Matthew

1And Jesus answered and spake again in parables unto them, saying,

2The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,

3and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the marriage feast: and they would not come.

4Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them that are bidden, Behold, I have made ready my dinner; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage feast.

5But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise;

6and the rest laid hold on his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them.

7But the king was wroth; and he sent his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

8Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they that were bidden were not worthy.

9Go ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage feast.

10And those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was filled with guests.

11But when the king came in to behold the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a wedding-garment:

12and he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding-garment? And he was speechless.

13Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

14For many are called, but few chosen.

15Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might ensnare him in his talk.

16And they send to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one: for thou regardest not the person of men.

17Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not?

18But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why make ye trial of me, ye hypocrites?

19Show me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a denarius.

20And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?

21They say unto him, Cæsar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.

22And when they heard it, they marvelled, and left him, and went away.

23On that day there came to him Sadducees, they that say that there is no resurrection: and they asked him,

24saying, Teacher, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

25Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first married and deceased, and having no seed left his wife unto his brother;

26in like manner the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.

27And after them all, the woman died.

28In the resurrection therefore whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.

29But Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

30For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels in heaven.

31But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,

32I 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.

33And when the multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.

34But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, gathered themselves together.

35And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, trying him:

36Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?

37And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

38This is the great and first commandment.

39And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

40On these two commandments the whole law hangeth, and the prophets.

41Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,

42saying, What think ye of the Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David.

43He saith unto them, How then doth David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,

44The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I put thine enemies underneath thy feet?

45If David then calleth him Lord, how is he his son?

46And no one was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.

喜筵的比喻

1耶穌又用比喻對他們說：

2「天國好比一個王為他兒子擺設娶親的筵席，

3就打發僕人去，請那些被召的人來赴席，他們卻不肯來。

4王又打發別的僕人，說：『你們告訴那被召的人，我的筵席已經預備好了，牛和肥畜已經宰了，各樣都齊備，請你們來赴席。』

5那些人不理就走了；一個到自己田裏去；一個做買賣去；

6其餘的拿住僕人，凌辱他們，把他們殺了。

7王就大怒，發兵除滅那些兇手，燒毀他們的城。

8於是對僕人說：『喜筵已經齊備，只是所召的人不配。

9所以你們要往岔路口上去，凡遇見的，都召來赴席。』

10那些僕人就出去，到大路上，凡遇見的，不論善惡都召聚了來，筵席上就坐滿了客。

11王進來觀看賓客，見那裏有一個沒有穿禮服的，

12就對他說：『朋友，你到這裏來怎麼不穿禮服呢？』那人無言可答。

13於是王對使喚的人說：『捆起他的手腳來，把他丟在外邊的黑暗裏；在那裏必要哀哭切齒了。』

14因為被召的人多，選上的人少。」

納稅給凱撒的問題

15當時，法利賽人出去商議，怎樣就着耶穌的話陷害他，

16就打發他們的門徒同希律黨的人去見耶穌，說：「夫子，我們知道你是誠實人，並且誠誠實實傳上帝的道，甚麼人你都不徇情面，因為你不看人的外貌。

17請告訴我們，你的意見如何？納稅給凱撒可以不可以？」

18耶穌看出他們的惡意，就說：「假冒為善的人哪，為甚麼試探我？

19拿一個上稅的錢給我看！」他們就拿一個銀錢來給他。

20耶穌說：「這像和這號是誰的？」

21他們說：「是凱撒的。」耶穌說：「這樣，凱撒的物當歸給凱撒；上帝的物當歸給上帝。」

22他們聽見就希奇，離開他走了。

復活的問題

23撒都該人常說沒有復活的事。那天，他們來問耶穌說：

24「夫子，摩西說：『人若死了，沒有孩子，他兄弟當娶他的妻，為哥哥生子立後。』

25從前，在我們這裏有弟兄七人，第一個娶了妻，死了，沒有孩子，撇下妻子給兄弟。

26第二、第三，直到第七個，都是如此。

27末後，婦人也死了。

28這樣，當復活的時候，她是七個人中哪一個的妻子呢？因為他們都娶過她。」

29耶穌回答說：「你們錯了；因為不明白聖經，也不曉得上帝的大能。

30當復活的時候，人也不娶也不嫁，乃像天上的使者一樣。

31論到死人復活，上帝在經上向你們所說的，你們沒有念過嗎？

32他說：『我是亞伯拉罕的上帝，以撒的上帝，雅各的上帝。』上帝不是死人的上帝，乃是活人的上帝。」

33眾人聽見這話，就希奇他的教訓。

最大的誡命

34法利賽人聽見耶穌堵住了撒都該人的口，他們就聚集。

35內中有一個人是律法師，要試探耶穌，就問他說：

36「夫子，律法上的誡命，哪一條是最大的呢？」

37耶穌對他說：「你要盡心、盡性、盡意愛主－你的上帝。

38這是誡命中的第一，且是最大的。

39其次也相倣，就是要愛人如己。

40這兩條誡命是律法和先知一切道理的總綱。」

大衛子孫的問題

41法利賽人聚集的時候，耶穌問他們說：

42「論到基督，你們的意見如何？他是誰的子孫呢？」他們回答說：「是大衛的子孫。」

43耶穌說：「這樣，大衛被聖靈感動，怎麼還稱他為主，說：

44主對我主說：你坐在我的右邊， 等我把你仇敵放在你的腳下。

45大衛既稱他為主，他怎麼又是大衛的子孫呢？」

46他們沒有一個人能回答一言。從那日以後，也沒有人敢再問他甚麼。