Thematic Bible
Matthew 22:1 (show verse)
And Jesus answered, and spoke to them again by parables, and said,
Matthew 22:2 (show verse)
The kingdom of heaven is like to a certain king, who made a marriage for his son,
Matthew 22:3 (show verse)
And sent his servants to call them that were invited to the wedding: and they would not come.
Matthew 22:4 (show verse)
Again, he sent other servants, saying, Tell them who are invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage.
Matthew 22:5 (show verse)
But they made light of it, and went, one to his farm, another to his merchandise.
Matthew 22:6 (show verse)
And the remnant took his servants, and treated them spitefully, and slew them.
Matthew 22:7 (show verse)
But when the king heard of it, he was wroth: and he sent his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
Matthew 22:8 (show verse)
Then he saith to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they who were invited were not worthy.
Matthew 22:9 (show verse)
Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, invite to the marriage.
Matthew 22:10 (show verse)
So those servants went out into the highways, and collected all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.
Matthew 22:11 (show verse)
And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who had not a wedding-garment:
Matthew 22:12 (show verse)
And he saith to him, Friend, how camest thou in hither, not having a wedding-garment? And he was speechless.
Matthew 22:13 (show verse)
Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into utter darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 22:14 (show verse)
For many are called, but few are chosen.
Matthew 22:15 (show verse)
Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
Matthew 22:16 (show verse)
And they sent out to 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.
Matthew 22:17 (show verse)
Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute to Cesar, or not?
Matthew 22:18 (show verse)
But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
Matthew 22:19 (show verse)
Show me the tribute-money. And they brought to him a penny.
Matthew 22:20 (show verse)
And he saith to them, Whose is this image, and superscription?
Matthew 22:21 (show verse)
They say to him, Cesar's. Then saith he to them, Render therefore to Cesar, the things which are Cesar's; and to God, the things that are God's.
Matthew 22:22 (show verse)
When they had heard these words, they marveled, and left him, and departed.
Matthew 22:23 (show verse)
The same day came to him the Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,
Matthew 22:24 (show verse)
Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man shall die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.
Matthew 22:25 (show verse)
Now there were with us seven brothers: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased; and having no issue, left his wife to his brother.
Matthew 22:26 (show verse)
Likewise the second also, and the third, to the seventh.
Matthew 22:27 (show verse)
And last of all the woman died also.
Matthew 22:28 (show verse)
Therefore in the resurrection, whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.
Matthew 22:29 (show verse)
Jesus answered and said to them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
Matthew 22:30 (show verse)
For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
Matthew 22:31 (show verse)
But as concerning the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,
Matthew 22:32 (show verse)
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 (show verse)
And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.
Matthew 22:34 (show verse)
But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were assembled about him.
Matthew 22:35 (show verse)
Then one of them who was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
Matthew 22:36 (show verse)
Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
Matthew 22:37 (show verse)
Jesus said to 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 (show verse)
This is the first and great commandment.
Matthew 22:39 (show verse)
And the second is like it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
Matthew 22:40 (show verse)
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Matthew 22:41 (show verse)
While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus asked them,
Matthew 22:42 (show verse)
Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, The son of David.
Matthew 22:43 (show verse)
He saith to them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
Matthew 22:44 (show verse)
The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thy enemies thy footstool?
Matthew 22:45 (show verse)
If David then calleth him Lord, how is he his son?
Matthew 22:46 (show verse)
And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man, from that day forth, ask him any more questions.