Chapter 22

Yet by one other parable he foresheweth the most deserved reprobation of the earthly and persecuting Jews, and the gracious vocation of the Gentiles in their place. ℣.15 Then he defeateth the snare of the Pharisees and Herodians about paying tribute to Cæsar. ℣.23 He answereth also the invention of the Sadducees against the Resurrection: ℣.34 and a question that the Pharisees ask to pose him: turning and posing them again, because they imagined that Christ should be no more than a man: ℣.46 and so he putteth all the busy Sects to silence.

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   And jesus answering, spake again in parables to them, saying:

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   The Kingdom of Heaven is likened to a man being a king, which made a marriage to his son.

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

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   Again he sent other servants, saying: Tell them that were invited, Behold I have prepared my dinner; my beeves & fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come ye to the marriage.

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   But they neglected and went their ways, one to his farm, and an other to his merchandise:

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   and the rest laid hands upon his servants, and spitefully entreating them, murdered them.

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

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

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   Go ye therefore into the high ways; and whosoever you shall find, call to the marriage.

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    And his servants going forth into the ways, gathered together all that they found, bad and good: and the marriage was filled with guests.

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    And the king went in to see the guests: and he saw there, a man not attired in a wedding garment.

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

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    Then the king said to the waiters: Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the utter darkness: there shall be weeping & gnashing of teeth.

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    For many be called, but few elect.

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    Then the Pharisees departing, consulted among them selves for to entrap him in his talk.

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    And they send 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 respect the person of men:

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    Tell us therefore what is thy opinion, is it lawful to give tribute to Cæsar, or not?

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    But Jesus knowing their naughtiness, said: What do you tempt me Hypocrites?

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    Shew me the tribute coin. And they offered him a peny.

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

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    They say to him, Cæsar's. Then he saith to them: Render therefore the things that are Cæsar's, to Cæsar: and the things that are God's, to God.

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    And hearing it they marveled, and leaving him went their ways.

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

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    saying: Master, Moyses said, If a man die, not having a child, that his brother marry his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.

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    And there were with us seven brethren: and the first having married a wife, died; and not having issue, left his wife to his brother.

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    In like manner the second and the third even to the seventh.

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    And last of all, the woman died also.

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    In the Resurrection therefore whose wife of the seven shall she be? For they all had her.

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

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    For in the resurrection neither shall they marry nor be married: but are as the Angels of God in Heaven.

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

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    I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not God of the dead, but of the living.

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    And the multitudes hearing it, marveled at his doctrine.

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    But the Pharisees hearing that he had put the Sadducees to silence, came together:

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    and one of them a doctor of law asked of him, tempting him:

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    Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

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    Jesus said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God from thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind.

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    This is the greatest & the first commandment.

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    And the second is like to this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self.

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    On these two commandments dependeth the whole Law and the Prophets.

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    And the Pharisees being assembled, Jesus asked them

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    saying: What is your opinion of Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, David's.

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

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    The Lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand, until I put thine enemies the foot-stool of thy feet?

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

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    And no man could answer him a word: neither durst any man from that day ask him any more.