{"book":"Matthew","slug":"matthew","ch":22,"genre":"prose","sub":"The Gospel according to Matthew","prev":"matthew/21","next":"matthew/23","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"[Once] again, Jesus spoke to them in parables:","f":[],"h":"The Parable of the Banquet","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"“ The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":3,"t":"He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.","f":[]},{"v":4,"t":"Again, he sent other servants [and] said,‘ Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything [is] ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":5,"t":"But they paid no attention [and] went away, one to his field, another to his business.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":6,"t":"The rest seized his servants, mistreated [them], and killed [them].","f":[]},{"v":7,"t":"The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":8,"t":"Then he said to his servants,‘ The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.","f":[]},{"v":9,"t":"Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’","f":[]},{"v":10,"t":"So the servants went out into the streets [and] gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":11,"t":"But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man [who was] not dressed in wedding clothes.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":12,"t":"‘ Friend,’ he asked,‘ how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But [the man] was speechless.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"‘ Friend,’ he asked,‘ how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’"},{"style":"red","t":"But [the man] was speechless."}],"style":"red"},{"v":13,"t":"Then the king told the servants,‘ Tie him hand and foot, [and] throw him into the outer darkness, [where] there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":14,"t":"For many are called, but few [are] chosen.”","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":15,"t":"Then the Pharisees went out [and] conspired to trap [Jesus] in His words.","f":[],"h":"Paying Taxes to Caesar","style":"reg"},{"v":16,"t":"They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians.“ Teacher,” they said,“ we know that You are honest and [that] You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.","f":[]},{"v":17,"t":"So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”","f":[]},{"v":18,"t":"But Jesus knew their evil intent [and] said,“ You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"But Jesus knew their evil intent [and] said,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":19,"t":"Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.","f":["A denarius was customarily a day’s wage for a laborer; see Matthew 20:2."],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"Show Me the coin used for the tax.”"},{"style":"reg","t":"And they brought Him a denarius."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":20,"t":"“ Whose image [is] this,” He asked,“ and whose inscription?”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ Whose image [is] this,” He asked,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ and whose inscription?”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":21,"t":"“ Caesar’s,” they answered. So [Jesus] told them,“ Give to Caesar what [is] Caesar’s, and to God what [is] God’s.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ Caesar’s,” they answered."},{"style":"reg","t":"So [Jesus] told them,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Give to Caesar what [is] Caesar’s, and to God what [is] God’s.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":22,"t":"And when they heard [this], they were amazed. So they left Him [and] went away.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":23,"t":"That [same] day [the] Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to [Jesus] and questioned Him.","f":[],"h":"The Sadducees and the Resurrection","style":"reg"},{"v":24,"t":"“ Teacher,” they said,“ Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for [him].","f":["Deuteronomy 25:5"]},{"v":25,"t":"Now there were seven brothers among us. The first [one] married and died without having children. [So] he left his wife to his brother.","f":[]},{"v":26,"t":"The same thing happened to the second and third [brothers], down to the seventh.","f":[]},{"v":27,"t":"And last of all, the woman died.","f":[]},{"v":28,"t":"In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For all of them were married to her.”","f":[]},{"v":29,"t":"Jesus answered,“ You are mistaken [because] you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Jesus answered,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ You are mistaken [because] you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":30,"t":"In the resurrection, [people] will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like [the] angels in heaven.","f":["SBL, BYZ, and TR the angels of God"]},{"v":31,"t":"But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:","f":[]},{"v":32,"t":"‘ I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob ’? He is not the God of [the] dead, but of [the] living.”","f":["Exodus 3:6"]},{"v":33,"t":"When the crowds heard [this], they were astonished at His teaching.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":34,"t":"And [when] the Pharisees heard that [Jesus] had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.","f":[],"h":"The Greatest Commandment","style":"reg"},{"v":35,"t":"One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:","f":[]},{"v":36,"t":"“ Teacher, which commandment [is the] greatest in the Law?”","f":[]},{"v":37,"t":"[Jesus] declared,“‘ Love [the] Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’","f":["Deuteronomy 6:5"],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"[Jesus] declared,"},{"style":"red","t":"“‘ Love [the] Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":38,"t":"This is the first and greatest commandment.","f":[]},{"v":39,"t":"And [the] second [is] like it:‘ Love your neighbor as yourself.’","f":["Leviticus 19:18"]},{"v":40,"t":"All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”","f":[]},{"v":41,"t":"While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:","f":[],"h":"Whose Son Is the Christ?","style":"reg"},{"v":42,"t":"“ What {do} you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?”“ David’s,” they answered.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"red","t":"“ What {do} you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?”"},{"style":"reg","t":"“ David’s,” they answered."}],"style":"red"},{"v":43,"t":"[Jesus] said to them,“ How then {does} David in [the] Spirit call Him ‘ Lord ’? [For] he says:","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"[Jesus] said to them,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ How then {does} David in [the] Spirit call Him ‘ Lord ’? [For] he says:"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":44,"t":"‘ The Lord said to my Lord,“ Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’","f":["Psalm 110:1"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stlinered","t":"‘ The Lord said to my Lord,"},{"style":"indentred2","t":"“ Sit at My right hand"},{"style":"indentred1","t":"until I put Your enemies"},{"style":"indentred2","t":"under Your feet.”’"}],"style":"indent1stlinered"},{"v":45,"t":"So if David calls Him ‘ Lord,’ how can He be [David’s] son?”","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":46,"t":"No one was able to answer a word, [and] from that day [on] [no one] dared to question Him [any] further.","f":[],"style":"reg"}]}