Mateus 22

¹ AndNot all of the whole company of those that are called by the voice of the gospel are the true Church before God: for the most part of them would rather follow the conveniences of this life: and some persecute very cruelly those that call them: but they are the true Church who obey when they are called, such as for the most part are those whom the world despises.Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,

² The kingdome of heauen is like vnto a certaine King which maried his sonne,

³ And sent foorth his seruants, to call them that were bidde to the wedding, but they woulde not come.

⁴ Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and [my] fatlings [are]The word used here is commonly used in sacrifices, and is by translation used for other feasts also: For feasts and banquets usually began with sacrifices.killed, and all things [are] ready: come unto the marriage.

⁵ But they made light of it, and went their wayes, one to his farme, and another about his marchandise.

⁶ And the remnant tooke his seruants, and intreated them sharpely, and slewe them.

⁷ A dreadful destruction of those that condemn Christ.But when the king heard [thereof], he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

⁸ Then saith he to his servants, TheThe marriage feast.wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.

⁹ God first calls us when we think nothing of it.Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.

¹⁰ So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, bothThe general calling offers the gospel to all men: but those who enter in have their life examined.bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.

¹¹ In the small number which come at the calling, there are some castaways who do not confirm their faith with newness of life.And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:

¹² And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he wasLiterally, «haltered», that is to say, he held his peace, as though he had a bridle or a halter around his neck.speechless.

¹³ Then said the king to theTo those that served the guests.servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast [him] into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

¹⁴ For many are called, but fewe chosen.

¹⁵ Snare him in his words or talk. The Greek word is derived from snares which hunters lay.Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in [his] talk.

¹⁶ And they sent out unto him their disciples with theThose who with Herod made a new religion, composed of both heathen and Jewish religion.Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of GodTruly and sincerely.in truth, neither carest thou for any [man]: for thou regardest not theYou are not moved with any appearance and outward show.person of men.

¹⁷ The Christians must obey their magistrates, even though they are wicked and extortioners, but only in as much as is in agreement with the commandments of God, and only in as much as his honour is not diminished.Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to giveThe word that is used here signifies a valuing and rating of men's substance, according to the proportion of which they payed tribute in those provinces which were subject to tribute, and it is here taken for the tribute itself.tribute unto Caesar, or not?

¹⁸ But Iesus perceiued their wickednes, and sayd, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?

¹⁹ Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him aBefore (Mat_17:24) there is mention made of a didrachma, and here of a penny, whereas a didrachma is more by the seventh part then a penny: so that there seems to be an inconsistency in these two places: but they may easily be reconciled in this way: The penny was paid to the Romans for tribute, according to the proportion they were rated at, and the drachma was payed by everyone to the Temple, which also the Romans took to themselves when they had subdued India.penny.

²⁰ And he sayde vnto them, Whose is this image and superscription?

²¹ They sayd vnto him, Cesars. Then sayd he vnto them, Giue therefore to Cesar, the things which are Cesars, and giue vnto God, those things which are Gods.

²² And when they heard it, they marueiled, and left him, and went their way.

²³ Christ affirms the resurrection of the flesh, as opposed to the Sadducees.The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,

²⁴ Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having noDaughters are also included by this word «children», but even though they were part of his family and bore his name, the man who had only daughters was in the same position as the man who had no children at all; this is because daughters were not at this time able to carry on the family name. Therefore, by «children» here, we should understand it to be referring to «sons».children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

²⁵ Nowe there were with vs seuen brethren, and the first maried a wife, and deceased: and hauing none yssue, left his wife vnto his brother.

²⁶ Likewise also the second, and the third, vnto the seuenth.

²⁷ And last of all the woman died also.

²⁸ Therefore in the resurrection, whose wife shall she be of the seuen? For all had her.

²⁹ Then Iesus answered, and sayd vnto them, Ye are deceiued, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.

³⁰ For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as theHe does not say that they will be without bodies, for then they would not be men any more; but, they will be as angels, for they will neither marry nor be married.angels of God in heaven.

³¹ And concerning the resurrection of the dead, haue ye not read what is spoken vuto you of God, saying,

³² I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Iacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the liuing.

³³ And when the multitude heard it, they were astonied at his doctrine.

³⁴ The gospel does not abolish the precepts of the law, but rather it confirms them.But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.

³⁵ ThenA scribe, so it says in (Mar_12:28). To understand what a scribe is, {{See Mat_2:4}}one of them, [which was] a lawyer, asked [him a question], tempting him, and saying,

³⁶ Master, which is ye great commaundement in the Lawe?

³⁷ Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thyThe Hebrew text in (Deu_6:5) reads, «with thine heart, soul, and strength»; and in (Mar_12:30) and (Luk_10:27) we read, «with soul, heart, strength and thought.»soul, and with all thy mind.

³⁸ This is the first and the great commaundement.

³⁹ And the second [is] like unto it, Thou shalt love thyAnother man.neighbour as thyself.

⁴⁰ On these two commandements hangeth the whole Lawe, and the Prophets.

⁴¹ Christ manifestly proves that he is David's son, according to the flesh, but otherwise David's Lord, and very God.While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

⁴² Saying, What think ye of Christ?Of whose stock or family: for the Hebrews call a man's posterity «sons».whose son is he? They say unto him, [The Son] of David.

⁴³ He sayd vnto them, How then doeth Dauid in spirit call him Lord, saying,

⁴⁴ The Lord sayd to my Lorde, Sit at my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footestoole?

⁴⁵ If then Dauid call him Lord, howe is he his sonne?

⁴⁶ And none could answere him a worde, neither durst any from that day foorth aske him any moe questions.