The wedding garment

122.1-10: Lk 14.16-24.And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, 2“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a marriage feast for his son, 322.3: Mt 21.34.and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast; but they would not come. 4Again he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have made ready my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves are killed, and everything is ready; come to the marriage feast.’ 5But they made light of it and went off, one to his farm, another to his business, 6while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them. 7The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. 8Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy. 9Go therefore to the thoroughfares, and invite to the marriage feast as many as you find.’ 1022.10: Mt 13.47.And those servants went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good; so the wedding hall was filled with guests.

11“But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment; 1222.12: Mt 20.13; 26.50.and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. 1322.13: Mt 8.12; 13.42, 50; 24.51; 25.30; Lk 13.28.Then the king said to the attendants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, and cast him into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth.’ 14For many are called, but few are chosen.”

Taxes to Caesar

1522.15-22: Mk 12.13-17; Lk 20.20-26.22.15: Mk 3.6; 8.15.Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how to entangle him in his talk. 16And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Hero'di-ans, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are true, and teach the way of God truthfully, and care for no man; for you do not regard the position of men. 17Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” 18But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why put me to the test, you hypocrites? 19Show me the money for the tax.” And they brought him a coin.22.19 Greek a denarius 20And Jesus said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” 2122.21: Rom 13.7.They said, “Caesar's.” Then he said to them, “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” 22When they heard it, they marvelled; and they left him and went away.

Silencing the Sad'ducees

2322.23-33: Mk 12.18-27; Lk 20.27-38.22.23: Acts 4.1-2; 23.6-10.The same day Sad'ducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection; and they asked him a question, 2422.24: Deut 25.5.saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies, having no children, his brother must marry the widow, and raise up children for his brother.’ 25Now there were seven brothers among us; the first married, and died, and having no children left his wife to his brother. 26So too the second and third, down to the seventh. 27After them all, the woman died. 28In the resurrection, therefore, to which of the seven will she be wife? For they all had her.”

29But Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, because you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God. 30For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels22.30 Other ancient authorities add a of God in heaven. 31And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God, 3222.32: Ex 3.6.‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not God of the dead, but of the living.” 3322.33: Mt 7.28.And when the crowd heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.

A challenge to the Pharisees

3422.34-40: Mk 12.28-34; Lk 20.39-40; 10.25-28.But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sad'ducees, they came together. 3522.35: Lk 7.30; 11.45; 14.3.And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, to test him. 36“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” 3722.37: Deut 6.5.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. 38This is the great and first commandment. 3922.39: Lev 19.18; Mt 19.19; Gal 5.14; Rom 13.9; Jas 2.8.And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbour as yourself. 40On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets.”

4122.41-46: Mk 12.35-37; Lk 20.41-44.Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question, 42saying, “What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “The son of David.” 43He said to them, “How is it then that David, inspired by the Spirit,22.43 Or David in the Spirit calls him Lord, saying,

4422.44: Ps 110.1; Acts 2.34-35; Heb 1.13; 10.13.‘The Lord said to my Lord,

Sit at my right hand,

till I put thy enemies under thy feet’?

45If David thus calls him Lord, how is he his son?” 4622.46: Mk 12.34; Lk 20.40.And no one was able to answer him a word, nor from that day did any one dare to ask him any more questions.