Worsley - Matthew - 22

22:1  And Jesus resuming his discourse spake unto them again in parables,

22:2  saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who made a wedding-feast for his son;

22:3  and sent his servants to call those that were invited to the wedding: and they would not come.

22:4  Then he sent other servants, saying, Tell them that are invited, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready; come to the wedding.

22:5  But they slighted him, and went away, one to his field and another to his merchandize:

22:6  and others seized his servants, and shamefully abused them, and slew them.

22:7  And when the king heard of it, he was highly provoked, and sent his troops, and destroyed those murderers, and burnt their city.

22:8  Then saith he to his servants, The feast is ready, but they that were invited were not worthy of it:

22:9  go therefore into the public streets, and as many as ye meet with invite to the wedding.

22:10  And those servants went out into the high-ways, and brought in all they met with, both bad and good: and the wedding was filled with guests.

22:11  But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man that had not put on a wedding-garment, and saith to him,

22:12  Friend, how camest thou in here without a wedding-garment? and he was struck speechless.

22:13  Then said the king to his attendants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him up, and throw him out into the darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of the teeth:

22:14  for there are many called, but few approved.

22:15  Then the pharisees went and consulted how they might insnare Him in his discourse.

22:16  And they send to Him their disciples along with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art a man of truth, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest for any man; for thou regardest not the person of men: Tell us therefore what thou thinkest,

22:17  Is it lawful to give tribute to Cesar, or not?

22:18  But Jesus knew their malice, and said, Why do ye tempt me, ye hypocrites?

22:19  Shew me the tribute-money. And they brought Him a Roman Penny.

22:20  And He saith unto them, Whose image and inscription is this?

22:21  They answered, Cesar's. Then saith He unto them, Render therefore to Cesar the things that are Cesar's; and to God the things that are God's.

22:22  And when they heard this, they marvelled, and left Him and went away.

22:23  On the same day came the sadducees to Him, who say there is no resurrection,

22:24  and asked Him, saying, Master, Moses said, If any man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up seed unto his brother.

22:25  Now there were with us seven brothers, and the first married and died, and having no issue left his wife to his brother;

22:26  likewise the second also, and the third, even to seven;

22:27  and last of all the woman died also;

22:28  therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.

22:29  But Jesus answered them, Ye are mistaken, not knowing the scriptures nor the power of God:

22:30  for in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels of God in heaven.

22:31  But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read what is spoken to you by God,

22:32  saying, 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.

22:33  And when the people heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.

22:34  But when the pharisees heard that He had silenced the sadducees,

22:35  they gathered together again, and one of them, an interpreter of the law, propounded a question, to try Him,

22:36  and said, Master, which is the greatest commandment in the law?

22:37  And 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 first and great command.

22:38  And the second is like it,

22:39  Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

22:40  On these two precepts depend all the law and the prophets.

22:41  Now while the pharisees were thus gathered together, Jesus asked them,

22:42  saying, What think ye of the Messiah? whose son is He? They say unto Him, David's.

22:43  He saith unto them, How then does David by inspiration call Him Lord,

22:44  saying, The Lord said unto my Lord, "Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?"

22:45  therefore if David call Him Lord, how is He his son?

22:46  And no one was able to answer Him a word, nor did any dare, from that day, to ask Him any more such questions.