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Themes in Matthew 22
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Themes in Matthew 22

Matthew 22:1

And continuing, Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying,

Matthew 22:2

"The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man--a king--who gave a wedding celebration for his son.

Matthew 22:3

And he sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the wedding celebration, and they did not want to come.

Matthew 22:4

Again he sent other slaves, saying, 'Tell those who have been invited, "Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fattened [cattle] have been slaughtered, and everything [is] ready. Come to the wedding celebration!" '

Matthew 22:5

But they paid no attention [and] went away--this one to his own field, that one to his business.

Matthew 22:6

And the others, seizing his slaves, mistreated [them] and killed [them].

Matthew 22:7

And the king was angry and sent his troops [and] destroyed those murderers and burned their city.

Matthew 22:8

Then he said to his slaves, 'The wedding celebration is ready, but those who had been invited were not worthy.

Matthew 22:9

Therefore, go out to the [places where] the roads exit the city and invite to the wedding celebration as many [people] as you find.'

Matthew 22:10

And those slaves went out into the roads [and] gathered everyone whom they found, both evil and good, and the wedding celebration was filled {with dinner guests}.

Matthew 22:11

But [when] the king came in to see the {dinner guests}, he saw a man there not dressed [in] wedding clothes.

Matthew 22:12

And he said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here, not having wedding clothes?' But {he could say nothing}.

Matthew 22:13

Then the king said to the servants, 'Tie him up {hand and foot} [and] throw him into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!'

Matthew 22:14

For many are called but few [are] chosen."

Matthew 22:15

Then the Pharisees went {and consulted} so that they could entrap him with a statement.

Matthew 22:16

And they sent their disciples to him with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and {you do not care what anyone thinks}, {because you do not regard the opinion of people}.

Matthew 22:17

Therefore tell us what you think. Is it permitted to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"

Matthew 22:18

But [because he] knew their maliciousness, Jesus said, "Hypocrites! Why are you testing me?

Matthew 22:19

Show me the coin for the tax!" So they brought him a denarius.

Matthew 22:20

And he said to them, "Whose image and inscription [is] this?"

Matthew 22:21

They said to him, "Caesar's." Then he said to them, "Therefore give to Caesar the things of Caesar, and to God the things of God!"

Matthew 22:22

And [when they] heard [this], they were astonished, and they left him [and] went away.

Matthew 22:23

On that day Sadducees--who say there is no resurrection--came up to him and asked him,

Matthew 22:24

saying, "Teacher, Moses said if someone dies without having children, his brother is to marry his wife and {father} descendants for his brother.

Matthew 22:25

Now there were seven brothers with us. And the first died [after] getting married, and [because he] did not have descendants, he left his wife to his brother.

Matthew 22:26

So also the second and the third, up to the seventh.

Matthew 22:27

And last of all the woman died.

Matthew 22:28

In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had her [as wife]."

Matthew 22:29

But Jesus answered [and] said to them, "You are mistaken, [because] you do not know the scriptures or the power of God!

Matthew 22:30

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

Matthew 22:31

Now concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, who said,

Matthew 22:32

"I 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!"

Matthew 22:33

And [when] the crowds heard [this], they were amazed at his teaching.

Matthew 22:34

Now [when] the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they assembled at the same [place].

Matthew 22:35

And one of them, a legal expert, put a question to [him] to test him:

Matthew 22:36

"Teacher, which commandment [is] greatest in the law?"

Matthew 22:37

And he said to him, " 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'

Matthew 22:38

This is the greatest and first commandment.

Matthew 22:39

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

Matthew 22:40

On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets."

Matthew 22:41

Now [while] the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus asked them,

Matthew 22:42

saying, "What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" They said to him, "David's."

Matthew 22:43

He said to them, "How then does David, by the Spirit, call him 'Lord,' saying,

Matthew 22:44

'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet" '?

Matthew 22:45

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

Matthew 22:46

And no one was able to answer him a word, nor did anyone dare from that day [on] to ask him any more [questions].
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