1 ¶ And Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying,

2 The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who prepared a wedding banquet for his son,

3 And sent forth his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding: but they would not come.

4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell those who have been invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and fat calves have been killed, and all things are ready: come to the wedding.

5 But those who made light of it, went their way, one to his farm, another to his business:

6 And the rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.

7 But when the king heard of this, he was angry: and sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

8 He then said to his servants, The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

9 Therefore go into the highways, and invite anyone you find there to the marriage.

10 So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together everyone they found, both bad and good: and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who was not wearing a wedding garment:

12 And he said to him, Fellow, how did you get in here without a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

13 Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and throw him into outer darkness; where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

14 For many are called, but few are chosen.

15 ¶ Then the Pharisees went out and discussed how they might trap him in his words.

16 And they sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that you are truthful, and teach the way of God in truth, for you are impartial: because you are not swayed by the person or status of men.

17 Therefore tell us, What do you think? Is it lawful to pay tribute to Caesar, or not?

18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why do you tempt me, you hypocrites?

19 Show me the tribute money. And they brought to him a denarius.

20 And he asked them, Whose likeness and inscription is this?

21 They replied, Caesar’s. Then he said to them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.

22 When they heard those words, they marveled, and left him, and went their way.

23 ¶ The same day the Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, came to him and questioned him,

24 Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his widow, and raise up children to his brother.

25 Now there were with us seven brothers: the first married a wife, then died, and, having no children, left his wife to his brother:

26 Likewise the second also, and the third, down to the seventh.

27 And last of all the woman also died.

28 Therefore in the resurrection which of the seven will she be the wife of? for they all had her.

29 But Jesus replied to them, You do err, not knowing the scriptures, or the power of God.

30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, or are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.

31 But as to the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you, saying,

32 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.

33 And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.

34 ¶ But when the Pharisees heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they gathered together.

35 Then one of them, who was a lawyer, asked him this question, to test him,

36 Master, which is the greatest commandment in the law?

37 To which Jesus replied, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.

38 This is the first and greatest commandment.

39 And the second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

41 ¶ Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,

42 Saying, What do you think of Christ? whose son is he? And they replied, The Son of David.

43 He then asked them, How is it then that David speaking by the Spirit called him Lord, saying,

44 The LORD said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool?

45 If David calls him Lord, how can he be his son?

46 And no man was able to answer him a word, nor did anyone dare from that day on to ask him any more questions.