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22 Then Jesus answered, and spoke to them again in parables, saying,

“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king who made a marriage feast for his son.

“And he sent forth his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding. But they would not come.

“Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and my fatted calves are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the marriage”.’

“But they made light of it, and went their ways - one to his farm, and another about his business.

“And the rest took his servants, and treated them sharply, and killed them.

“But when the king heard it, he was angry, and sent forth his warriors, and destroyed those murderers, and burnt up their city.

“Then he said to his servants, ‘Truly the wedding is prepared. But those who were invited were not worthy.

“‘Therefore, go out into the streets. And as many as you find, invite them to the marriage.’

10 “So those servants went out into the streets, and gathered together everyone they found, both good and bad. So, the wedding was furnished with guests.

11 “Then the king came in to see the guests and saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment.

12 “And he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless.

13 “Then the king said to the servants, “Bind him hand and foot. Take him away and cast him into the outer darkness. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

14 “For many are called, but few chosen.”

15 Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might trap Him in talk.

16 And they sent their disciples to Him, with the Herodians, saying, “Master, we know that You are true, and teach the way of God truly. Nor do You care for anyone. For You do not look on the appearance of men.

17 “Therefore, tell us what You think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”

18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test Me, hypocrites?

19 “Show Me the money for the tribute.” And they brought Him a coin.

20 And He said to them, “Whose image and inscription are these?”

21 They said to Him, “Caesar’s”. Then He said to them, “Therefore, give to Caesar those things which are Caesar’s. And give to God those things which are God’s.”

22 And when they heard it, they marveled, and left Him, and went their way.

23 The same day, the Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) came to Him and asked Him,

24 saying, “Master, Moses said, ‘If a man dies having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up seed to his brother.’

25 “Now there were with us seven brothers. And the first married a wife and died. And having no offspring, left his wife to his brother.

26 “Likewise also the second, and the third, up to the seventh.

27 “And last of all, the woman died also.

28 “Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife shall she be of the seven? For all had her.”

29 Then Jesus answered, and said to them, “You are deceived, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.

30 “For in the resurrection they neither marry wives, nor are wives bestowed in marriage. But they are as the angels of God in Heaven.

31 “And concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what is spoken to you from God, saying,

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.”

33 And when the multitude heard it, they were astonished at His doctrine.

34 But when the Pharisees had heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they assembled together.

35 And one of them, an expounder of the Law, asked Him a question, tempting Him, and saying,

36 “Master, which is the greatest Commandment in the Law?

37 Jesus said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.

38 “This is the first and the greatest Commandment.

39 “And the second is like this, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

40 “On these two Commandments hang the whole Law and the Prophets.”

41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

42 saying, “What do you think of Christ? Whose son is He?” They said to him, “David’s.”

43 He said to them, “How then does David, in spirit, call Him ‘Lord’, saying,

44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool?

45 If, then, David calls Him Lord, how is He his son?

46 And no one could answer Him a word. Nor did anyone ask Him any more questions from that day forth.