1  And Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, saying,

2  "The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a wedding for his son,

3  and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they did not want to come.

3  and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the marriage feast: and they would not come.

4  Again, he sent out other servants, saying, 'Say to those who are invited, "See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things [are] ready. Come to the wedding."'

4  Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them that are bidden, Behold, I have made ready my dinner; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage feast.

4  Again, he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell the invited: Behold, I have prepared my meal. My bulls and fatlings have been killed, and all is ready. Come to the wedding.’

5  "But not caring, they went away, one to his own field, another to his business.

5  But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise;

6  And the rest seized his servants, mistreated [them], and killed [them].

6  Yet truly, the rest took hold of his servants and, having treated them with contempt, killed them.

7  And when that king heard, he was furious. And he sent out his troops, and he destroyed those murderers, and he burned up their city.

7  But the king was wroth; and he sent his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

8  Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding indeed is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

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

9  Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.'

9  Go ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage feast.

9  Go, therefore, to the main roads, and whomever you may find, invite them to the marriage- feast.

10  "So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding [hall] was filled with guests.

10  And his servants, departing into the ways, gathered all those whom they found, bad and good, and the wedding was filled with guests.

11  But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there not dressed with wedding clothes.

11  Then the king entered to see the guests. And he saw a man there who was not clothed in a wedding garment.

12  So he said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here not having wedding clothes?' And he was speechless.

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

13  Then the king said to the servants, 'Tie him up hands and feet, take him away, and cast [him] into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

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

15  Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might trap Him in His speech.

15  Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might ensnare him in [his] talk.

16  And they sent their disciples to Him with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of God in truth; nor do You show favoritism to anyone.

16  And they send to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one: for thou regardest not the person of men.

16  So they sent to him their disciples together with the Herodians, and they said to him, Teacher, we know that you are true, and you teach the way of God justly; and you do not favor any man, for you do not discriminate between men.

17  Tell us, therefore, what do You think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"

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

17  Therefore, tell us, how does it seem to you? Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar, or not?”

18  But Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said, "Why do you test Me, [you] hypocrites?

18  But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why make ye trial of me, ye hypocrites?

18  But Jesus knew their evil, and said, Why do you tempt me, O hypocrites?

19  Show Me the tax money."So they brought Him a denarius.

19  Show me the coin of the census tax.” And they offered him a denarius.

19  Show me the head-tax penny. And they brought to him a penny.

20  And He said to them, "Whose image and inscription is this?"

20  And Jesus said to them, “Whose image is this, and whose inscription?”

21  They said to Him, "Caesar's."And He said to them, "Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."

21  They say unto him, Caesar`s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things that are Caesar`s; and unto God the things that are God`s.

21  They said, CaesarÆs. He said to them, Give therefore to Caesar what is CaesarÆs, and to God what is GodÆs.

22  When they had heard these words, they marveled, and leaving Him, they went away.

22  And when they heard it, they marvelled, and left him, and went away.

22  And hearing this, they wondered. And having left him behind, they went away.

23  The same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him, and they questioned Him,

23  On that day there came to him Sadducees, they that say that there is no resurrection: and they asked him,

24  saying: "Teacher, Moses said that if a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife as next of kin, and shall raise up offspring for his brother.

24  saying, Teacher, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

24  And said to him, Teacher, Moses has told us, If a man die without sons, let his brother take his wife, and raise up offspring for his brother.

25  Now there were with us seven brothers. The first died, after having married, and having no offspring, he left his wife to his brother.

26  Likewise the second also, and the third, up to the seventh.

26  in like manner the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.

27  Last of all the woman died also.

27  And after them all, the woman died.

27  And last of all, the woman also passed away.

28  Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife of the seven will she be? For [they] all had her."

28  In the resurrection, then, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had her.”

29  Jesus answered and said to them, "You err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.

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

29  But Jesus responded to them by saying: “You have gone astray by knowing neither the Scriptures, nor the power of God.

30  For in the resurrection neither do they marry, nor are they given in marriage, but they are like angels of God in heaven.

31  But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, saying,

32  '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."

33  And when the crowds heard [this], they were astonished at His teaching.

34  But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.

34  But the Pharisees, hearing that he had caused the Sadducees to be silent, came together as one.

35  Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying,

35  And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, trying him

36  "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?"

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

37  Jesus said to him, "'You shall love YHWH your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.'

37  And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

38  This is the first and great commandment.

39  And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'

39  And a second like [unto it] is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

39  But the second is similar to it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

40  On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets."

41  And when the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

41  Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,

41  Then, when the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus questioned them,

42  saying, "What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?"They said to Him, "David's."

42  saying, What think ye of the Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, [The son] of David.

42  And he said, What do you say concerning the Christ? whose son is he? They said to him, son of David.

43  He said to them, "How then does David in the Spirit call Him 'Lord,' saying

44  'YHWH said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet"'?

44  The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I put thine enemies underneath thy feet?

44  ‘The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool?’

45  "If David therefore calls Him 'Lord,' how is He his Son?"

45  If David then calleth him Lord, how is he his son?

45  So then, if David calls him Lord, how can he be his son?”

46  And no one was able to answer Him a word, nor from that day on did anyone dare question Him any longer.