nor the power of God . * For in the resurrection they neither marry , nor are given in marriage , but are like God 's angels in heaven . * But concerning the resurrection of the dead , haven 't you read that which was spoken to you by God , saying , * 'I am the God of Abraham , and the God of Isaac , and the God of Jacob ?' {Exodus strkjv @3:6 } God is not the God of the dead , but of the living ." * When the multitudes heard it , they were astonished at his teaching . * But the Pharisees , when they heard that he had silenced the Sadducees , gathered themselves together . * One of them , a lawyer , asked him a question , testing him . * "Teacher , which is the greatest commandment in the law ?" * Jesus said to him , "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart , with all your soul , and with all your mind .' {Deuteronomy strkjv @6:5 } * This is the first and great commandment . * A second likewise is this , 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself .' {Leviticus strkjv @19:18 } * The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments ." * Now while the Pharisees were gathered together , Jesus asked them a question , * saying , "What do you think of the Christ ? Whose son is he ?" They said to him , "Of David ." * He said to them , "How then does David in the Spirit call him Lord , saying , * 'The Lord said to my Lord , sit on my right hand , until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet ?' {Psalm strkjv @110:1 } * "If then David calls him Lord , how is he his son ?" * No one was able to answer him a word , neither did any man dare ask him any more questions from that day forth .

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