| New International Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: | 1Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables: |
| 2"The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. | 2“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. |
| 3He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come. | 3He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come. |
| 4"Then he sent some more servants and said, 'Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and fattened cattle have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.' | 4Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’ |
| 5"But they paid no attention and went off--one to his field, another to his business. | 5But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business. |
| 6The rest seized his servants, mistreated them and killed them. | 6The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them. |
| 7The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. | 7The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city. |
| 8"Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come. | 8Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy. |
| 9So go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find.' | 9Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’ |
| 10So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, the bad as well as the good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests. | 10So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests. |
| 11"But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. | 11But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes. |
| 12He asked, 'How did you get in here without wedding clothes, friend?' The man was speechless. | 12‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless. |
| 13"Then the king told the attendants, 'Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' | 13Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ |
| 14"For many are invited, but few are chosen." | 14For many are called, but few are chosen.” |
| 15Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words. | 15Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words. |
| 16They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. "Teacher," they said, "we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren't swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are. | 16They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance. |
| 17Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar or not?" | 17So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” |
| 18But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, "You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me? | 18But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me? |
| 19Show me the coin used for paying the tax." They brought him a denarius, | 19Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius. |
| 20and he asked them, "Whose image is this? And whose inscription?" | 20“Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?” |
| 21"Caesar's," they replied. Then he said to them, "So give back to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's." | 21“Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” |
| 22When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away. | 22And when they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away. |
| 23That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question. | 23That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him. |
| 24"Teacher," they said, "Moses told us that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for him. | 24“Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him. |
| 25Now 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. | 25Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother. |
| 26The same thing happened to the second and third brother, right on down to the seventh. | 26The same thing happened to the second and third brothers, down to the seventh. |
| 27Finally, the woman died. | 27And last of all, the woman died. |
| 28Now then, at the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the seven, since all of them were married to her?" | 28In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For all of them were married to her.” |
| 29Jesus replied, "You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God. | 29Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God. |
| 30At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. | 30In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven. |
| 31But about the resurrection of the dead--have you not read what God said to you, | 31But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you: |
| 32I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not the God of the dead but of the living." | 32‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.” |
| 33When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching. | 33When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching. |
| 34Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. | 34And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together. |
| 35One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: | 35One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question: |
| 36"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" | 36“Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?” |
| 37Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' | 37Jesus declared, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ |
| 38This is the first and greatest commandment. | 38This is the first and greatest commandment. |
| 39And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' | 39And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ |
| 40All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments." | 40All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” |
| 41While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, | 41While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them: |
| 42"What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?" "The son of David," they replied. | 42“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered. |
| 43He said to them, "How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him 'Lord'? For he says, | 43Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says: |
| 44"'The Lord said to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet."' | 44‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.” ’ |
| 45If then David calls him 'Lord,' how can he be his son?" | 45So if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?” |
| 46No one could say a word in reply, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions. | 46No one was able to answer a word, and from that day on no one dared to question Him any further. |
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