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Themes in Matthew 22
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Themes in Matthew 22

Matthew 22:1

And Jesus answered and spoke unto them again by parables and said,

Matthew 22:2

The kingdom of the heavens is like unto a certain man, a king, who made a marriage feast for his son

Matthew 22:3

and sent forth his slaves to call those that were invited to the wedding, and they would not come.

Matthew 22:4

Again, he sent forth other slaves, saying, Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my bulls and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready; come unto the marriage.

Matthew 22:5

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

Matthew 22:6

and the others took his slaves and entreated them spitefully and slew them.

Matthew 22:7

But when the king heard of this, he became angry and sent forth his armies and destroyed those murderers and burned up their city.

Matthew 22:8

Then he said to his slaves, The wedding is ready, but those who were called were not worthy.

Matthew 22:9

Go ye therefore into the entrances of the highways and call as many as ye shall find to the marriage.

Matthew 22:10

So those slaves went out into the highways and gathered together everyone that they found, both bad and good; and the wedding was filled with guests.

Matthew 22:11

And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who did not have on a wedding garment,

Matthew 22:12

and he said unto him, Friend, how didst thou come in here not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

Matthew 22:13

Then the king said to the slaves, Bind him hand and foot and take him away and cast him into the darkness outside; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 22:14

For many are called, but few are chosen.

Matthew 22:15

Then the Pharisees left and took counsel how they might entangle him in his word.

Matthew 22:16

And they sent out unto him their disciples with those of Herod, saying, Master, we know that thou art a lover of truth and teachest the way of God with truth and that thou takest care for no man, for thou art no respecter of persons of men.

Matthew 22:17

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

Matthew 22:18

But Jesus perceived their wickedness and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?

Matthew 22:19

Show me the coin of the tribute. And they presented unto him a denarius.

Matthew 22:20

And he said unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?

Matthew 22:21

They say unto him, Caesar's. Then said he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's and unto God the things that are God's.

Matthew 22:22

When they had heard these words, they marvelled and left him and went away.

Matthew 22:23

The same day the Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,

Matthew 22:24

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

Matthew 22:25

Now there were with us seven brothers, and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no seed, left his wife unto his brother;

Matthew 22:26

likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.

Matthew 22:27

And last of all the woman died also.

Matthew 22:28

Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.

Matthew 22:29

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

Matthew 22:30

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

Matthew 22:31

But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which is spoken unto you by God, who saith,

Matthew 22:32

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.

Matthew 22:33

And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.

Matthew 22:34

Then the Pharisees, hearing that he had put the Sadducees to silence, gathered together.

Matthew 22:35

And one of them, who was an interpreter of the law, asked him a question, tempting him and saying,

Matthew 22:36

Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

Matthew 22:37

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.

Matthew 22:38

This is the first and great commandment.

Matthew 22:39

And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Matthew 22:40

On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

Matthew 22:41

While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

Matthew 22:42

saying, What think ye of the Christ? Whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.

Matthew 22:43

He said unto them, How then does David in Spirit call him Lord, saying,

Matthew 22:44

The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand until I make thine enemies thy footstool?

Matthew 22:45

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

Matthew 22:46

And no one was able to answer him a word, neither dared anyone from that day forth ask him any more questions.
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