The Darby Translation DBY
GOD'S WORD Translation GW
1 And Jesus answering spoke to them again in parables, saying,
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Again Jesus used stories as illustrations when he spoke to them. He said,
2 The kingdom of the heavens has become like a king who made a wedding feast for his son,
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"The kingdom of heaven is like a king who planned a wedding for his son.
3 and sent his bondmen to call the persons invited to the wedding feast, and they would not come.
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He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the wedding, but they refused to come.
4 Again he sent other bondmen, saying, Say to the persons invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fatted beasts are killed, and all things ready; come to the wedding feast.
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He sent other servants to tell the people who had been invited, 'I've prepared dinner. My bulls and fattened calves have been butchered. Everything is ready. Come to the wedding!'
5 But they made light of it, and went, one to his own land, and another to his commerce.
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"But they paid no attention and went away. Some went to work in their own fields, and others went to their businesses.
6 And the rest, laying hold of his bondmen, ill-treated and slew [them].
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The rest grabbed the king's servants, mistreated them, and then killed them.
7 And [when] the king [heard of it he] was wroth, and having sent his forces, destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
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"The king became angry. He sent his soldiers, killed those murderers, and burned their city.
8 Then he says to his bondmen, The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy;
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"Then the king said to his servants, 'The wedding is ready, but those who were invited don't deserve the honor.
9 go therefore into the thoroughfares of the highways, and as many as ye shall find invite to the wedding feast.
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Go where the roads leave the city. Invite everyone you find to the wedding.'
10 And those bondmen went out into the highways, and brought together all as many as they found, both evil and good; and the wedding feast was furnished with guests.
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The servants went into the streets and brought in all the good people and all the evil people they found. And the wedding hall was filled with guests.
11 And the king, having gone in to see the guests, beheld there a man not clothed with a wedding garment.
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"When the king came to see the guests, he saw a person who was not dressed in the wedding clothes [provided for the guests].
12 And he says to him, [My] friend, how camest thou in here not having on a wedding garment? But he was speechless.
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He said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without proper wedding clothes?' "The man had nothing to say.
13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him feet and hands, and take him away, and cast him out into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
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Then the king told his servants, 'Tie his hands and feet, and throw him outside into the darkness. People will cry and be in extreme pain there.'
14 For many are called ones, but few chosen ones.
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"Therefore, many are invited, but few of those are chosen to stay."
15 Then went the Pharisees and held a council how they might ensnare him in speaking.
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Then the Pharisees went away and planned to trap Jesus into saying the wrong thing.
16 And they send out to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one, for thou regardest not men's person;
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They sent their disciples to him along with Herod's followers. They said to him, "Teacher, we know that you tell the truth and that you teach the truth about the way of God. You don't favor individuals because of who they are.
17 tell us therefore what thou thinkest: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
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So tell us what you think. Is it right to pay taxes to the emperor or not?"
18 But Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said, Why tempt ye me, hypocrites?
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Jesus recognized their evil plan, so he asked, "Why do you test me, you hypocrites?
19 Shew me the money of the tribute. And they presented to him a denarius.
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Show me a coin used to pay taxes." They brought him a coin.
20 And he says to them, Whose [is] this image and superscription?
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He said to them, "Whose face and name is this?"
21 They say to him, Caesar's. Then he says to them, Pay then what is Caesar's to Caesar, and what is God's to God.
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They replied, "The emperor's." Then he said to them, "Very well, give the emperor what belongs to the emperor, and give God what belongs to God."
22 And when they heard [him], they wondered, and left him, and went away.
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They were surprised to hear this. Then they left him alone and went away.
23 On that day came to him Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; and they demanded of him,
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On that day some Sadducees, who say that people will never come back to life, came to Jesus. They asked him,
24 saying, Teacher, Moses said, If any one die, not having children, his brother shall marry his wife and shall raise up seed to his brother.
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"Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies childless, his brother should marry his widow and have children for his brother.'
25 Now there were with us seven brethren; and the first having married died, and not having seed, left his wife to his brother.
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There were seven brothers among us. The first married and died. Since he had no children, he left his widow to his brother.
26 In like manner also the second and the third, unto the seven.
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The second brother also died, as well as the third, and the rest of the seven brothers.
27 And last of all the woman also died.
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At last the woman died.
28 In the resurrection therefore of which of the seven shall she be wife, for all had her?
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Now, when the dead come back to life, whose wife will she be? All seven brothers had been married to her."
29 And Jesus answering said to them, Ye err, not knowing the scriptures nor the power of God.
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Jesus answered, "You're mistaken because you don't know the Scriptures or God's power.
30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are as angels of God in heaven.
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When people come back to life, they don't marry. Rather, they are like the angels in heaven.
31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read what was spoken to you by God, saying,
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Haven't you read what God told you about the dead coming back to life? He said,
32 *I* am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not God of [the] dead, but of [the] living.
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'I am the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' He's not the God of the dead but of the living."
33 And when the crowds heard [it] they were astonished at his doctrine.
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He amazed the crowds who heard his teaching.
34 But the Pharisees, having heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, were gathered together.
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When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.
35 And one of them, a lawyer, demanded, tempting him, and saying,
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One of them, an expert in Moses' Teachings, tested Jesus by asking,
36 Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?
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"Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in Moses' Teachings?"
37 And he said to him, Thou shalt love [the] Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy understanding.
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Jesus answered him, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'
38 This is [the] great and first commandment.
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This is the greatest and most important commandment.
39 And [the] second is like it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
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The second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as you love yourself.'
40 On these two commandments the whole law and the prophets hang.
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All of Moses' Teachings and the Prophets depend on these two commandments."
41 And the Pharisees being gathered together, Jesus demanded of them,
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While the Pharisees were still gathered, Jesus asked them,
42 saying, What think ye concerning the Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, David's.
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"What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?" They answered him, "David's."
43 He says to them, How then does David in Spirit call him Lord, saying,
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He said to them, "Then how can David, guided by the Spirit, call him Lord? David says,
44 The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand until I put thine enemies under thy feet?
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'The Lord said to my Lord, "Take the highest position in heaven until I put your enemies under your control."'
45 If therefore David call him Lord, how is he his son?
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If David calls him Lord, how can he be his son?"
46 And no one was able to answer him a word, nor did any one dare from that day to question him any more.
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No one could answer him, and from that time on no one dared to ask him another question.
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