Verse 1. And Jesus answering, spoke again in parables to them, saying:
Verse 2. The kingdom of heaven is likened to a king, who made a marriage for his son.
Verse 3. And he sent his servants, to call them that were invited to the marriage; and they would not come.
Verse 4. Again he sent other servants, saying: Tell them that were invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my calves and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come ye to the marriage.
Verse 5. But they neglected, and went their own ways, one to his farm, and another to his merchandise.
Verse 6. And the rest laid hands on his servants, and having treated them contumeliously, put them to death.
Verse 7. But when the king had heard of it, he was angry, and sending his armies, he destroyed those murderers, and burnt their city.
Verse 8. Then he saith to his servants: The marriage indeed is ready; but they that were invited were not worthy.
Verse 9. Go ye therefore into the highways; and as many as you shall find, call to the marriage.
Verse 10. And his servants going forth into the ways, gathered together all that they found, both bad and good: and the marriage was filled with guests.
Verse 11. And the king went in to see the guests: and he saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment.
Verse 12. And he saith to him: Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? But he was silent.
Verse 13. Then the king said to the waiters: Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the exterior darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Verse 14. For many are called, but few are chosen.
Verse 15. Then the Pharisees going, consulted among themselves how to insnare him in his speech.
Verse 16. And they sent to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying: Master, we know that thou art a true speaker, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou dost not regard the person of men.
Verse 17. Tell us therefore what dost thou think, is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
Verse 18. But Jesus knowing their wickedness, said: Why do you tempt me, ye hypocrites?
Verse 19. Shew me the coin of the tribute. And they offered him a penny.
Verse 20. And Jesus saith to them: Whose image and inscription is this?
Verse 21. They say to him: Caesar's. Then he saith to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's; and to God, the things that are God's.
Verse 22. And hearing this they wondered, and leaving him, went their ways.
Verse 23. That day there came to him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; and asked him,
Verse 24. Saying: Master, Moses said: If a man die having no son, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up issue to his brother.
Verse 25. Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first having married a wife, died; and not having issue, left his wife to his brother.
Verse 26. In like manner the second, and the third, and so on to the seventh.
Verse 27. And last of all the woman died also.
Verse 28. At the resurrection therefore whose wife of the seven shall she be? for they all had her.
Verse 29. And Jesus answering, said to them: You err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
Verse 30. For in the resurrection they shall neither marry nor be married; but shall be as the angels of God in heaven.
Verse 31. And concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken by God, saying to you:
Verse 32. I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
Verse 33. And the multitudes hearing it, were in admiration at his doctrine.
Verse 34. But the Pharisees hearing that he had silenced the Sadducees, came together:
Verse 35. And one of them, a doctor of the law, asking him, tempting him:
Verse 36. Master, which is the greatest commandment in the law?
Verse 37. Jesus said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind.
Verse 38. This is the greatest and the first commandment.
Verse 39. And the second is like to this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Verse 40. On these two commandments dependeth the whole law and the prophets.
Verse 41. And the Pharisees being gathered together, Jesus asked them,
Verse 42. Saying: What think you of Christ? whose son is he? They say to him: David's.
Verse 43. He saith to them: How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying:
Verse 44. The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool?
Verse 45. If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
Verse 46. And no man was able to answer him a word; neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.