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1 And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by
parables, and said, 2 The kingdom of
heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
3 And sent forth his servants to call them
that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. 4 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. 5 But
they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm,
another to his merchandise: 6 And
the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and
slew them. 7 But when the
king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and
destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. 8 Then
saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden
were not worthy. 9 Go ye therefore
into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
10 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. 11 And
when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not
on a wedding garment: 12 And he
saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding
garment? And he was speechless. 13 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. 14 For many are
called, but few are chosen.
15 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they
might entangle him in his talk. 16 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. 17 Tell
us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto
Caesar, or not? 18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and
said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? 19 Shew
me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny. 20 And
he saith unto them, Whose is this image and
superscription? 21 They say unto him, Caesars. Then
saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the
things which are Caesars; and unto God the things that are Gods.
22 When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and
left him, and went their way.
23 The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say
that there is no resurrection, and asked him, 24 Saying, Master,
Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his
wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 25 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: 26 Likewise
the second also, and the third, unto the seventh. 27 And last of
all the woman died also. 28 Therefore in the resurrection whose
wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her. 29 Jesus
answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing
the scriptures, nor the power of God. 30 For
in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are
as the angels of God in heaven. 31 But
as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was
spoken unto 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 multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.
34 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put
the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. 35 Then
one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question,
tempting him, and saying, 36 Master, which is the great
commandment in the law? 37 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. 38 This is the
first and great commandment. 39 And
the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as
thyself. 40 On these two
commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 42 Saying,
What think ye of Christ? whose son is he?
They say unto him, The Son of David. 43 He saith unto
them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord,
saying, 44 The LORD said unto my
Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
45 If David then call him Lord, how is he
his son? 46 And no man was able to answer him a word,
neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
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