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"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding feast for his son,

but when he sent his slaves to summon the invited guests to the wedding, they refused to come.

But they weren't interested and went off, one to his farm, another to his business;

and the rest grabbed his slaves, mistreated them and killed them.

The king was furious and sent his soldiers, who killed those murderers and burned down their city.

"Then he said to his slaves, ‘Well, the wedding feast is ready; but the ones who were invited didn't deserve it.

Then the P'rushim went away and put together a plan to trap Yeshua with his own words.

"Rabbi, Moshe said, ‘If a man dies childless, his brother must marry his widow and have children to preserve the man's family line.'

There were seven brothers. The first one married and then died; and since he had no children, he left his widow to his brother.

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

Then Yeshua addressed the crowds and his talmidim:

"Woe to you, you blind guides! You say, ‘If someone swears by the Temple, he is not bound by his oath; but if he swears by the gold in the Temple, he is bound.'

And you say, ‘If someone swears by the altar, he is not bound by his oath; but if he swears by the offering on the altar, he is bound.'

As Yeshua left the Temple and was going away, his talmidim came and called his attention to its buildings.

If someone is on the roof, he must not go down to gather his belongings from his house;

if someone is in the field, he must not turn back to get his coat.

He will send out his angels with a great shofar; and they will gather together his chosen people from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

But you do know this: had the owner of the house known when the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and not allowed his house to be broken into.

It will go well with that servant if he is found doing his job when his master comes.

But if that servant is wicked and says to himself, ‘My master is taking his time';