The Pharisees & Sadducees Trying to Trap Jesus by What He Said |
Matthew 22:1-46 The Gospel According to Matthew [in Smaller Chunks] |
And Jesus answered & [spoke] to them again by parables, & said, The Kingdom of heaven is [similar] to a certain king, [who] made, [a.k.a. prepared,] [for] a marriage for his son, & sent his servants [out] to call [those, who] were [invited] to the wedding; & they wouldn't come. |
Again, he sent [out] other servants, saying, Tell [those, who] are [invited, See,] I have prepared my dinner. My oxen & [fattened animals,] are killed, & all things are ready. Come to the marriage. But they made light of it, & went [on] their [way,] 1 to his farm, & another to his merchandise. |
And the [rest] took his servants, & [treated] them spitefully, & [killed] them. But when the king heard [of it,] he was [angry.] And he sent [out] his armies, & destroyed those murderers, & burned up their city. |
Then, he [said] to his servants, The wedding is ready, but [those, who] were [invited,] weren't worthy. Therefore, you go into the highways, & [invite] to the marriage, as many as you shall find. So those servants went out into the highways, & gathered together as many as they found, both bad & good. |
And the wedding was furnished with guests. And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there, a man [who didn't have] on a wedding garment. And he said to him, Friend, how [did] you [come] in [here without] having a wedding garment? |
And he was speechless. Then, the king said to the servants, [Tie] him hand & foot, & take him away. And cast him into outer darkness, [where] there shall be weeping & gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few are chosen. |
Then, the Pharisees went & [got advice] [about] how they might entangle [Jesus] in [what] [He says.] And [the Pharisees,] sent out their disciples [along] with the Herodians, to [Jesus,] saying, Master, [a.k.a. Teacher,] we know that you are true, [a.k.a. faithful,] & teach the [path] of God in truth. |
Neither [do] You [show partiality to] any man. For you [don't] regard the [person's] [status] of men. Therefore, tell us, What [do] You think? Is it lawful to give tribute, [a.k.a. taxes,] to Caesar, or not? But Jesus [realized] their wickedness, & said, You hypocrites, why [do] you tempt, [a.k.a. test] Me? |
[Show] Me the tribute money. And they brought a penny to [Jesus.] And He said to them, Whose image, & [inscription] is this? They said to Him, Caesar's. Then [Jesus said] to them, Therefore, [give] to Caesar the things [that] are Caesar's; & [give] to God, the things that are God's. |
When they had heard these Words, they marveled, & left [Jesus,] & went [on] their way. The same day, the Sadducees came to Him, [who] say that there is no resurrection. |
And asked Him, saying, Master, [a.k.a. Teacher,] Moses said, If a man [dies] having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, & raise up seed, [a.k.a. offspring,] to his brother. |
Now, there were 7 brethren, [a.k.a. brothers,] with us. When the 1st had married a wife, [died,] & having no issue, [a.k.a. offspring,] left his wife to his brother. [Furthermore,] the 2nd also, & the 3rd, [until] the 7th, [died without offspring.] And last of all, the woman also died. |
Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife of the 7, shall she be? For they all had her [as a wife.] Jesus answered & said to them, Not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God, you do err, [a.k.a. are mistaken.] For in the resurrection, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are [like] the Angels of God in heaven. |
But [related to] the resurrection of the dead, you haven't read [what] was spoken to you by God, saying, Am I the God of Abraham, & the God of Isaac, & the God of Jacob? God isn't the God of the dead, but [the God] of the living. |
And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at His doctrine, [a.k.a. teaching.] But when the Pharisees had heard that He had [silenced] the Pharisees, they were gathered together. |
Then, one of them, [who] was a lawyer, asked [Jesus] a question, [testing] Him, & saying, Master, [a.k.a. Teacher,] which is the [greatest] commandment in the Law? Jesus said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, & with all your mind. |
This is the 1st, & [greatest] commandment. And the 2nd is [similar] to it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. [Matthew 7:12 Therefore, [of] all things, [whatever] you [want] that men should do for you, you, even do so to them. For this is the Law & [of] the prophets.] |
All the [Laws] & the prophets, hang on these 2 commandments. While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, saying, What [do] you think of Christ? Whose Son is He? They [said] to [Jesus,] The son of David. |
[Jesus] said to them, Then, how [does] David, in Spirit, call him Lord, saying, *The Lord said to my Lord, You, sit at My right hand [side,] [until] I make your enemies Your footstool? Then, if David [calls] Him Lord, How is He his Son? |
[Matthew 17:5 *While [Peter still spoke, saw,] a bright cloud overshadowed them. And behold, a voice out of the cloud, which said, This Is My beloved Son, in Whom I Am well pleased. You, hear, [a.k.a. listen to] Him.] |
And no man was able to answer a word [to] [Jesus.] Neither [did] any man from that day [on, dare] [to] ask [Jesus] anymore questions. |