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Matthew 22

The Bible in Basic English BBE

1 And Jesus, talking to them again in stories, said:

2 The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who made a feast when his son was married,

3 And sent out his servants to get in the guests to the feast: and they would not come.

4 Again he sent out other servants, with orders to say to the guests, See, I have made ready my feast: my oxen and my fat beasts have been put to death, and all things are ready: come to the feast.

5 But they gave no attention, and went about their business, one to his farm, another to his trade:

6 And the rest put violent hands on his servants, and did evil to them, and put them to death.

7 But the king was angry; and he sent his armies, and those who had put his servants to death he gave to destruction, burning down their town with fire.

8 Then he said to his servants, The feast is ready but the guests were not good enough.

9 Go then to the cross-roads, and get all those whom you see to come to the bride-feast.

10 And those servants went out into the streets, and got together all those whom they came across, bad and good: and the feast was full of guests.

11 But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a guest's robe;

12 And he says to him, Friend, how came you in here not having a guest's robe? And he had nothing to say.

13 Then the king said to the servants, Put cords round his hands and feet and put him out into the dark; there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

14 For out of all to whom the good news has come, only a small number will get salvation.

15 Then the Pharisees went and had a meeting to see how they might make use of his words to take him.

16 And they sent to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Master, we see that you are true, and that you are teaching the true way of God, and have no fear of anyone, because you have no respect for a man's position.

17 Give us, then, your opinion of this: Is it right to give tax to Caesar, or not?

18 But Jesus saw their trick and said, Oh false ones, why are you attempting to put me in the wrong?

19 Let me see the tax money. And they gave him a penny.

20 And he said to them, Whose is this image and name on it?

21 They say to him, Caesar's. Then he said to them, Give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's.

22 And hearing it, they were full of wonder, and went away from him.

23 On the same day there came to him the Sadducees, who say that there is no coming back from the dead: and they put a question to him, saying,

24 Master, Moses said, If a man, at the time of his death, has no children, let his brother take his wife, and get a family for his brother;

25 Now there were among us seven brothers; and the first was married and at his death, having no seed, gave his wife to his brother;

26 In the same way the second and the third, up to the seventh.

27 And last of all the woman came to her end.

28 When they come back from the dead, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? because they all had her.

29 But Jesus said to them in answer, You are in error, not having knowledge of the Writings, or of the power of God.

30 For when they come back from the dead there are no husbands and wives, but they are as the angels in heaven.

31 But about the dead coming back to life, have you no knowledge of what was said to you by God in the Writings:

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 the people hearing it were surprised at his teaching.

34 But the Pharisees, hearing how the mouths of the Sadducees had been stopped, came together;

35 And one of them, a teacher of the law, put a question to him, testing him, and saying,

36 Master, which is the chief rule in the law?

37 And he said to him, Have love for 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 rule.

39 And a second like it is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.

40 On these two rules all the law and the prophets are based.

41 Now while the Pharisees were together, Jesus put a question to them, saying,

42 What is your opinion of the Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, The Son of David.

43 He says to them, How then does David in the Spirit give him the name of Lord, saying,

44 The Lord said to my Lord, Be seated at my right hand, till I put under your feet all those who are against you?

45 If David then gives him the name of Lord, how is he his son?

46 And no one was able to give him an answer, and so great was their fear of him, that from that day no one put any more questions to him.

Good News Translation GNT

1 Jesus again used parables in talking to the people.

2 "The Kingdom of heaven is like this. Once there was a king who prepared a wedding feast for his son.

3 He sent his servants to tell the invited guests to come to the feast, but they did not want to come.

4 So he sent other servants with this message for the guests: "My feast is ready now; my steers and prize calves have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast!'

5 But the invited guests paid no attention and went about their business: one went to his farm, another to his store,

6 while others grabbed the servants, beat them, and killed them.

7 The king was very angry; so he sent his soldiers, who killed those murderers and burned down their city.

8 Then he called his servants and said to them, "My wedding feast is ready, but the people I invited did not deserve it.

9 Now go to the main streets and invite to the feast as many people as you find.'

10 So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, good and bad alike; and the wedding hall was filled with people.

11 "The king went in to look at the guests and saw a man who was not wearing wedding clothes.

12 "Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' the king asked him. But the man said nothing.

13 Then the king told the servants, "Tie him up hand and foot, and throw him outside in the dark. There he will cry and gnash his teeth.' "

14 And Jesus concluded, "Many are invited, but few are chosen."

15 The Pharisees went off and made a plan to trap Jesus with questions.

16 Then they sent to him some of their disciples and some members of Herod's party. "Teacher," they said, "we know that you tell the truth. You teach the truth about God's will for people, without worrying about what others think, because you pay no attention to anyone's status.

17 Tell us, then, what do you think? Is it against our Law to pay taxes to the Roman Emperor, or not?"

18 Jesus, however, was aware of their evil plan, and so he said, "You hypocrites! Why are you trying to trap me?

19 Show me the coin for paying the tax!" They brought him the coin,

20 and he asked them, "Whose face and name are these?"

21 "The Emperor's," they answered. So Jesus said to them, "Well, then, pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and pay to God what belongs to God."

22 When they heard this, they were amazed; and they left him and went away.

23 That same day some Sadducees came to Jesus and claimed that people will not rise from death.

24 "Teacher," they said, "Moses said that if a man who has no children dies, his brother must marry the widow so that they can have children who will be considered the dead man's children.

25 Now, there were seven brothers who used to live here. The oldest got married and died without having children, so he left his widow to his brother.

26 The same thing happened to the second brother, to the third, and finally to all seven.

27 Last of all, the woman died.

28 Now, on the day when the dead rise to life, whose wife will she be? All of them had married her."

29 Jesus answered them, "How wrong you are! It is because you don't know the Scriptures or God's power.

30 For when the dead rise to life, they will be like the angels in heaven and will not marry.

31 Now, as for the dead rising to life: haven't you ever read what God has told you? He said,

32 "I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' He is the God of the living, not of the dead."

33 When the crowds heard this, they were amazed at his teaching.

34 When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they came together,

35 and one of them, a teacher of the Law, tried to trap him with a question.

36 "Teacher," he asked, "which is the greatest commandment in the Law?"

37 Jesus answered, " "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'

38 This is the greatest and the most important commandment.

39 The second most important commandment is like it: "Love your neighbor as you love yourself.'

40 The whole Law of Moses and the teachings of the prophets depend on these two commandments."

41 When some Pharisees gathered together, Jesus asked them,

42 "What do you think about the Messiah? Whose descendant is he?" "He is David's descendant," they answered.

43 "Why, then," Jesus asked, "did the Spirit inspire David to call him "Lord'? David said,

44 "The Lord said to my Lord: Sit here at my right side until I put your enemies under your feet.'

45 If, then, David called him "Lord,' how can the Messiah be David's descendant?"

46 No one was able to give Jesus any answer, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions.