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Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying,

And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,

"The kingdom of heaven is like a king who held a wedding feast for his son.

The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,

"And he sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come.

And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.

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

Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.

"But they paid no attention and went their separate ways, one to his own farm, another to his business,

But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:

and the rest seized his slaves and treated them abusively, and then killed them.

And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.

"Now the king was angry, and he sent his armies and destroyed those murderers and set their city on fire.

But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

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

Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.

'So go to the main roads, and invite whomever you find there to the wedding feast.'

Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.

"Those slaves went out into the streets and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good; and the wedding hall was filled with dinner guests.

So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.

"But when the king came in to look over the dinner guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in wedding clothes,

And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:

and he said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' And the man was speechless.

And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

"Then the king said to the servants, 'Tie his hands and feet, and throw him into the outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth in that place.'

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

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

For many are called, but few are chosen.

Then the Pharisees went and plotted together how they might trap Him in what He said.

Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.

And they sent their disciples to Him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and do not care what anyone thinks; for You are not partial to anyone.

And they sent out unto 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.

"Tell us then, what do You think? Is it permissible to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?"

Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?

But Jesus perceived their malice, and said, "Why are you testing Me, you hypocrites?

But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?

"Show Me the coin used for the poll-tax." And they brought Him a denarius.

Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.

And He said to them, "Whose image and inscription is this?"

And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?

They said to Him, "Caesar's." Then He said to them, "Then pay to Caesar the things that are Caesar's; and to God the things that are God's."

They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.

And hearing this, they were amazed; and they left Him and went away.

When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

On that day some Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to Jesus and questioned Him,

The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,

saying, "Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies having no children, his brother as next of kin shall marry his wife, and raise up children for his brother.'

Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

"Now there were seven brothers among us; and the first married and died, and having no children, he left his wife to his brother.

Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:

It was the same also with the second brother, and the third, down to the seventh.

Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.

"Last of all, the woman died.

And last of all the woman died also.

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

Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.

But Jesus answered and said to them, "You are mistaken, since you do not understand the Scriptures nor the power of God.

Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

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

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

"But regarding the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God:

But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,

'I AM THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB'? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living."

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.

When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.

And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.

But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.

But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.

And one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him:

Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

"Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?"

Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

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.'

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

"This is the great and foremost commandment.

This is the first and great commandment.

"The second is like it, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.'

And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

"Upon these two commandments hang the whole Law and the Prophets."

On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question:

While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

"What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?" They said to Him, "The son of David."

Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David.

He said to them, "Then how does David in the Spirit call Him 'Lord,' saying,

He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,

'THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, "SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, UNTIL I PUT YOUR ENEMIES UNDER YOUR FEET"'?

The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?

"Therefore, if David calls Him 'Lord,' how is He his son?"

If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?

No one was able to offer Him a word in answer, nor did anyone dare from that day on to ask Him any more questions.

And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.