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1 And Jesus answering, spoke again in parables to them, saying:
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Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying:
2 The kingdom of heaven is likened to a king who made a marriage for his son.
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"The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.
3 And he sent his servants to call them that were invited to the marriage: and they would not come.
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He sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they would not come.
4 Again he sent other servants, saying: Tell them that were invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my beeves and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come ye to the marriage.
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Again he sent other slaves, saying, "Tell those who have been invited: Look, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready; come to the wedding banquet.'
5 But they neglected and went their ways, one to his farm and another to his merchandise.
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But they made light of it and went away, one to his farm, another to his business,
6 And the rest laid hands on his servants and, having treated them contumeliously, put them to death.
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while the rest seized his slaves, mistreated them, and killed them.
7 But when the king had heard of it, he was angry: and sending his armies, he destroyed those murderers and burnt their city.
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The king was enraged. He sent his troops, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.
8 Then he saith to his servants: The marriage indeed is ready; but they that were invited were not worthy.
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Then he said to his slaves, "The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy.
9 Go ye therefore into the highways; and as many as you shall find, call to the marriage.
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Go therefore into the main streets, and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.'
10 And his servants going forth into the ways, gathered together all that they found, both bad and good: and the marriage was filled with guests.
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Those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both good and bad; so the wedding hall was filled with guests.
11 And the king went in to see the guests: and he saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment.
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"But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing a wedding robe,
12 And he saith to him: Friend, how camest thou in hither not having on a wedding garment? But he was silent.
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and he said to him, "Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding robe?' And he was speechless.
13 Then the king said to the waiters: Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the exterior darkness. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Then the king said to the attendants, "Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
14 For many are called, but few are chosen.
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For many are called, but few are chosen."
15 Then the Pharisees going, consulted among themselves how to insnare him in his speech.
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Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap him in what he said.
16 And they sent to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying: Master, we know that thou art a true speaker and teachest the way of God in truth. Neither carest thou for any man: for thou dost not regard the person of men.
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So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of God in accordance with truth, and show deference to no one; for you do not regard people with partiality.
17 Tell us therefore what dost thou think? Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
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Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?"
18 But Jesus knowing their wickedness, said: Why do you tempt me, ye hypocrites?
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But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, "Why are you putting me to the test, you hypocrites?
19 Shew me the coin of the tribute. And they offered him a penny.
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Show me the coin used for the tax." And they brought him a denarius.
20 And Jesus saith to them: Whose image and inscription is this?
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Then he said to them, "Whose head is this, and whose title?"
21 They say to him: Caesar’s. Then he saith to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and to God, the things that are God’s.
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They answered, "The emperor's." Then he said to them, "Give therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor's, and to God the things that are God's."
22 And hearing this, they wondered and, leaving him, went their ways.
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When they heard this, they were amazed; and they left him and went away.
23 That day there came to him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; and asked him,
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The same day some Sadducees came to him, saying there is no resurrection; and they asked him a question, saying,
24 Saying: Master, Moses said: If a man die having no son, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up issue to his brother.
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"Teacher, Moses said, "If a man dies childless, his brother shall marry the widow, and raise up children for his brother.'
25 Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first having married a wife, died; and not having issue, left his wife to his brother.
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Now there were seven brothers among us; the first married, and died childless, leaving the widow to his brother.
26 In like manner the second and the third and so on, to the seventh.
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The second did the same, so also the third, down to the seventh.
27 And last of all the woman died also.
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Last of all, the woman herself died.
28 At the resurrection therefore, whose wife of the seven shall she be? For they all had her.
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In the resurrection, then, whose wife of the seven will she be? For all of them had married her."
29 And Jesus answering, said to them: You err, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God.
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Jesus answered them, "You are wrong, because you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God.
30 For in the resurrection they shall neither marry nor be married, but shall be as the angels of God in heaven.
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For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
31 And concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken by God, saying to you:
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And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God,
32 I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead but of the living.
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"I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is God not of the dead, but of the living."
33 And the multitudes hearing it were in admiration at his doctrine.
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And when the crowd heard it, they were astounded at his teaching.
34 But the Pharisees, hearing that he had silenced the Sadducees, came together.
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When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together,
35 And one of them, a doctor of the law, asked him, tempting him:
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and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him.
36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
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"Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?"
37 Jesus said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul and with thy whole mind.
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He said to him, " "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 greatest and the first commandment.
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This is the greatest and first commandment.
39 And the second is like to this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
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And a second is like it: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'
40 On these two commandments dependeth the whole law and the prophets.
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On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."
41 And the Pharisees being gathered together, Jesus asked them,
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Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them this question:
42 Saying: What think you of Christ? Whose son is he? They say to him: David’s.
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"What do you think of the Messiah? Whose son is he?" They said to him, "The son of David."
43 He saith to them: How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying:
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He said to them, "How is it then that David by the Spirit calls him Lord, saying,
44 The Lord said to my Lord: Sit on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool?
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"The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit 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 can he be 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 was able to give him an answer, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.
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