马太福音 22

王宴客的比喻

1 耶稣又用比喻对他们说：2 “天国就像一个王为儿子筹备婚宴。3 他派奴仆去请受邀的客人，可是客人都不肯赴宴。4 王再派其他奴仆去，说，‘去告诉被邀请的人，我的宴席已经备好，公牛和肥畜都宰了，一切都预备妥当，来赴婚宴吧！’5 那些人却毫不理会地走了，一个去种田，一个去做买卖，6 其余的竟然抓住王的奴仆，把他们羞辱一番后杀了。7 王大怒，派军队去剿灭凶手，烧毁他们的城。8 然后，他对奴仆说，“婚宴已预备好了，只是被邀请的人不配。9 所以你们到街头巷尾，把所有见到的人都请来。’10 奴仆到街上把遇到的人都请了来，好人坏人都有，大厅里满了客人。

11 “王出来会见在座的客人，发现有一个人没有穿礼服，12 就问他，‘朋友，你来这里怎么不穿婚宴的礼服呢？’那人无言以对。13 王便吩咐侍从，‘把他手脚绑起来丢到外面的黑暗里，让他在那里哀哭切齿。’”14 耶稣又说：“被邀请的人多，选上的人少。”

以纳税问题刁难耶稣

15 那时，法利赛人出去策划怎样从耶稣的话里找把柄陷害祂。16 他们派了自己的门徒跟希律党人一同去问耶稣：“老师，我们知道你诚实无伪，按真理传上帝的道，你不徇情面，不以貌取人。17 那么请告诉我们，纳税给凯撒对不对呢？”18 耶稣看出了他们的恶意，就说：“你们这些伪君子，为什么试探我呢？19 拿一个纳税用的钱币来给我看。”他们就拿给祂一个银币。20 耶稣问他们：“上面刻的是谁的像和名号？”21 他们说：“凯撒的。” 耶稣说：“那么，属于凯撒的东西应该给凯撒，属于上帝的东西应该给上帝。”22 他们听了很惊奇，只好离开祂走了。

论复活

23 同一天，不相信死人会复活的撒都该人也来问耶稣，24 说：“老师，摩西说，‘如果一个人死了，没有儿女，只留下妻子，他的兄弟就当娶嫂嫂，替哥哥传宗接代。’25 从前，我们这里有弟兄七人，老大结了婚，没有孩子就死了，把妻子留给了弟弟。26 二弟、三弟一直到七弟都相继娶了嫂嫂，都没留下孩子。27 最后，那女人也死了。28 那么，到复活的时候，她将是谁的妻子呢？因为他们都娶过她。”29 耶稣说：“你们弄错了。你们不明白圣经，也不知道上帝的能力。30 因为到复活的时候，人们将不娶也不嫁，就像天上的天使一样。31 关于死人复活的事，难道你们没有读过上帝对你们说过的话吗？32 祂说，‘我是亚伯拉罕的上帝，以撒的上帝，雅各的上帝。’上帝不是死人的上帝，而是活人的上帝。”33 众人听到祂的教导都很惊奇。

最大的诫命

34 法利赛人听见耶稣使撒都该人无言以对，就聚集在一起。35 其中有位律法专家试探耶稣说：36 “老师，请问律法中哪一条诫命最重要呢？”37 耶稣回答说：“‘你要全心、全情、全意爱主——你的上帝’，38 这是第一条也是最重要的诫命。39 第二条也相似，就是‘要爱邻如己’。40 律法和先知的全部教导都以这两条诫命为基础。”

基督的身份

41 耶稣趁着法利赛人聚在那里，就问他们：42 “你们对基督有何看法？祂是谁的后裔？” 他们答道： “大卫的后裔。”43 耶稣说：“那么，为什么大卫受圣灵感动，称祂为主呢？大卫曾说，44 ‘主对我主说，你坐在我的右边，等我使你的仇敌伏在你脚下。’45 既然大卫称基督为主，基督又怎么会是大卫的后裔呢？”46 没人能回答耶稣的问题。从此再没有人敢用问题来刁难耶稣了。

Matthew 22

The Parable of the Wedding Banquet

1 Jesus spoket to them again in parables, saying:2 “The kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.3 He sent his slavest to summon those who had been invited to the banquet, but they would not come.4 Again he sent other slaves, saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited, “Look! The feast I have prepared for you is ready.t My oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.”’5 But they were indifferent and went away, one to his farm, another to his business.6 Thet rest seized his slaves, insolently mistreated them, and killed them.7 Thet king was furious! He sent his soldiers, and they put those murderers to deatht and set their cityt on fire.8 Then he said to his slaves, ‘The wedding is ready, but the ones who had been invited were not worthy.9 So go into the main streets and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.’10 And those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all they found, both bad and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.11 But when the king came in to see the wedding guests, he saw a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.12 And he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But he had nothing to say.t13 Then the king said to his attendants, ‘Tie him up 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.”

Paying Taxes to Caesar

15 Then the Phariseess went out and planned together to entrap him with his own words.t16 They sent to him their disciples along with the Herodians,s saying, “Teacher, we know that you are truthful, and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.s You do not court anyone’s favor because you show no partiality.t

17 Tell us then, what do you think? Is it rightt to pay taxests to Caesart or not?”
18 But Jesus realized their evil intentions and said, “Hypocrites! Why are you testing me?19 Show me the coin used for the tax.” Sot they brought him a denarius.ts20 Jesust said to them, “Whose imagets is this, and whose inscription?”21 They replied,t “Caesar’s.” He said to them,t “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”s

22 Now when they heard this they were stunned,t and they left him and went away.

Marriage and the Resurrection

23 The same day Sadduceess (who say there is no resurrection)s came to him and asked him,t24 “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and father childrentfor his brother.’s25 Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children he left his wife to his brother.26 The second did the same, and the third, down to the seventh.27 Lastt of all, the woman died.28 In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her.”t29 Jesust answered them, “You are deceived,t because you don’t know the scriptures or the power of God.30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angelsss in heaven.31 Now as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God,t32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?s He is not the God of the dead but of the living!”s

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

The Greatest Commandment

34 Now when the Phariseess heard that he had silenced the Sadducees,s they assembled together.t35 And one of them, an expert in religious law,t asked him a question to testt him:36 “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?”t37 Jesust said to him, “‘Lovetthe Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’s38 This is the first and greatestt commandment.39 The second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’s

40 All the law and the prophets dependt on these two commandments.”

The Messiah: David’s Son and Lord

41 Whilet the Phariseess were assembled, Jesus asked them a question:t42 “What do you think about the Christ?ts Whose son is he?” They said, “The son of David.”s

43 He said to them, “How then does David by the Spirit call him ‘Lord,’ saying,

44 ‘The Lord said to my lord,s
“Sit at my right hand,
until I put your enemies under your feet”’?s
45 If David then calls him ‘Lord,’ how can he be his son?”t

46 No onet was able to answer him a word, and from that day on no one dared to question him any longer.