马太福音 22

喜宴的比喻

（路14．15－24）

1 耶稣又用比喻对他们说： 2 “天国好比一个王为他儿子摆设娶亲的宴席。 3 他打发仆人去，请那些被邀的人来赴宴，他们却不肯来。 4 王又打发别的仆人，说：‘你们去告诉那被邀的人，我的宴席已经预备好了，牛和肥畜已经宰了，各样都齐备，请你们来赴宴。’ 5 那些人不理就走了，一个到自己田里去，一个做买卖去。 6 其余的抓住仆人，凌辱他们，把他们杀了。 7 王就大怒，发兵除灭那些凶手，烧毁他们的城。 8 于是王对仆人说：‘喜宴已经齐备，只是所邀的人不配。 9 所以你们要往岔路口上去，凡遇见的，都邀来赴宴。’ 10 那些仆人就出去，到大路上，凡遇见的，不论善恶都招聚了来，宴席上就坐满了客人。 11 王进来见宾客，看到那里有一个没有穿礼服的， 12 就对他说：‘朋友，你到这里来怎么不穿礼服呢？’那人无言可答。 13 于是王对侍从说：‘捆起他的手脚，把他扔在外边的黑暗里；在那里他要哀哭切齿了。’ 14 因为被召的人多，选上的人少。”

纳税给凯撒的问题

（可12．13－17；路20．19－26）

15 于是，法利赛人出去商议，怎样找话柄来陷害耶稣， 16 就打发他们的门徒同希律党人去见耶稣，说：“老师，我们知道你是诚实的，并且诚诚实实传上帝的道，无论谁你都一视同仁，因为你不看人的面子。 17 请告诉我们，你的意见如何？纳税给凯撒合不合法？” 18 耶稣看出他们的恶意，就说：“假冒为善的人哪，为什么试探我？ 19 拿一个纳税的钱给我看！”他们就拿一个银币来给他。 20 耶稣问他们：“这像和这名号是谁的？” 21 他们说：“是凯撒的。”于是耶稣说：“这样，凯撒的归凯撒；上帝的归上帝。” 22 他们听了十分惊讶，就离开他走了。

复活的问题

（可12．18－27；路20．27－40）

23 那天，撒都该人来见耶稣。他们说没有复活这回事，于是问耶稣： 24 “老师，摩西说：‘某人若死了，没有孩子，他弟弟该娶他的妻子，为哥哥生子立后。’ 25 从前，在我们这里有兄弟七人，第一个娶了妻，死了，没有孩子，撇下妻子给弟弟。 26 第二、第三，直到第七个，都是如此。 27 后来，那妇人也死了。 28 那么，在复活的时候，她是七个人中哪一个的妻子呢？因为他们都娶过她。” 29 耶稣回答他们说：“你们错了，因为不明白圣经，也不知道上帝的大能。 30 在复活的时候，人也不娶也不嫁，而是像天上的天使一样。 31 论到死人复活，上帝向你们所说的话，你们没有念过吗？ 32 他说：‘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 众人听见这话，对他的教导非常惊讶。

最大的诫命

（可12．28－34；路10．25－28）

34 法利赛人听见耶稣堵住了撒都该人的口，他们就聚集在一起。 35 其中有一个人是律法师t，要试探耶稣，就问他： 36 “老师，律法上的诫命哪一条是最大的呢？” 37 耶稣对他说：“你要尽心、尽性、尽意爱主—你的上帝。 38 这是最大的，且是第一条诫命。 39 第二条也如此，就是要爱邻t如己。 40 这两条诫命是一切律法和先知书的总纲。”

基督与大卫的关系

（可12．35－37；路20．41－44）

41 法利赛人聚集的时候，耶稣问他们： 42 “论到基督，你们的意见如何？他是谁的后裔呢？”他们说：“是大卫的。” 43 耶稣说：“这样，大卫被圣灵感动，怎么还称他为主，说：

44 ‘主对我主说： 你坐在我的右边， 等我把你的仇敌放在你脚下？’

45  大卫既称他为主，他怎么又是大卫的后裔呢？” 46 没有一个人能回答一句话，从那日以后没有人敢再问他什么。

MATTHEW 22

The Great Banquet

(Luke 14.15-24)

1 Once again Jesus used stories to teach the people:
2 The kingdom of heaven is like what happened when a king gave a wedding banquet for his son. 3 The king sent some servants to tell the invited guests to come to the banquet, but the guests refused.

4 He sent other servants to say to the guests, “The banquet is ready! My cattle and prize calves have all been prepared. Everything is ready. Come to the banquet!”
5 But the guests did not pay any attention. Some of them left for their farms, and some went to their places of business.

6 Others grabbed the servants, then beat them up and killed them.
7 This made the king so furious that he sent an army to kill those murderers and burn down their city. 8 Then he said to the servants, “It is time for the wedding banquet, and the invited guests don't deserve to come. 9 Go out to the street corners and tell everyone you meet to come to the banquet.”

10 They went out on the streets and brought in everyone they could find, good and bad alike. And the banquet room was filled with guests.
11 When the king went in to meet the guests, he found that one of them wasn't wearing the right kind of clothes for the wedding. 12 The king asked, “Friend, why didn't you wear proper clothes for the wedding?” But the guest had no excuse. 13 t So the king gave orders for this person to be tied hand and foot and to be thrown outside into the dark. That's where people will cry and grit their teeth in pain.

14 t Many are invited, but only a few are chosen.

Paying Taxes

(Mark 12.13-17; Luke 20.20-26)

15 The Pharisees got together and planned how they could trick Jesus into saying something wrong. 16 They sent some of their followers and some of Herod's followerst to say to him, “Teacher, we know that you are honest. You teach the truth about what God wants people to do. And you treat everyone with the same respect, no matter who they are.

17 Tell us what you think! Should we pay taxes to the Emperor or not?”
18 Jesus knew their evil thoughts and said, “Why are you trying to test me? You show-offs! 19 Let me see one of the coins used for paying taxes.” They brought him a silver coin,

20 and he asked, “Whose picture and name are on it?”

21 “The Emperor's,” they answered.
Then Jesus told them, “Give the Emperor what belongs to him and give God what belongs to God.”

22 His answer surprised them so much that they walked away.

Life in the Future World

(Mark 12.18-27; Luke 20.27-40)

23  t The Sadducees did not believe people would rise to life after death. So that same day some of the Sadducees came to Jesus and said:

24  t Teacher, Moses wrote that if a married man dies and has no children, his brother should marry the widow. Their first son would then be thought of as the son of the dead brother.
25 Once there were seven brothers who lived here. The first one married, but died without having any children. So his wife was left to his brother. 26 The same thing happened to the second and third brothers and finally to all seven of them. 27 At last the woman died.

28 When God raises people from death, whose wife will this woman be? She had been married to all seven brothers.

29 Jesus answered:
You are completely wrong! You don't know what the Scriptures teach. And you don't know anything about the power of God. 30 t When God raises people to life, they won't marry. They will be like the angels in heaven. 31 And as for people being raised to life, God was speaking to you when he said,

32 t “I am the God worshiped by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”t He isn't the God of the dead, but of the living.

33 The crowds were surprised to hear what Jesus was teaching.

The Most Important //Commandment

(Mark 12.28-34; Luke 10.25-28)

34 After Jesus had made the Sadducees look foolish, the Pharisees heard about it and got together. 35 t One of them was an expert in the Jewish Law. So he tried to test Jesus by asking,

36 “Teacher, what is the most important commandment in the Law?”

37  t Jesus answered:
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind. 38 This is the first and most important commandment. 39 t The second most important commandment is like this one. And it is, “Love others as much as you love yourself.”

40 All the Law of Moses and the Books of the Prophetst are based on these two commandments.

About David's Son

(Mark 12.35-37; Luke 20.41-44)

41 While the Pharisees were still there, Jesus asked them,

42 “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose family will he come from?”
They answered, “He will be a son of King David.”t

43 Jesus replied, “How then could the Spirit lead David to call the Messiah his Lord? David said,

44  t ‘The Lord said to my Lord:
Sit at my right sidet
until I make your enemies
into a footstool for you.’
45 If David called the Messiah his Lord, how can the Messiah be a son of King David?” 46 No one was able to give Jesus an answer, and from that day on, no one dared ask him any more questions.