Parable of the Marriage Feast1 Jesus° spoke° to them again° in parables°, saying°, 2 “aThe kingdom° of heaven° Imay be compared° to IIa king°° who° IIIgave° a bwedding° feast° for his son°. 3 And he asent° out his slaves° to call° those° who had been invited° to the wedding° feast°, and they were unwilling°° to come°. 4 Again° he asent° out other° slaves° saying°, ‘Tell° those° who have been invited°, “Behold°, I have prepared° my dinner°; my oxen° and my fattened° livestock° are [all] butchered° and everything° is ready°; come° to the wedding° feast°.”’ 5 But they paid° no° attention° and went° their way°, one° to his own° Ifarm°, another°° to his business°, 6 and the rest° seized° his slaves° and mistreated° them and killed° them. 7 But the king° was enraged°, and he sent° his armies° and destroyed° those° murderers° and set° their city° on fire°. 8 Then° he *said° to his slaves°, ‘The wedding° is ready°, but those° who were invited° were not worthy°. 9 Go° therefore° to athe main° highways°, and as many° as you find° [there], invite° to the wedding° feast°.’ 10 Those° slaves° went° out into the streets° and gathered° together° all° they found°, both° evil° and good°; and the wedding° hall° was filled° with Idinner° guests°. [2] ILit was compared to IILit a man, a king IIILit made aMt 13:24; 22:2-14; Lk 14:16-24 bLk 12:36; Jn 2:2
[3] aMt 21:34 [4] aMt 21:36 [5] IOr field [9] aEzk 21:21; Ob 14 [10] ILit those reclining at the table 11 ¶ “But when the king° came° in to look° over° the dinner° guests°, he saw° aa man° there° who was not dressed° in wedding° clothes°, 12 and he *said° to him, ‘aFriend°, how° did you come° in here° without°° wedding° clothes°?’ And the man was speechless°. 13 Then° the king° said° to the servants°, ‘Bind° him hand° and foot°, and throw° him into athe outer° darkness°; in that place° there° will be weeping° and gnashing° of teeth°.’ 14 For many° are Iacalled°, but few° [are] achosen°.” [11] a2K 10:22; Zc 3:3, 4
[12] aMt 20:13; 26:50 [13] aMt 8:12; 25:30; Lk 13:28 [14] IOr invited aMt 24:22; 2P 1:10; Rv 17:14 Tribute to Caesar15 ¶ aThen° the Pharisees° went° and Iplotted° together° how° they might trap° Him IIin what He said°. 16 And they *sent° their disciples° to Him, along with the aHerodians°, saying°, “Teacher°, we know° that You are truthful° and teach° the way° of God° in truth°, and Idefer° to no° one°; for You are not partial°° to any°. 17 Tell° us then°, what° do You think°? Is it Ilawful° to give° a apoll-tax° to bCaesar°, or° not?” 18 But Jesus° perceived° their Imalice°, and said°, “Why° are you testing° Me, you hypocrites°? 19 Show° Me the acoin° [used] for the poll-tax°.” And they brought° Him a Idenarius°. 20 And He *said° to them, “Whose° likeness° and inscription° is this°?” 21 They *said° to Him, “Caesar’s°.” Then° He *said° to them, “aThen° render° to Caesar° the things that are Caesar’s°; and to God° the things that are God’s°.” 22 And hearing° [this], they were amazed°, and aleaving° Him, they went° away°. [15] ILit took counsel IILit in word aMt 22:15-22: Mk 12:13-17; Lk 20:20-26
[16] ILit it is not a concern to You about anyone; i.e. You do not seek anyone’s favor aMk 3:6; 8:15; 12:13 [17] IOr permissible aMt 17:25 bLk 2:1; 3:1 [18] IOr wickedness [19] IThe denarius was a day’s wages aMt 17:25 [21] aMk 12:17; Lk 20:25; Ro 13:7 [22] aMk 12:12 Jesus Answers the Sadducees23 ¶ aOn that day° [some] bSadducees° (who say° cthere is no° resurrection°) came° to Jesus and questioned° Him, 24 asking°, “Teacher°, Moses° said°, ‘aIF° A MAN° DIES° HAVING° NO° CHILDREN°, HIS BROTHER° AS NEXT OF KIN SHALL MARRY° HIS WIFE°, AND RAISE° UP CHILDREN° FOR HIS BROTHER°.’ 25 Now° there were seven° brothers° with us; and the first° married° and died°, and having° no° children° left° his wife° to his brother°; 26 so° also° the second°, and the third°, down° to the seventh°. 27 Last° of all°, the woman° died°. 28 In the resurrection°, therefore°, whose° wife° of the seven° will she be? For they all° had° [married] her.” 29 ¶ But Jesus° answered° and said° to them, “You are mistaken°, anot Iunderstanding° the Scriptures° nor° the power° of God°. 30 For in the resurrection° they neither° amarry° nor° are given° in marriage°, but are like° angels° in heaven°. 31 But regarding° the resurrection° of the dead°, have you not read° what° was spoken° to you by God°: 32 ‘aI 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°.” 33 When the crowds° heard° [this], athey were astonished° at His teaching°. 34 ¶ aBut when the Pharisees° heard° that Jesus had silenced° bthe Sadducees°, they gathered° themselves together°°°. 35 One° of them, Iaa lawyer°, asked° Him [a question], testing° Him, 36 “Teacher°, which° is the great° commandment° in the Law°?” 37 And He said° to him, “ ‘aYOU SHALL LOVE° THE LORD° YOUR GOD° WITH ALL° YOUR HEART°, AND WITH ALL° YOUR SOUL°, AND WITH ALL° YOUR MIND°.’ 38 This° is the great° and Iforemost° commandment°. 39 The second° is like° it, ‘aYOU SHALL LOVE° YOUR NEIGHBOR° AS YOURSELF°.’ 40 aOn these° two° commandments° depend° the whole° Law° and the Prophets°.” [34] aMt 22:34-40: Mk 12:28-31; Lk 10:25-37 bMt 3:7
[35] II.e. an expert in the Mosaic Law aLk 7:30; 10:25; 11:45, 46, 52; 14:3; Tit 3:13 [37] aDt 6:5 [38] IOr first [39] aLv 19:18; Mt 19:19; Ga 5:14 [40] aMt 7:12 41 ¶ aNow° while the Pharisees° were gathered° together°, Jesus° asked° them a question°:
42 “What° do you think° about° Ithe Christ°, whose° son° is He?” They *said° to Him, “a[The son] of David°.”
43 He *said° to them, “Then° how° does David° Iain the Spirit° call° Him ‘Lord°,’ saying°,
[41] aMt 22:41-46: Mk 12:35-37; Lk 20:41-44
[42] II.e. the Messiah aMt 9:27 [43] IOr by inspiration a2S 23:2; Rv 1:10; 4:2 [44] aPs 110:1; Mt 26:64; Mk 16:19; Ac 2:34f; 1Co 15:25; He 1:13; 10:13 [46] ILit any longer aMk 12:34; Lk 14:6; 20:40 Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. |
The parable of the marriage of the king's son.1 ¶ Andº Jesusº answeredºª and spakeºª unto themº againº byº parables,º and said,ºª 2 The² kingdomº of heavenº is like¹ª unto² a certain¹ king,º² whichº madeºª a marriageº for his¹² son,º 3 Andº sent forthºª his¹² servantsº to callºª them that were biddenºª toº the² wedding:º andº they wouldºª notº come.ºª 4 Again,º he sent forthºª otherº servants,º saying,ºª Tellºª them which are bidden,ºª Behold,ºª I have preparedºª myº dinner:º myº oxenº andº [my] fatlingsº [are] killed,ºª andº all thingsº [are] ready:º comeºª untoº the² marriage.º 5 Butº they² made light ofºª [it], and went their ways,ºª oneº² toº hisº farm,º² another¹²² toº his¹² merchandise:º 6 Andº the² remnantº tookºª hisº servants,º and entreated [them] spitefully,ºª andº slewºª [them]. 7 Butº when the² kingº heardºª [thereof], he was wroth:ºª andº he sent forthºª his¹² armies,º and destroyedºª thoseº murderers,º andº burned upºª theirº city.º 8 Thenº saith² he¹ª to his¹² servants,º¹ The² weddingº² isºª ready,º butº they which were biddenºª wereºª notº worthy.º [1] Mt 9:15; 12:43; 13:3; 20:1; 21:28; Mk 4:33; Lk 8:10; 14:16.
[2] Ps 45:10; Mt 13:24, 31, 44; 25:1, 14; Jn 3:29; 2Co 11:2; Ep 5:24; Rv 19:7. [3] 1S 9:13; Ps 68:11; 81:10; Pv 1:24; 9:1; Is 30:15; 55:1; Jr 6:16; 25:4; 35:15; Ho 11:2, 7; Zp 1:7; Mt 3:2; 10:6; 23:37; Mk 6:7; Lk 9:1; 13:34; 14:15; 15:28; 19:27; Jn 5:40; Ac 13:45; Ro 10:21; He 12:25; Rv 22:17. [4] Ne 9:17; Ps 86:5; Pv 9:1; So 5:1; Mt 22:8; Lk 10:1; 14:17; 24:46; Jn 6:50; Ac 1:8; 11:19; 13:46; 28:17; Ro 8:32; 1Co 5:7. [5] Gn 19:14; 25:34; Ps 106:24; Pv 1:7, 24; Mt 13:22; 24:38; Lk 14:18; 17:26; Ac 2:13; 24:25; Ro 2:4; 8:6; 1Ti 6:9; 2Ti 3:4; He 2:3; 1Jn 2:15. [6] Mt 5:10; 10:12, 22; 21:35; 23:34; Jn 15:19; 16:2; Ac 4:1; 5:40; 7:51; 8:1; 1Th 2:14. [7] Dt 28:49; Is 10:5; 13:2; Jr 51:20; Dn 9:26; Jol 2:11, 25; 3:2; Zc 14:1; Mt 21:40; Lk 19:27, 42; 21:21, 24; 1Th 2:16; 1P 4:17. [8] Mt 10:11, 37; 22:4; Lk 20:35; 21:36; Ac 13:46; 2Th 1:5; Rv 3:4; 22:14. The vocation of the Gentiles.9 Go² ye¹ª thereforeº intoº the² highways,ºº andº as many asºº ye shall find,ºª bidºª toº the² marriage.º 10 Soº thoseº servantsº went outºª intoº the² highways,º and gathered togetherºª allº as many asº they found,ºª bothº badº andº good:º andº the² weddingº was furnishedºª with guests.ºª [9] Pv 1:20; 8:1; 9:4; Is 55:1, 6; Mk 16:15; Lk 14:21; 24:47; Ac 13:47; Ep 3:8; Rv 22:17.
[10] Mt 13:38, 47; 22:11; 25:1, 10; 1Co 6:9; 2Co 12:21; 1Jn 2:19; Rv 2:14, 20; 5:9; 7:9; 19:6. 11 ¶ Andº when¹ª the² kingº came inºª to seeºª the² guests,ºª he sawºª thereº a manº which had¹ª not¹ onºª² a weddingº garment:º [11] 2K 10:22; Ps 45:13; Is 52:1; 61:3; 64:6; Lm 5:22; Zp 1:12; Zc 3:3; Mt 3:12; 13:30; 25:31; Ro 3:22; 13:14; 1Co 4:5; 2Co 5:3; Ga 3:27; Ep 4:24; Col 3:10; He 4:12; Rv 2:23; 3:4, 18; 16:15; 19:8.
The punishment of him that wanted the wedding garment.12 Andº he saithºª unto him,º Friend,º howº camest² thou¹ª in hitherº notº havingºª a weddingº garment?º Andº he² was speechless.ºª 13 Thenº saidºª the² kingº to the² servants,º Bindºª himº handº andº foot,º and take¹ª him¹ away,ºª² andº castºª [him] intoº outerº darkness;º thereº shall beºª weepingº andº gnashingº of teeth.º 14 Forº manyº areºª called,º butº fewº [are] chosen.º [12] 1S 2:9; Jb 5:16; Ps 107:42; Jr 2:23, 26; Mt 5:20; 20:13; 26:50; Ac 5:2; 8:20; Ro 3:19; 1Co 4:5; Tit 3:11.
[13] Ps 37:12; 112:10; Is 52:1; Dn 3:20; Mt 8:12; 12:29; 13:30, 42, 50; 24:51; 25:30; Lk 13:28; Jn 21:18; Ac 7:54; 21:11; 2Th 1:9; 2P 2:4, 17; Jde 1:6, 13; Rv 21:27. [14] Mt 7:13; 20:16; Lk 13:23. Tribute ought to be paid to Caesar.15 ¶ Thenº wentºª the² Pharisees,º and² tookºª counselº howº they might entangleºª himº inº [his] talk.º 16 Andº they sent outºª unto himº their¹² disciplesº withº the² Herodians,º saying,ºª Master,º we knowºª thatº thou artºª true,º andº teachestºª the² wayº of Godº inº truth,º¹ neitherº² carestºª thouº forº anyº [man]: forº thou regardestºª notº¹ the² personº of men.º 17 Tellºª usº therefore,º Whatº thinkestºª thou?º Is it lawfulºª to giveºª tributeº unto Caesar,º orº not?º 18 Butº Jesusº perceivedºª theirº wickedness,º and said,ºª Whyº tempt² ye¹ª me,º [ye] hypocrites?º 19 Shewºª meº the² tributeº money.º Andº they² broughtºª unto himº a penny.º 20 Andº he saithºª unto them,º Whoseº [is] thisº imageº andº superscription?º 21 They sayºª unto him,º Caesar's.º Thenº saith² he¹ª unto them,º Renderºª thereforeº unto Caesarº the things² which are¹ Caesar's;º andº unto Godº the things² that are¹ God's.º 22 ² When¹ they had heardºª [these words], they marvelled,ºª andº leftºª him,º and went their way.ºª [15] Ps 2:2; 41:6; 56:5; 57:6; 59:3; Is 29:21; Jr 18:18; 20:10; Mk 12:13; Lk 11:53; 20:20; He 12:3.
[16] Dt 33:9; 1K 22:14; Jb 32:21; Ps 5:9; 12:2; 55:21; Pv 29:5; Is 59:13; Jr 9:3; Ezk 33:30; Mi 3:9; Mal 2:6, 9; Mt 16:11; 22:24, 26; 26:18, 49; Mk 3:6; 8:15; 10:17; 12:14; Lk 7:40; 20:21; Jn 7:18; 14:6; 18:37; 2Co 2:17; 4:2; 5:16; Ga 1:10; 2:6; 1Th 2:4; Jm 3:17; 1Jn 5:20. [17] Dt 17:14; Ezr 4:13; 7:24; Ne 5:4; 9:37; Jr 42:2, 20; Lk 2:1; Jn 19:12; Ac 5:37; 17:7; 25:8; 28:22; Ro 13:6. [18] Mt 16:1; 19:3; Mk 2:8; 12:5; Lk 5:22; 9:47; 10:25; 20:23; Jn 2:25; 8:6; Ac 5:9; Rv 2:23. [19] Mt 18:28; 20:2; Rv 6:6. [20] Lk 20:24. [21] Pv 24:21; Dn 3:16; 6:10, 20; Mal 1:6; 3:8; Mt 4:10; 17:25; 22:37; Lk 23:2; Ac 4:19; 5:29; Ro 13:7; 1P 2:13. [22] Pv 26:4; Mt 10:16; 22:33, 46; Lk 20:25; 21:15; Ac 6:10; Col 4:6. Christ confuteth the Sadducees for the resurrection:23 ¶ The sameº¹ dayº cameºª to himº the Sadducees,º which¹ sayºª that there isºª noº resurrection,º andº askedºª him,º 24 Saying,ºª Master,º Mosesº said,ºª Ifº a manº die,ºª havingºª noº children,º his¹² brotherº shall marryºª hisº wife,º andº raise upºª seedº unto his¹² brother.º 25 Nowº there wereºª withº usº sevenº brethren:º andº the² first,º when he had married a wife,ºª deceased,ºª and,º havingºª noº issue,º leftºª his¹² wifeº unto his¹² brother:º 26 Likewiseº the² secondº also,º andº the² third,º untoº the² seventh.º 27 Andº lastº of allº the² womanº diedºª also.º 28 Thereforeº inº the² resurrectionº whoseº wifeº shall she beºª of the² seven?º forº they allº hadºª her.º 29 ² Jesusº answeredºª and¹ saidºª unto them,º Ye do err,ºª notº knowingºª the² scriptures,º norº the² powerº of God.º 30 Forº inº the² resurrectionº they neitherº marry,ºª norº are given in marriage,ºª butº areºª asº the angelsº of Godº inº heaven.º 31 Butº as touchingº the² resurrectionº of the² dead,º have ye¹ª notº readºª that which¹ was spokenºª unto youº byº God,º saying,ºª 32 Iº amºª the² Godº of Abraham,º andº the² Godº of Isaac,º andº the² Godº of Jacob?º Godº isºª notº the Godº of the dead,º butº of the living.ºª 33 Andº when the² multitudeº heardºª [this], they were astonishedºª atº hisº doctrine.º [23] Mt 3:7; 16:6; Mk 12:18; Lk 20:27; Ac 4:1; 5:17; 23:6; 1Co 15:12; 2Ti 2:18.
[24] Gn 38:8, 11; Dt 25:5; Ru 1:11; Mt 7:21; 22:16, 36; Mk 12:19; Lk 6:46; 20:28. [25] Mk 12:19; Lk 20:29; He 9:27. [26] Mt 22:26. [29] Gn 18:14; Jb 19:25; Ps 16:9; 17:15; 49:14; 73:25; Is 25:8; 26:19; 57:1; Jr 32:17; Dn 12:2; Ho 13:14; Lk 1:37; 24:44; Jn 20:9; Ac 26:8; Ro 15:4; Php 3:21. [30] Ps 103:20; Zc 3:7; Mt 13:43; 18:10; Mk 12:24; Lk 20:34; Jn 5:28; 1Co 7:29; 1Jn 3:1, 2; Rv 5:9; 19:10. [31] Mt 9:13; 12:3, 7; 21:16, 42. [32] Ex 3:6, 15; Mk 12:26; Lk 20:37; Ac 7:32; He 11:16. [33] Mt 7:28; 22:22; Mk 6:2; 12:17; Lk 2:47; 4:22; 20:39; Jn 7:46. answereth the lawyer, which is the first and great commandment:34 ¶ Butº when the² Phariseesº had heardºª thatº he had put¹ª the Sadducees¹ to silence,ºª²² they were gathered² together.ºº¹ª 35 Thenº oneº ofº them,º [which was] a lawyer,º askedºª [him a question], temptingºª him,º andº saying,ºª 36 Master,º whichº [is] the greatº commandmentº inº the² law?º 37 º Jesusº saidºª unto him,º Thou shalt loveºª the Lordº thyº Godº withº allº thyº heart,º andº withº allº thyº soul,º andº withº allº thyº mind.º 38 Thisº isºª the firstº andº greatº commandment.º 39 Andº the secondº [is] like¹ unto² it,ºª¹ Thou shalt loveºª thyº neighbourº asº thyself.º 40 Onº theseº twoº commandmentsº hangºª allº the² lawº andº the² prophets.º [34] Is 41:5; Mt 12:14; 25:3; Mk 12:28; Jn 11:47; Ac 5:24; 19:23; 21:28.
[35] Mt 22:18; Mk 10:2; Lk 7:30; 10:25; 11:45, 52; 14:3; Tit 3:13. [36] Ho 8:12; Mt 5:19; 15:6; 23:23; Mk 12:28; Lk 11:42. [37] Dt 6:5; 10:12; 30:6; Mk 12:29, 33; Lk 10:27; Ro 8:7; He 10:16; 1Jn 5:2. [39] Lv 19:18; Mt 19:19; Mk 12:31; Lk 10:27, 29; Ro 13:9; 15:2; Ga 5:14; 6:10; Jm 2:8. [40] Mt 7:12; Jn 1:17; Ro 3:19; 13:9; 1Ti 1:5; Jm 2:8; 1Jn 4:7, 19. and poseth the Pharisees about the Messias.41 ¶ Whileº the² Phariseesº were gathered together,ºª Jesusº askedºª them,º 42 Saying,ºª Whatº thinkºª yeº ofº Christ?º whoseº sonº is² he?¹ª They sayºª unto him,º [The Son] of David.º 43 He saithºª unto them,º Howº thenº doth Davidº inº spiritº callºª himº Lord,º saying,ºª 44 The² LORDº saidºª unto myº Lord,º Sit² thou¹ª onº myº right hand,º tillº¹ I makeºª thineº enemiesº thyº footstool?ºº 45 Ifº Davidº thenº callºª himº Lord,º howº is² he¹ª hisº son?º 46 Andº no manº was ableºª to answerºª himº a word,º neitherº durstºª anyº [man] fromº thatº dayº forth askºª himº any moreº [questions]. [41] Mt 22:15, 34; Mk 12:35; Lk 20:41.
[42] Is 7:13; 9:6; 11:1; Jr 23:5; Ezk 34:23; Am 9:11; Mt 1:1; 2:4; 14:33; 16:13; 21:9; Lk 1:69; Jn 1:49; 6:68; 7:41; 20:28; Ac 13:22; Php 2:9; 3:7; Col 3:11; 1P 2:4; Rv 5:12. [43] 2S 23:2; Mk 12:36; Lk 2:26; Ac 1:16; 2:30; He 3:7; 2P 1:21; Rv 4:2. [44] Gn 3:15; Ps 2:8; 21:9; 110:1; Is 63:1; Lk 19:27; Jn 20:28; Ac 2:34; 1Co 1:2; 15:25; Php 3:8; He 1:3, 13; 10:12; 12:2; Rv 19:19; 20:1, 11. [45] Jn 8:58; Ro 1:3; 9:5; Php 2:6; 1Ti 3:16; He 2:14; Rv 22:16. [46] Jb 32:15; Is 50:2; Mt 21:27; Mk 12:34; Lk 13:17; 14:6; 20:40; Jn 8:7; Ac 4:14. ©2011 by First Gospel Publications, Zion, Ill. All rights reserved. For downloads and more information please visit www.FirstGospel.com. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Chaldee and Greek Dictionaries Featuring the qBible.com Living Strong's Lexical Map ©2003 by The WWW Chat Bible Compages. All rights reserved. For how to use color-coding please view [www.ChatBible.com/key.asp]. |
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