Matthew 22

1And Jesus answering, spoke again in parables to them, saying:

1And Jesus, talking to them again in stories, said:

2The kingdom of heaven is likened to a king who made a marriage for his son.

2The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who made a feast when his son was married,

3And he sent his servants to call them that were invited to the marriage: and they would not come.

3And sent out his servants to get in the guests to the feast: and they would not come.

4Again he sent other servants, saying: Tell them that were invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my beeves and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come ye to the marriage.

4Again he sent out other servants, with orders to say to the guests, See, I have made ready my feast: my oxen and my fat beasts have been put to death, and all things are ready: come to the feast.

5But they neglected and went their ways, one to his farm and another to his merchandise.

5But they gave no attention, and went about their business, one to his farm, another to his trade:

6And the rest laid hands on his servants and, having treated them contumeliously, put them to death.

6And the rest put violent hands on his servants, and did evil to them, and put them to death.

7But when the king had heard of it, he was angry: and sending his armies, he destroyed those murderers and burnt their city.

7But the king was angry; and he sent his armies, and those who had put his servants to death he gave to destruction, burning down their town with fire.

8Then he saith to his servants: The marriage indeed is ready; but they that were invited were not worthy.

8Then he said to his servants, The feast is ready but the guests were not good enough.

9Go ye therefore into the highways; and as many as you shall find, call to the marriage.

9Go then to the cross-roads, and get all those whom you see to come to the bride-feast.

10And his servants going forth into the ways, gathered together all that they found, both bad and good: and the marriage was filled with guests.

10And those servants went out into the streets, and got together all those whom they came across, bad and good: and the feast was full of guests.

11And the king went in to see the guests: and he saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment.

11But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a guest's robe;

12And he saith to him: Friend, how camest thou in hither not having on a wedding garment? But he was silent.

12And he says to him, Friend, how came you in here not having a guest's robe? And he had nothing to say.

13Then the king said to the waiters: Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the exterior darkness. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

13Then the king said to the servants, Put cords round his hands and feet and put him out into the dark; there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

14For many are called, but few are chosen.

14For out of all to whom the good news has come, only a small number will get salvation.

15Then the Pharisees going, consulted among themselves how to insnare him in his speech.

15Then the Pharisees went and had a meeting to see how they might make use of his words to take him.

16And they sent to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying: Master, we know that thou art a true speaker and teachest the way of God in truth. Neither carest thou for any man: for thou dost not regard the person of men.

16And they sent to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Master, we see that you are true, and that you are teaching the true way of God, and have no fear of anyone, because you have no respect for a man's position.

17Tell us therefore what dost thou think? Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

17Give us, then, your opinion of this: Is it right to give tax to Caesar, or not?

18But Jesus knowing their wickedness, said: Why do you tempt me, ye hypocrites?

18But Jesus saw their trick and said, Oh false ones, why are you attempting to put me in the wrong?

19Shew me the coin of the tribute. And they offered him a penny.

19Let me see the tax money. And they gave him a penny.

20And Jesus saith to them: Whose image and inscription is this?

20And he said to them, Whose is this image and name on it?

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

21They say to him, Caesar's. Then he said to them, Give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's.

22And hearing this, they wondered and, leaving him, went their ways.

22And hearing it, they were full of wonder, and went away from him.

23That day there came to him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; and asked him,

23On the same day there came to him the Sadducees, who say that there is no coming back from the dead: and they put a question to him, saying,

24Saying: Master, Moses said: If a man die having no son, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up issue to his brother.

24Master, Moses said, If a man, at the time of his death, has no children, let his brother take his wife, and get a family for his brother;

25Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first having married a wife, died; and not having issue, left his wife to his brother.

25Now there were among us seven brothers; and the first was married and at his death, having no seed, gave his wife to his brother;

26In like manner the second and the third and so on, to the seventh.

26In the same way the second and the third, up to the seventh.

27And last of all the woman died also.

27And last of all the woman came to her end.

28At the resurrection therefore, whose wife of the seven shall she be? For they all had her.

28When they come back from the dead, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? because they all had her.

29And Jesus answering, said to them: You err, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God.

29But Jesus said to them in answer, You are in error, not having knowledge of the Writings, or of the power of God.

30For in the resurrection they shall neither marry nor be married, but shall be as the angels of God in heaven.

30For when they come back from the dead there are no husbands and wives, but they are as the angels in heaven.

31And concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken by God, saying to you:

31But about the dead coming back to life, have you no knowledge of what was said to you by God in the Writings:

32I am the God of Abraham and 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, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead but of the living.

33And the multitudes hearing it were in admiration at his doctrine.

33And the people hearing it were surprised at his teaching.

34But the Pharisees, hearing that he had silenced the Sadducees, came together.

34But the Pharisees, hearing how the mouths of the Sadducees had been stopped, came together;

35And one of them, a doctor of the law, asked him, tempting him:

35And one of them, a teacher of the law, put a question to him, testing him, and saying,

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

36Master, which is the chief rule in the law?

37Jesus said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul and with thy whole mind.

37And he said to him, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.

38This is the greatest and the first commandment.

38This is the first and greatest rule.

39And the second is like to this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

39And a second like it is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.

40On these two commandments dependeth the whole law and the prophets.

40On these two rules all the law and the prophets are based.

41And the Pharisees being gathered together, Jesus asked them,

41Now while the Pharisees were together, Jesus put a question to them, saying,

42Saying: What think you of Christ? Whose son is he? They say to him: David's.

42What is your opinion of the Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, The Son of David.

43He saith to them: How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying:

43He says to them, How then does David in the Spirit give him the name of Lord, saying,

44The Lord said to my Lord: Sit on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool?

44The Lord said to my Lord, Be seated at my right hand, till I put under your feet all those who are against you?

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

45If David then gives him the name of Lord, how is he his son?

46And no man was able to answer him a word: neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.

46And no one was able to give him an answer, and so great was their fear of him, that from that day no one put any more questions to him.