(Once) again , - Jesus spoke ... to them in parables - :
“ The kingdom of heaven is like vvv a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.
- He sent his - servants to call those he had invited to the banquet , but they refused ... to come.
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. ’
But - they paid no attention (and) went away , - one to his - field , - another to his - business.
- The rest seized his - servants , mistreated (them) , and killed (them).
- The king was enraged , and he sent his - troops to destroy those - murderers and burn their - city.
Then he said to his servants , ‘ - The wedding banquet is ready , but those I invited were not worthy.
Go therefore to the crossroads ... ... and invite to the banquet as many as ... you can find. ’
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.
But when the king came in to see the guests , he spotted a man - (who was) not dressed in wedding clothes.
‘ Friend , ’ - he asked - , ‘ how did you get in here vvv without wedding clothes ? ’ But - (the man) was speechless.
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. ’
For many are called , but few (are) chosen. ”
Then the Pharisees went out (and) conspired ... ... to trap (Jesus) in His words.
- 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 vvv no one , because vvv You pay no attention to external appearance ....
So tell us what You think : Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not ? ”
But - Jesus knew their - evil intent (and) said , “ You hypocrites , why are you testing Me ?
Show Me the coin used for the tax. ” And - they brought Him a denarius.
“ Whose - image (is) this , ” - He asked ... , “ and whose inscription ? ”
“ Caesar’s , ” they answered .... So - (Jesus) told them , “ Give to Caesar what (is) Caesar’s , and - to God what (is) - God’s. ”
And when they heard (this) , they were amazed. So they left Him (and) went away.
- That (same) day (the) Sadducees , who say there is no resurrection , came to (Jesus) and questioned Him.
“ 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).
Now there were seven brothers among us. - The first (one) married and died without having children. (So) he left his - wife to his brother.
The same thing happened to ... the second and - third (brothers) , down to the seventh.
And last of all , the woman died.
In the resurrection , then , whose wife will she be of the seven ? For all of them were married to her. ”
- - Jesus answered - - , “ You are mistaken (because) vvv you do not know the Scriptures or the power - of God.
- In the resurrection , vvv (people) will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead , they will be like (the) angels in - heaven.
But concerning the resurrection of the dead , vvv have you not read what - - God said to you - :
‘ 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. ”
When the crowds heard (this) , they were astonished at His - teaching.
And (when) the Pharisees heard that (Jesus) had silenced the Sadducees , they themselves gathered ... ... together.
- One of them , an expert in the law , tested Him with a question :
“ Teacher , which commandment (is the) greatest in the Law ? ”
- - (Jesus) declared - , “‘ Love (the) Lord your - God with all your - heart and with all your - soul and with all your - mind.’
This is the first and greatest commandment.
And (the) second (is) like it : ‘ Love your - neighbor as yourself.’
All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two - commandments. ”
While the Pharisees were assembled , - Jesus questioned them :
- “ What {do} you think about the Christ ? Whose son is He ? ” “ - David’s , ” they answered -.
(Jesus) said to them , “ How then {does} David in (the) Spirit call Him ‘ Lord ’ ? (For) he says :
‘ The Lord said to my Lord , “ Sit at My right hand until ... I put Your - enemies under Your - feet.”’
So if David calls Him ‘ Lord , ’ how can He be (David’s) son ? ”
- No one was able to answer - a word , (and) from that - day (on) (no one) dared to question Him (any) further.