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1 And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
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Yeshua again used parables in speaking to them:
2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
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"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding feast for his son,
3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
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but when he sent his slaves to summon the invited guests to the wedding, they refused to come.
4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.
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So he sent some more slaves, instructing them to tell the guests, `Look, I've prepared my banquet, I've slaughtered my bulls and my fattened cattle, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding!'
5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
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But they weren't interested and went off, one to his farm, another to his business;
6 And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.
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and the rest grabbed his slaves, mistreated them and killed them.
7 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
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The king was furious and sent his soldiers, who killed those murderers and burned down their city.
8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
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"Then he said to his slaves, `Well, the wedding feast is ready; but the ones who were invited didn't deserve it.
9 Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
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So go out to the street-corners and invite to the banquet as many as you find.'
10 So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.
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The slaves went out into the streets, gathered all the people they could find, the bad along with the good; and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
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"Now when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who wasn't dressed for a wedding; so he asked him,
12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
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`Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' The man was speechless.
13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Then the king said to the servants, `Bind him hand and foot, and throw him outside in the dark!' In that place people will wail and grind their teeth,
14 For many are called, but few are chosen.
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for many are invited, but few are chosen."
15 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
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Then the P'rushim went away and put together a plan to trap Yeshua with his own words.
16 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.
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They sent him some of their talmidim and some members of Herod's party. They said, "Rabbi, we know that you tell the truth and really teach what God's way is. You aren't concerned with what other people think about you, since you pay no attention to a person's status.
17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
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So tell us your opinion: does Torah permit paying taxes to the Roman Emperor or not?"
18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said,Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
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Yeshua, however, knowing their malicious intent, said, "You hypocrites! Why are you trying to trap me?
19 Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.
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Show me the coin used to pay the tax!" They brought him a denarius;
20 And he saith unto them,Whose is this image and superscription?
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and he asked them, "Whose name and picture are these?"
21 They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them,Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.
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"The Emperor's," they replied. Yeshua said to them, "Nu, give the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor. And give to God what belongs to God!"
22 When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.
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On hearing this, they were amazed; and they left him and went away.
23 The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,
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That same day, some Tz'dukim came to him. They are the ones who say there is no such thing as resurrection, so they put to him a sh'eilah:
24 Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
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"Rabbi, Moshe said, `If a man dies childless, his brother must marry his widow and have children to preserve the man's family line.'
25 Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:
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There were seven brothers. The first one married and then died; and since he had no children, he left his widow to his brother.
26 Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.
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The same thing happened to the second brother, and the third, and finally to all seven.
27 And last of all the woman died also.
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After them all, the woman died.
28 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.
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Now in the Resurrection -- of the seven, whose wife will she be? For they all married her."
29 Jesus answered and said unto them,Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
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Yeshua answered them, "The reason you go astray is that you are ignorant both of the Tanakh and of the power of God.
30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
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For in the Resurrection, neither men nor women will marry; rather, they will be like angels in heaven.
31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
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And as for whether the dead are resurrected, haven't you read what God said to you,
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.
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`I am the God of Avraham, the God of Yitz'chak and the God of Ya`akov'? He is God not of the dead but of the living!"
33 And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.
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When the crowds heard how he taught, they were astounded;
34 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.
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but when the P'rushim learned that he had silenced the Tz'dukim, they got together,
35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
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and one of them who was a Torah expert asked a sh'eilah to trap him:
36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
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"Rabbi, which of the mitzvot in the Torah is the most important?"
37 Jesus said unto him,Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
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He told him, "`You are to love ADONAI your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.'
38 This is the first and great commandment.
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This is the greatest and most important mitzvah.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
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And a second is similar to it, `You are to love your neighbor as yourself.'
40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
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All of the Torah and the Prophets are dependent on these two mitzvot."
41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
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Then, turning to the assembled P'rushim, Yeshua put a sh'eilah to them:
42 Saying,What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.
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"Tell me your view concerning the Messiah: whose son is he?" They said to him, "David's."
43 He saith unto them,How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
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"Then how is it," he asked them, "that David, inspired by the Spirit, calls him `Lord,' when he says,
44 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
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`ADONAI said to my Lord, "Sit here at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet"'?
45 If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
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If David thus calls him `Lord,' how is he his son?"
46 And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
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No one could think of anything to say in reply; and from that day on, no one dared put to him another sh'eilah.
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