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1Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying:

1Again Jesus spoke to them in parables. He said,

2"The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.

2"The kingdom from heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.

3He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come.

3He sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the wedding, but they refused to come.

4"Then he sent some more servants and said, 'Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and fattened cattle have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.'

4So he sent other servants after saying, 'Tell those who have been invited, "Look! I've prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened calves have been slaughtered. Everything is ready. Come to the wedding!"'

5"But they paid no attention and went off--one to his field, another to his business.

5But they paid no attention to this and went away, one to his farm, another to his business.

6The rest seized his servants, mistreated them and killed them.

6The rest grabbed the king's servants, treated them brutally, and then killed them.

7The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.

7Then the king became outraged. He sent his troops, and they destroyed those murderers and burned their city.

8"Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come.

8"Then he told his servants, 'The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

9So go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find.'

9So go into the roads leading out of town and invite as many people as you can find to the wedding.'

10So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, the bad as well as the good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

10Those servants went out into the streets and brought in everyone they found, evil and good alike, and the wedding hall was packed with guests.

11"But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.

11"When the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.

12He asked, 'How did you get in here without wedding clothes, friend?' The man was speechless.

12He asked him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' But the man was speechless.

13"Then the king told the attendants, 'Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

13Then the king told his servants, 'Tie his hands and feet, and throw him into the darkness outside!' In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth,

14"For many are invited, but few are chosen."

14because many are invited, but few are chosen."

15Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words.

15Then the Pharisees went and planned how to trap Jesus in conversation.

16They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. "Teacher," they said, "we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren't swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are.

16They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. They said, "Teacher, we know that you are sincere and that you teach the way of God truthfully. You don't favor any individual, because you pay no attention to external appearance.

17Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar or not?"

17So tell us what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"

18But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, "You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me?

18Recognizing their wickedness, Jesus asked, "Why are you testing me, you hypocrites?

19Show me the coin used for paying the tax." They brought him a denarius,

19Show me the coin used for the tax." They brought him a denarius.

20and he asked them, "Whose image is this? And whose inscription?"

20Then he asked them, "Whose face and name is this?"

21"Caesar's," they replied. Then he said to them, "So give back to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's."

21They told him, "Caesar's." So he told them, "Then give back to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."

22When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away.

22When they heard this, they were amazed. Then they left him and went away.

23That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.

23That same day some Sadducees, who claim there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and asked him,

24"Teacher," they said, "Moses told us that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.

24"Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies having no children, his brother must marry the widow and have children for his brother.'

25Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother.

25Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children, he left his widow to his brother.

26The same thing happened to the second and third brother, right on down to the seventh.

26The same thing happened with the second brother, and then the third, and finally with the rest of the brothers.

27Finally, the woman died.

27Finally, the woman died, too.

28Now then, at the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the seven, since all of them were married to her?"

28Now in the resurrection, whose wife of the seven will she be, since all of them had married her?"

29Jesus replied, "You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.

29Jesus answered them, "You are mistaken because you don't know the Scriptures or God's power,

30At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.

30because in the resurrection, people neither marry nor are given in marriage but are like the angels in heaven.

31But about the resurrection of the dead--have you not read what God said to you,

31As for the resurrection from the dead, haven't you read what was spoken to you by God when he said,

32I 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."

32I 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."

33When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.

33When the crowds heard this, they were amazed at his teaching.

34Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together.

34When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they met together in the same place.

35One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question:

35One of them, an expert in the Law, tested him by asking,

36"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?"

37Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'

37Jesus told him, "'You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'

38This is the first and greatest commandment.

38This is the greatest and most important commandment.

39And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'

39The second is exactly like it: 'You must love your neighbor as yourself.'

40All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."

40All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commandments."

41While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

41While the Pharisees were still gathered, Jesus asked them,

42"What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?" "The son of David," they replied.

42"What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?" They told him, "David's."

43He said to them, "How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him 'Lord'? For he says,

43He asked them, "Then how can David by the Spirit call him 'Lord' when he says,

44"'The Lord said to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet."'

44The Lord told my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet."'?

45If then David calls him 'Lord,' how can he be his son?"

45If David calls him 'Lord', how can he be his son?"

46No one could say a word in reply, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions.

46No one could answer him at all, and from that day on no one dared to ask him another question.

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