The Gospel According to St. Matthew

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- Kapitel 22 -

(Luke 14:15–24)

And Jesus answering, spoke again in parables to them, saying:

The kingdom of heaven is likened to a king, who made a marriage for his son.

And he sent his servants, to call them that were invited to the marriage; and they would not come.

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.

But they neglected, and went their own ways, one to his farm, and another to his merchandise.

And the rest laid hands on his servants, and having treated them contumeliously, put them to death.

But when the king had heard of it, he was angry, and sending his armies, he destroyed those murderers, and burnt their city.

Then he saith to his servants: The marriage indeed is ready; but they that were invited were not worthy.

Go ye therefore into the highways; and as many as you shall find, call to the marriage.

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.

And the king went in to see the guests: and he saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment.

And he saith to him: Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? But he was silent.

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.

For many are called, but few are chosen.

Paying Taxes to Caesar

(Mark 12:13–17; Luke 20:19–26)

Then the Pharisees going, consulted among themselves how to insnare him in his speech.

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.

Tell us therefore what dost thou think, is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

But Jesus knowing their wickedness, said: Why do you tempt me, ye hypocrites?

Shew me the coin of the tribute. And they offered him a penny.

And Jesus saith to them: Whose image and inscription is this?

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.

And hearing this they wondered, and leaving him, went their ways.

The Sadducees and the Resurrection

(Mark 12:18–27; Luke 20:27–40)

That day there came to him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; and asked him,

Saying: Master, Moses said: If a man die having no son, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up issue to his brother.

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.

In like manner the second, and the third, and so on to the seventh.

And last of all the woman died also.

At the resurrection therefore whose wife of the seven shall she be? for they all had her.

And Jesus answering, said to them: You err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.

For in the resurrection they shall neither marry nor be married; but shall be as the angels of God in heaven.

And concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken by God, saying to you:

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.

And the multitudes hearing it, were in admiration at his doctrine.

The Greatest Commandment

(Deuteronomy 6:1–19; Mark 12:28–34)

But the Pharisees hearing that he had silenced the Sadducees, came together:

And one of them, a doctor of the law, asking him, tempting him:

Master, which is the greatest commandment in the law?

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.

This is the greatest and the first commandment.

And the second is like to this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

On these two commandments dependeth the whole law and the prophets.

Whose Son Is the Christ?

(Mark 12:35–37; Luke 20:41–44)

And the Pharisees being gathered together, Jesus asked them,

Saying: What think you of Christ? whose son is he? They say to him: David’s.

He saith to them: How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying:

The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool?

If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?

And no man was able to answer him a word; neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.

(Luke 14:15–24)

Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, saying,

“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a wedding feast for his son,

and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come.

Again he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner. My cattle and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding feast!”’

But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise;

and the rest grabbed his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.

When the king heard that, he was angry, and sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

“Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited weren’t worthy.

Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the wedding feast.’

Those servants went out into the highways and gathered together as many as they found, both bad and good. The wedding was filled with guests.

“But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who didn’t have on wedding clothing,

and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?’ He was speechless.

Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and throw him into the outer darkness. That is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.’

For many are called, but few chosen.”

Paying Taxes to Caesar

(Mark 12:13–17; Luke 20:19–26)

Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might entrap him in his talk.

They sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are honest, and teach the way of God in truth, no matter whom you teach; for you aren’t partial to anyone.

Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”

But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test me, you hypocrites?

Show me the tax money.” They brought to him a denarius.

He asked them, “Whose is this image and inscription?”

They said to him, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

When they heard it, they marveled, and left him and went away.

The Sadducees and the Resurrection

(Mark 12:18–27; Luke 20:27–40)

On that day Sadducees (those who say that there is no resurrection) came to him. They asked him,

saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring(a) for his brother.’

Now there were with us seven brothers. The first married and died, and having no offspring left his wife to his brother.

In the same way, the second also, and the third, to the seventh.

After them all, the woman died.

In the resurrection therefore, whose wife will she be of the seven? For they all had her.”

But Jesus answered them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.

For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like God’s angels in heaven.

But concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,

‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? (b) God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”

When the multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.

The Greatest Commandment

(Deuteronomy 6:1–19; Mark 12:28–34)

But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, gathered themselves together.

One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him.

“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?”

Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ (c)

This is the first and great commandment.

A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ (d)

The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”

Whose Son Is the Christ?

(Mark 12:35–37; Luke 20:41–44)

Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,

saying, “What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “Of David.”

He said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,

‘The Lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand, until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet’? (e)

“If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?”

No one was able to answer him a word, neither did any man dare ask him any more questions from that day forward.

Fußnoten

(a)22:24 or, seed

(b)22:32 ℘ Exodus 3:6

(d)22:39 ℘ Leviticus 19:18

(e)22:44 ℘ Psalms 110:1