And again Jesus spoke to them in parables (comparisons, stories used to illustrate and explain), saying ²"The kingdom of heaven is like a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. ³And sent his servants to summon those who had been invited to the wedding abnquet, but they refused to come. ⁴Again he sent other servants, saying, 'Behold, I have prepared my banquet; my bullocks and my fat calves are killed, and everything is prepared; come to the wedding feast.' ⁵But they were not concerned and paid no attention [they ignored and made light of the wummons, treating it with contempt] and they went away ─ one to his farm, another to his business, ⁶while the others seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and put them to death. ⁷[Hearing this] the king was infuriated; and he sent his soldiers and put those murderers to death and burned their city. ⁸Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding [feast] is prepared, btu those invited were not worthy. ⁹So to to the thoroughfares where they leave the city [where the main roads and those from the country end] and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find. ¹⁰And those servants went out on the crossroads and got together as many as they found, both bad and good, so [the room in which] the wedding feast [was held] was filled with guests.

11But when the king came in to view the guests, he looked intently at a man there who had on no wedding garment. ¹²And he said, 'Friend, how did yo come in here without putting on the [appropriate] wedding garment?' And he was speechless (muzzled, gagged). ¹³Then the king said to the attendants, 'Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the darkness outside; there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.

14"For many are called (invited and summoned), but few are chosen."

 

The Question about Paying Taxes Matthew 22.15-22; Mark 12.13-17; Luke 20.20-26

15Then the Pharisees went and consulted and plotted together how they might entangle Jesus in His talk. ¹⁶And they sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians, saying, 'Teacher, we know that You are sincere and what Yo profess to be and that You teach the way of God truthfully, regardless of consequences and being afraid of no man; for You are impartial and do not regard either the person or the position of anyone. ¹⁷Tell us then what You think about this. Is it lawful to pay tribute [levied on individuals and to be paid yearly] to Caesar or not?" ¹⁸But Jesus, aware of their malicious plot, asked, "Why do you put Me to the test and try to entrap Me, you pretenders (hypocrites)? ¹⁹Show me the money used for the tribute." And they brought Him a denarius. ²⁰And Jesus said to them, "Whose likeness and title are these?" ²¹They said, "Caesar's." Then He said to them, "Pay therefore to Caesar the things that are due to Caesar, and pay to God the things that are due to God." ²²When they heard it they were amazed and marveled; and they left Him and departed.

 

The Question about the Resurrection Matthew 22.23-33; Mark 12.18-27; Luke 20.27-40

23Pada hari itu datanglah kepada Yesus beberapa orang Saduki, yang berpendapat, bahwa tidak ada kebangkitan. Mereka bertanya kepadaNya: ²⁴"Guru, Musa mengatakan, bahwa jika seorang mati dengan tiada meninggalkan anak, saudaranya harus kawin dengan isterinya itu dan membangkitkan keturunan bagi saudaranya itu. ²⁵Tetapi di antara kami ada tujuh orang bersaudara. Yang pertama kawin, tetapi kemudian mati. Dan karena ia tidak mempunyai keturunan, ia meninggalkan isterinya itu bagi saudaranya. ²⁶Demikian juga yang kedua dan yang ketiga sampai dengan yang ketujuh. ²⁷Dan akhirnya, sesudah mereka semua, perempuan itupun mati. ²⁸Siapakah di antara ketujuh orang itu yang menjadi suami perempuan itu pada hari kebangkitan? Sebab mereka semua telah beristerikan dia." ²⁹Yesus menjawab mereka: "Kamu sesat, sebab kamu tidan mengerti Kitab Suci maupun kuasa Allah! ³⁰Karena pada waktu kebangkitan orang tidak kawin dan tidak dikawinkan melainkan hidup seperti malaikat di sorga. ³¹Tetapi tentang kebangkitan orang-orang mati tidakkah kamu baca apa yang difirmankan Allah, ketika Ia bersabda, ³²'Akulah Allah Abraham, Allah Ishak dan Allah Yakub'? Ia bukanlah Allah orang mati, melainkan Allah orang hidup." ³³Orang banyak yang mendengar itu takjub akan pengajarannya.

 

The Greatest Commandment Matthew 22.34-40; Mark 12.28-34; Luke 10.25-28

34Ketika orang-orang Farisi mendengar, bahwa Yesus telah membuat orang-orang Saduki itu bungkem, berkumpullah mereka ³⁵dan seorang dari mereka, seorang ahli Taurat, bertanya untuk mencobai Dia, ³⁶"Guru, hukum manakah yang terutama dalam hukum Taurat?" ³⁷Jawab Yesus kepadanya, "'Kasihilah Tuhan, Allahmu, dengan segenap hatimu dan dengan segenap juwamu dan dengan segenap akal budimu.' ³⁸Itulah hukum yang terutama dan yang pertama. ³⁹Dan hukum yang kedua, yang sama dengan itu, ialah, 'Kasihilah sesamamu manusia seperti dirimu sendiri.' ⁴⁰Pada kedua hukum inilah tergantung seluruh hukum Taurat dan kitab para nabi."

 

The Question about David's Son Matthew 22.41-46; Mark 12.35-37; Luke 20.41-44

41Ketika orang-orang Farisi sedang berkumpul, Yesus bertanya kepada mereka, kataNya: ⁴²"Apakah pendapatmu tentang Mesias? Anak siapakah Dia?" Kata mereka kepadaNya: "Anak Daud." ⁴³KataNya kepada mereka: "Jika demikian, bagaimanakah Daud oleh pimpinan Roh dapat menyebut Dia Tuannya, ketika ia berkata,

44 'Tuhan telah berfirman kepada Tuanku, "Duduklah di sebelah kananKu, sampai musuh-musuhMu Kutaruh di bawah kakiMu."'?

45"Jadi jika Daud menyebut Dia Tuannya, bagaimana mungkin Ia anaknya pula?" ⁴⁶Tidak ada seorangpun yang dapat menjawabNya, dan sejak hari itu tidak ada seorangpun juga yang berani menanyakan sesuatu kepadaNya.