Tomando Jesús la palabra, les habló otra vez en parábolas, diciendo: 2 ^aEl reino de los cielos puede compararse a¹ un rey² que hizo un banquete de bodas^b para su hijo. 3 Y envió a sus siervos^a a llamar a los que habían sido invitados a las bodas, pero no quisieron venir. 4 De nuevo envió otros siervos^a, diciendo: Decid a los que han sido invitados: «Ved, ya he preparado mi banquete; he matado mis novillos y animales cebados, y todo está aparejado; venid a las bodas». 5 Pero ellos no hicieron caso y se fueron: uno a su campo, otro a sus negocios, 6 y los demás, echando mano a los siervos, los maltrataron y los mataron. 7 Entonces el rey se enfureció, y enviando sus ejércitos, destruyó a aquellos asesinos e incendió su ciudad. 8 Luego dijo* a sus siervos: «La boda está preparada, pero los que fueron invitados no eran dignos. 9 Id, por tanto, a las salidas de los caminos^a, e invitad a las bodas a cuantos encontréis». 10 Y aquellos siervos salieron por los caminos, y reunieron a todos los que encontraron, tanto malos como buenos; y el salón de bodas se llenó de comensales¹. 11 Pero cuando el rey entró a ver a los comensales, vio allí a uno que no estaba vestido con traje de boda^a, 12 y le dijo*: «Amigo^a, ¿cómo entraste aquí sin¹ traje de boda?». Y él enmudeció. 13 Entonces el rey dijo a los sirvientes: «Atadle las manos y los pies, y echadlo a las tinieblas de afuera; allí será el llanto y el crujir de dientes^a». 14 Porque muchos son llamados¹, pero pocos son escogidos^a.

15 ^aEntonces se fueron los fariseos y deliberaron entre sí cómo atraparle, sorprendiéndole en alguna palabra. 16 Y le enviaron* sus discípulos junto con los herodianos^a, diciendo: Maestro, sabemos que eres veraz y que enseñas el camino de Dios con verdad, y no buscas el favor¹ de nadie, porque eres imparcial². 17 Dinos, pues, qué te parece: ¿Es lícito pagar¹ impuesto^a al César^b, o no? 18 Pero Jesús, conociendo su malicia, dijo: ¿Por qué me ponéis a prueba, hipócritas? 19 Mostradme la moneda^a que se usa para pagar ese impuesto. Y le trajeron un denario¹. 20 Y Él les dijo*: ¿De quién es esta imagen y esta inscripción? 21 Ellos le dijeron*: Del César. Entonces Él les dijo*: Pues dad al César lo que es del César, y a Dios lo que es de Dios^a. 22 Al oír esto, se maravillaron; y dejándole, se fueron^a.

23 ^aEse día se le acercaron algunos saduceos^b (los que dicen que no hay resurrección^c), y le preguntaron, 24 diciendo: Maestro, Moisés dijo: «SI ALGUNO MUERE SIN TENER HIJOS, SU HERMANO, COMO PARIENTE MÁS CERCANO, SE CASARÁ CON SU MUJER Y LEVANTARÁ DESCENDENCIA A SU HERMANO^a». 25 Ahora bien, había entre nosotros siete hermanos; y el primero se casó, y murió; pero no teniendo descendencia, le dejó la mujer a su hermano; 26 de igual manera también el segundo, y el tercero, hasta el séptimo. 27 Y después de todos, murió la mujer. 28 Por tanto, en la resurrección, ¿de cuál de los siete será mujer? Porque todos ellos la tuvieron. 29 Pero Jesús respondió y les dijo: Estáis equivocados por no comprender¹ las Escrituras ni el poder de Dios^a. 30 Porque en la resurrección, ni se casan^a ni son dados en matrimonio, sino que son como los ángeles de Dios¹ en el cielo. 31 Y en cuanto a la resurrección de los muertos, ¿no habéis leído lo que os fue dicho por Dios, cuando dijo: 32 «YO SOY EL DIOS DE ABRAHAM, Y EL DIOS DE ISAAC, Y EL DIOS DE JACOB^a»? Él no es Dios de muertos, sino de vivos. 33 Al oír esto, las multitudes se admiraban de su enseñanza^a.

34 ^aPero al oír los fariseos que Jesús había dejado callados a los saduceos^b, se agruparon; 35 y uno de ellos, intérprete de la ley^1a, para ponerle a prueba² le preguntó: 36 Maestro, ¿cuál es el gran mandamiento de la ley? 37 Y Él le dijo: AMARÁS AL SEÑOR TU DIOS CON TODO TU CORAZÓN, Y CON TODA TU ALMA, Y CON TODA TU MENTE^a. 38 Este es el grande y el primer mandamiento. 39 Y el segundo es semejante aeste: AMARÁS A TU PRÓJIMO COMO A TI MISMO^a. 40 De estos dos mandamientos dependen toda la ley y los profetas^a.

41 ^aEstando reunidos los fariseos, Jesús les hizo una pregunta, 42 diciendo: ¿Cuál es vuestra opinión sobre el Cristo¹? ¿De quién es hijo? Ellos le dijeron*: De David^a. 43 Él les dijo*: Entonces, ¿cómo es que David en el Espíritu^1a le llama «Señor», diciendo:

45 Pues si David le llama «Señor», ¿cómo es Él su hijo? 46 Y nadie pudo contestarle ni una palabra^a, ni ninguno desde ese día se atrevió a hacerle más preguntas.

Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying, 2 “^aThe kingdom of heaven ¹may be compared to ²a king who ³gave 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 ¹farm, 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 ¹dinner guests.

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 ^1acalled, but few are ^bchosen.”

15 ^aThen the Pharisees went and ¹plotted together how they might trap Him ²in 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 ¹defer to no one; for You are not partial to any. 17 Tell us then, what do You think? Is it ¹lawful to give a ^apoll-tax to ^bCaesar, or not?” 18 But Jesus perceived their ¹malice, and said, “Why are you testing Me, you hypocrites? 19 Show Me the ^acoin used for the poll-tax.” And they brought Him a ¹denarius. 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.

23 ^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 ¹understanding 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, ^1aa 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 ¹foremost 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.”

41 ^aNow while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question: 42 “What do you think about ¹the Christ, whose son is He?” They *said to Him, “^aThe son of David.” 43 He *said to them, “Then how does David ^1ain the Spirit call Him ‘Lord,’ saying,

45 If David then calls Him ‘Lord,’ how is He his son?” 46 ^aNo one was able to answer Him a word, nor did anyone dare from that day on to ask Him ¹another question.

Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying, 2 “^aThe kingdom of heaven ¹is like ²a king who ³held a ^bwedding feast for his son. 3 And he ^asent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come. 4 Again he ^asent other slaves, saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fattened cattle are all butchered and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast!”’ 5 But they paid no attention and went their separate ways, one to his own ¹farm, another to his business, 6 and the rest seized his slaves and treated them abusively, and then killed them. 7 Now the king was angry, and he sent his armies and destroyed those murderers and set their city on fire. 8 Then he *said to his slaves, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. 9 So go to ^athe main roads, and invite whomever you find there to the wedding feast.’ 10 Those slaves went out into the streets and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good; and the wedding hall was filled with ¹dinner guests.

11 “But when the king came in to look over the ¹dinner guests, he saw ^aa man there who was not dressed in wedding clothes, 12 and he *said to him, ‘^aFriend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ And the man was speechless. 13 Then the king said to the servants, ‘Tie his hands and feet, and throw him into ^athe outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth in that place.’ 14 For many are ^1acalled, but few are ^bchosen.”

15 ^aThen the Pharisees went and ¹plotted together how they might trap Him ²in 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 ¹do not care what anyone thinks; for You ²are not partial to anyone. 17 Tell us then, what do You think? Is it ¹permissible to pay a ^2apoll-tax to ^bCaesar, or not?” 18 But Jesus perceived their ¹malice, and said, “Why are you testing Me, you hypocrites? 19 Show Me the ^acoin used for the poll-tax.” And they brought Him a ¹denarius. 20 And He *said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” 21 They *said to Him, “Caesar’s.” Then He *said to them, “^aThen pay 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 ^athey left Him and went away.

23 ^aOn that day some ^bSadducees (who say ^cthere is no resurrection) came to ¹Jesus and questioned Him, 24 saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘^aIf a man dies having no children, his brother as next of kin shall marry his wife, and raise up ¹children for his brother.’ 25 Now there were seven brothers among us; and the first married and died, and having no ¹children, he left his wife to his brother. 26 It was the same also with the second brother, 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 her in marriage.”

29 But Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, ^asince you do not ¹understand 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, 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 together. 35 And one of them, ^1aa 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 ¹foremost commandment. 39 The second is like it, ‘^aYOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’ 40 ^aUpon these two commandments ¹hang the whole Law and the Prophets.”

41 ^aNow while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question: 42 “What do you think about the ¹Christ? Whose son is He?” They *said to Him, “^aThe son of David.” 43 He *said to them, “Then ¹how does David ^2ain the Spirit call Him ‘Lord,’ saying,

45 Therefore, if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ ¹how is He his son?” 46 ^aNo one was able to offer Him a word in answer, nor did anyone dare from that day on to ask Him any more questions.