OET MAT chapter 22

Literal Version

22:1 The parable about the wedding reception

22 Yeshua, still answering them, told another parable: 2 “The kingdom of the heavens is like a king who prepared the wedding reception for his son 3 and he sent out some of his slaves to remind those who’d been invited, but they didn’t want to come. 4 So he sent out some other slaves, instructing them, ‘Tell those who’re invited: Listen, I’ve prepared the dinner, including some of my grain-fed beef and everything’s now ready. Come to the wedding and celebrate.’ 5 But they ignored the message and went their various ways—one went off to his field to work and another went into his business. 6 Still others grabbed the slaves and mistreated them, and even killed them.

7 “Now the king was angry and sent in his soldiers to destroy those murderers and to burn their city. 8 Then he told his slaves, ‘Well, the wedding reception is ready but those that were invited aren’t worthy to come. 9 So spread out on the roads and invite everywhere that you find to come to the reception.’ 10 So those slaves went out onto the roads and invited everyone they found—both evil and good people, and then the seats at the wedding reception were all full.

11 “But when the king came into to meet the seated guests, he saw a man there who wasn’t dressed in the proper clothes for a wedding, 12 and demanded, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without the right clothes?’ But the man had nothing to say. 13 [ref]So the king told his servants, ‘Tie up the man’s hands and feet and throw him outside into the darkness, and there’ll be weeping and much anguish out there.’

14 Because many are invited, but few are selected.”

22 And the Yaʸsous answering, again spoke to _them in parables saying, 2 The kingdom of _the heavens was _likened to_a_man, a_king, who made a_wedding _festivities for _the son of _him.
3 And sent _out the slaves of _him, to _call the ones having _been _invited to the wedding _festivities, and they _were_ not _willing to _come.
4 Again he _sent _out other slaves saying:
Say to _the ones having _been _invited:
Behold, I _have _prepared the dinner of _me, the bulls of _me, and the grain _fed having _been _sacrificed, and all things are _ready, come to the wedding _festivities.
5 But they having _neglected went _away, on _one _hand that one to his own field, on _the _other _hand that one to the business of _him.
6 And the rest having _apprehended the slaves of _him, they _mistreated and they _killed_ them _off.
7 But the king was _angered, and having _sent the armies of _him, destroyed the those murderers, and inflamed the city of _them.
8 Then he _is _saying to _the slaves of _him:
On _one _hand the wedding is ready, on _the _other _hand the ones having _been _invited were not worthy.
9 Therefore be _going in the thoroughfares of _the roads, and invite as _many _as if you _all _may _find to the wedding _festivities.
10 And the those slaves having _come _out into the roads, they _gathered _together all whom they _found, both evil and good, and the wedding was _filled of _reclining ones.
11 But the king having _come _in to _see the ones reclining, he _saw there a_man not having _dressed _in clothing of _wedding, 12 and he _is _saying to _him:
Friend, how you _came _in here not having clothing of _wedding?
And he was _silenced.
13 Then the king said to _the servants:
Having _bound the_feet and hands of _him, throw_ him _out into the the outer darkness, there will _be the weeping and the grating of_ the _teeth.
14 For/Because many are called, but few chosen.

22:15 The question about paying tax

(Mark 12:13-17, Luke 20:20-26)

15 Then the members of the Pharisees went away and had a discussion to try to figure out how to trap him into saying something wrong. 16 Afterwards, they sent some of their apprentices along with some supporters of Herod and asked, “Teacher, we know that you are honest and that you teach God’s ways in all honesty irrespective of what people might say, because you don’t care about people’s opinions. 17 So then, tell us what you think: should we pay the poll tax to Caesar or not?”

18 But Yeshua knew how wicked they were and asked, “Why are you testing me, you hypocrites? 19 Show me the coin used to pay the poll tax.” So they brought a coin to him. 20 Then he asked, “Whose image is this on the coin, and the inscription?”

21 “Caesar’s,” they answered.

“Then give Caesar’s things to Caesar and God’s things to God,” Yeshua responded.

22 When they heard that, they were amazed, and left him and went away.

15 Then the Farisaios_party having _been _gone, took counsel so _that they _may _trap him in message.
16 And they _are _sending _out to _him the apprentices/followers of _them with the supporters _of _Haʸrōdaʸs saying:
Teacher, we _have _known that you _are true, and you _are _teaching the way of_ the _god in truth, and it _is_ not _caring to _you about no _one, because/for you _are_ not _looking on appearance of _people.
17 Therefore tell to _us, what is _it _supposing to _you?
Is _it _permitting to _give poll _tax to _Kaisar or not?
18 But the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) having _known the wickedness of _them, he _said:
Why are _you _all _testing me, hypocrites?
19 Show to _me the coin of _the poll _tax.
And they brought a_daʸnarion_coin to _him.
20 And he _is _saying to _them:
Of _whose_ The image _is this and the inscription?
21 They _are _saying:
Of _Kaisar.
Then he _is _saying to _them:
Therefore give _back the things of _Kaisar to _Kaisar, and the things of_ the _god to_ the _god.
22 And having _heard, they _marvelled, and having _left him they _went _away.

22:23 The question about marriage in heaven

(Mark 12:18-27, Luke 20:27-40)

23 [ref]On that day some from the Sadducee sect (who claim there’s no resurrection) approached Yeshua and asked, 24 [ref]“Teacher, Mosheh wrote that if a married man dies childless, his brother should marry the widow and so raise up children for his deceased brother. 25 Well, there were seven brothers amongst up, and the first one got married and then died childless. So his brother married the widow. 26 The same happened for the second brother, and the third, all the way to the seventh. 27 Finally the woman died. 28 Now then, in the resurrection, which of the brothers will she be the wife of, because they were all married to her?”

29 “You’ve got it wrong,” Yeshua answered, “because you don’t understand either the scriptures or God’s power, 30 because in the resurrection, there’ll be no marrying or getting engaged, because they’ll be like the messengers in heaven. 31 But as for the resurrection of the dead, isn’t it written in the scriptures that God said, 32 [ref]‘I am Abraham’s God and Isaac’s God and Yacob’s God.’? So God is not the god of the dead, but of the living.”

33 When the crowds heard his answer, they were amazed at his teaching.

23 On that the day Saddoukaios_sect approached to _him saying not to _be a_resurrection, and they _asked him 24 saying:
Teacher, Mōsaʸs/(Mosheh) said:
If anyone may _die _off not having children, the brother of _him will _be _marrying the wife of _him, and he _will _be _raising _up children for _the brother of _him.
25 And they _were seven brothers among us, and the first having _married died, and not having seed, left the wife of _him to _the brother of _him.
26 Likewise also the second, and the third, to the seven, 27 and last of _all, the woman died _off.
28 Therefore in the resurrection, she _will _be the_wife of _which of _the seven?
For/Because all had her.
29 And the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) answering said to _them:
You _all _are _being _strayed, not having _known the scriptures nor the power of_ the _god.
30 For/Because in the resurrection, they _are_ neither _marrying nor are _being _betrothed, but they _are like messengers in the heaven.
31 But concerning the resurrection of _the dead, you _all_ not _read the message having _been _spoken to _you _all by the god saying, 32 I am the god of _Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām), and the god of _Isaʼak/(Yiʦḩāq), and the god of_Yakōb/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ)?
The god is not of_the_dead, but of_the_living.
33 And the crowds having _heard, they _were _being _astonished at the teaching of _him.

22:34 The most important commandment

(Mark 12:28-34, Luke 10:25-28)

34 But when the Pharisees party heard that Yeshua had silenced the Sadducees, they decided to work together, 35 so a lawyer among them tested him by asking, 36 “Teacher, which is the most important commandment from Mosheh?”

37 [ref]“You should love the master, your God, with all of your heart and your soul and your mind. 38 That’s the first and most important commandment. 39 [ref]The next is similar to it: You should love your neighbour like yourself. 40 [ref]Everything from the Torah and the writings of the prophets just follows on from those two commandments.”

34 But the Farisaios_party having _heard that he _silenced the Saddoukaios_sect, were _gathered _together with the same.
35 And one of them, a_lawyer testing him asked, 36 Teacher, which command is great in the law?
37 And he was _saying to _him:
You _will _be _loving the_master the god of _you with all heart of _you, and with all soul of _you, and with all the mind of _you.
38 This is the great and first command.
39 The_second, similar to _it:
You _will _be _loving the neighbor of _you as yourself.
40 All the law and the prophets is _being _hanged on these the two commands.

22:41 The question about the messiah

(Mark 12:35-37, Luke 20:41-44)

41 Since all from the Pharisees’ party were gathered together, Yeshua asked them a question, 42 “How do you interpret the scriptures about the messiah? Who will he be a descendant of?”