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Matthew Chapter 22 (Index)

001  And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,

002  The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,

003  And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.

004  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.

005  But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:

006  And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.

007  But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

008  Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.

009  Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.

010  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.

011  And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:

012  And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

013  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.

014  For many are called, but few are chosen.

015  Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.

016  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.

017  Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?

018  But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?

019  Show me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.

020  And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?

021  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.

022  When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

023  The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,

024  Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

025  Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:

026  Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.

027  And last of all the woman died also.

028  Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.

029  Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

030  For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.

031  But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,

032  I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

033  And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.

034  But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.

035  Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

036  Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

037  Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

038  This is the first and great commandment.

039  And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

040  On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

041  While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

042  Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David.

043  He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,

044  The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?

045  If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?

046  And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.