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Themes in Matthew 22
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Themes in Matthew 22

Matthew 22:1

Again Jesus spoke to them in figurative language.

Matthew 22:2

"The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "may be compared to a king who celebrated the marriage of his son,

Matthew 22:3

and sent his servants to call the invited guests to the wedding, but they were unwilling to come.

Matthew 22:4

"Again he sent other servants with a message to those who were invited. "'My breakfast is now ready," he said, 'my bullocks and fat cattle are killed, and every preparation is made: come to the wedding.'

Matthew 22:5

"They however gave no heed, but went, one to his home in the country, another to his business;

Matthew 22:6

and the rest seized the king's servants, maltreated them, and murdered them.

Matthew 22:7

So the king's anger was stirred, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burnt their city.

Matthew 22:8

Then he said to his servants, "'The wedding banquet is ready, but those who were invited were unworthy of it.

Matthew 22:9

Go out therefore to the crossroads, and everybody you meet invite to the wedding.'

Matthew 22:10

"So they went out into the roads and gathered together all they could find, both bad and good, and the banqueting hall was filled with guests.

Matthew 22:11

"Now the king came in to see the guests; and among them he discovered one who was not wearing a wedding-robe.

Matthew 22:12

"'My friend,' he said, 'how is it that you came in here without a wedding robe?'

Matthew 22:13

"The man stood speechless. Then the king said to the servants, "'Bind him hand and foot and fling him into the darkness outside: there will be the weeping aloud and the gnashing of teeth.'

Matthew 22:14

"For there are many called, but few chosen."

Matthew 22:15

Then the Pharisees went and consulted together how they might entrap Him in His conversation.

Matthew 22:16

So they sent to Him their disciples together with the Herodians; who said, "Teacher, we know that you are truthful and that you faithfully teach God's truth; and that no fear of man misleads you, for you are not biased by men's wealth or rank.

Matthew 22:17

Give us your judgement therefore: is it allowable for us to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?"

Matthew 22:18

Perceiving their wickedness, Jesus replied, "Why are you hypocrites trying to ensnare me?

Matthew 22:19

Show me the tribute coin." And they brought Him a shilling.

Matthew 22:20

"Whose likeness and inscription," He asked, "is this?"

Matthew 22:21

"Caesar's," they replied. "Pay therefore," He rejoined, "what is Caesar's to Caesar; and what is God's to God."

Matthew 22:22

They heard this, and were astonished; then left Him, and went their way.

Matthew 22:23

On the same day a party of Sadducees came to Him, contending that there is no resurrection. And they put this case to Him.

Matthew 22:24

"Teacher," they said, "Moses enjoined, 'If a man die childless, his brother shall marry his widow, and raise up a family for him.'

Matthew 22:25

Now we had among us seven brothers. The eldest of them married, but died childless, leaving his wife to his brother.

Matthew 22:26

So also did the second and the third, down to the seventh,

Matthew 22:27

till the woman also died, after surviving them all.

Matthew 22:28

At the Resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? for they all married her."

Matthew 22:29

The reply of Jesus was, "You are in error, through ignorance of the Scriptures and of the power of God.

Matthew 22:30

For in the Resurrection, men neither marry nor are women given in marriage, but they are like angels in Heaven.

Matthew 22:31

But as to the Resurrection of the dead, have you never read what God says to you,

Matthew 22:32

I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not the God of dead, but of living men."

Matthew 22:33

All the crowd heard this, and were filled with amazement at His teaching.

Matthew 22:34

Now the Pharisees came up when they heard that He had silenced the Sadducees,

Matthew 22:35

and one of them, an expounder of the Law, asked Him as a test question,

Matthew 22:36

"Teacher, which is the greatest Commandment in the Law?"

Matthew 22:37

"'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God,'" He answered, "'with thy whole heart, thy whole soul, thy whole mind.'

Matthew 22:38

This is the greatest and foremost Commandment.

Matthew 22:39

And the second is similar to it: 'Thou shalt love thy fellow man as much as thyself.'

Matthew 22:40

The whole of the Law and the Prophets is summed up in these two Commandments."

Matthew 22:41

While the Pharisees were still assembled there, Jesus put a question to them.

Matthew 22:42

"What think you about the Christ," He said, "whose son is He?" "David's," they replied.

Matthew 22:43

"How then," He asked, "does David, taught by the Spirit, call Him Lord, when he says,

Matthew 22:44

"'The Lord said to my Lord, sit at My right hand until I have put thy foes beneath thy feet'?

Matthew 22:45

"If therefore David calls Him Lord, how can He be his son?"

Matthew 22:46

No one could say a word in reply, nor from that day did any one venture again to put a question to Him.
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