1Jesus fortsatte med endnu en historie om Guds rige: (Luk 14,15)2„Der var engang en konge, som skulle holde bryllup for sin søn.3Da alt var klar til festen, sendte han sine tjenere ud for at lade de indbudte vide, at det nu var tid at komme. Men de ville ikke komme.4Så sendte kongen flere tjenere ud for at sige: ‚Hør nu her! Alt er parat! Mine okser og mit fedekvæg er slagtet. Skynd jer at komme til bryllupsfesten!’5Men de indbudte var ligeglade. En havde travlt med arbejdet på sin gård, en anden med sin forretning.6Andre greb fat i kongens sendebud, mishandlede dem og slog dem ihjel.7Da blev kongen vred. Han sendte sine soldater af sted, og morderne blev udryddet og deres by brændt.8Derefter sagde han til sine tjenere: ‚Alt er klar til fest, men de indbudte gæster var ikke værdige til at komme med til festen.9Gå derfor i stedet ud til byernes indfaldsveje og indbyd alle dem, I træffer på.’10Tjenerne gik af sted og hentede alle dem, de kunne finde—gode og onde imellem hinanden. På den måde blev festsalen fyldt med gæster.11Da kongen trådte ind for at hilse på gæsterne, lagde han mærke til en, der ikke havde bryllupstøj på.12‚Hør, min ven,’ sagde kongen, ‚hvordan er du kommet herind uden bryllupstøj?’ Der var intet svar.13Så sagde kongen til sine tjenere: ‚Bind hænder og fødder på ham og smid ham ud af bryllupssalen.’ Derude i mørket er der gråd og stor fortvivlelse,14for de indbudte er mange, men de udvalgte er få.”
De jødiske ledere søger at fange Jesus i ord
15Det blev farisæerne for meget. De stak hovederne sammen for at finde ud af, hvordan de kunne få Jesus til at sige noget, de kunne arrestere ham for. (Mark 12,13; Luk 20,20)16Så besluttede de at sende nogle af deres disciple til ham sammen med herodianerne[1] for at stille ham et snedigt spørgsmål. De skulle sige: „Mester! Vi ved, at du ikke er bange for at sige sandheden, og at du underviser folk om Guds vilje. Du lader dig ikke påvirke af menneskers meninger, og du snakker ikke folk efter munden.17Sig os nu, hvad du mener: Skal vi betale skat til den romerske kejser eller ej?”18Men Jesus gennemskuede deres onde hensigter. „Hyklere! Hvorfor sætter I fælder for mig?19Vis mig den mønt, I betaler skat med.” De rakte ham en.20„Hvem er der billede af på mønten?” spurgte han. „Og hvad er det for et navn, der er indridset i den?”21„Det er kejserens navn og billede.” „Så giv kejseren det, der er hans, og giv Gud det, der er hans.”[2]22Da farisæerne hørte det svar, var de ved at tabe både næse og mund, og de gik stille deres vej.
Saddukæernes spørgsmål om genopstandelsen fra de døde
23Samme dag kom der nogle saddukæere, som jo påstår, at ingen kan genopstå fra de døde. De stillede Jesus følgende spørgsmål: (Mark 12,18; Luk 20,27)24„Mester, Moses har sagt, at hvis en mand dør barnløs, skal hans bror gifte sig med enken, så hun kan få en søn, der kan føre den dødes slægt videre.25Nu var der en familie med syv brødre. Den ældste giftede sig, men døde kort efter. Da han ingen børn havde fået, blev hans enke gift med bror nummer to,26men han døde også uden at få børn. Og sådan gik det dem alle syv.27Til sidst døde også konen.28Hvem af de syv brødre skal så være hendes mand, når de genopstår fra de døde? De har jo alle været gift med hende.”29„I er helt på vildspor, fordi I hverken forstår Skriftens ord eller Guds kraft.30Efter genopstandelsen fra de døde er der ikke længere nogen, der gifter sig. På det område bliver de ligesom englene i Himlen.31Og med hensyn til genopstandelsen fra de døde, har I så ikke læst det sted, hvor Gud taler til Moses om de afdøde forfædre? Han sagde:32‚Jeg er Abrahams Gud, Isaks Gud og Jakobs Gud.’ Men Gud er ikke de dødes Gud. Han er Gud for dem, der lever.”33Alle tilhørerne var fulde af beundring over det svar, Jesus gav.
Det vigtigste bud i Toraen
34Da farisæerne fik at vide, hvordan Jesus havde lukket munden på saddukæerne, udtænkte de et nyt spørgsmål. (Mark 12,28)35De fik en af de skriftlærde til at spørge:36„Mester, hvilket bud er det vigtigste i Toraen?”37Jesus svarede: „Du skal elske Herren, din Gud, af hele dit hjerte, med liv og sjæl og med alle dine tanker.[3] (5.Mos 6,4)38Det er det største og fornemmeste bud.39Der er også et andet bud, som er lige så vigtigt: ‚Du skal elske din næste som dig selv.’[4] (3.Mos 19,18)40Det er det, Toraen og profeterne drejer sig om.”
Messias som Davids søn
41Mens farisæerne var samlede, spurgte Jesus dem: (Mark 12,35; Luk 20,41)42„Hvad mener I om Messias? Hvem er han søn af?”[5] „Han er Davids søn,” svarede de.43„Hvordan kunne så David, der var inspireret af Helligånden, kalde ham ‚herre’? David sagde jo:44‚Herren sagde til min herre: Sæt dig ved min højre side, imens jeg overvinder dine fjender.’ (Salm 110,1)45Når David her kalder ham sin herre, hvordan kan han så samtidig være hans søn?”46Det kunne de ikke svare på. Og fra da af, var der ingen, der turde stille spidsfindige spørgsmål.
Mattæus 22
King James Version
1And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,2The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,3And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.4Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.5But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:6And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.7But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.8Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.9Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.10So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.11And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:12And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.13Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.14For many are called, but few are chosen.15Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.16And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.17Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?18But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?19Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.20And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?21They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.22When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.23The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,24Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.25Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:26Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.27And last of all the woman died also.28Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.29Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.30For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.31But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,32I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.33And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.34But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.35Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,36Master, which is the great commandment in the law?37Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.38This is the first and great commandment.39And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.40On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.41While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,42Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.43He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,44The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?45If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?46And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
1Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying:2‘The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.3He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come.4‘Then he sent some more servants and said, “Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.”5‘But they paid no attention and went off – one to his field, another to his business.6The rest seized his servants, ill-treated them and killed them.7The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.8‘Then he said to his servants, “The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come.9So go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find.”10So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, the bad as well as the good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.11‘But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.12He asked, “How did you get in here without wedding clothes, friend?” The man was speechless.13‘Then the king told the attendants, “Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”14‘For many are invited, but few are chosen.’
Paying the poll-tax to Caesar
15Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words.16They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. ‘Teacher,’ they said, ‘we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are.17Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the poll-tax[1] to Caesar or not?’18But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, ‘You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me?19Show me the coin used for paying the tax.’ They brought him a denarius,20and he asked them, ‘Whose image is this? And whose inscription?’21‘Caesar’s,’ they replied. Then he said to them, ‘So give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.’22When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away.
Marriage at the resurrection
23That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.24‘Teacher,’ they said, ‘Moses told us that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.25Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother.26The same thing happened to the second and third brother, right on down to the seventh.27Finally, the woman died.28Now then, at the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the seven, since all of them were married to her?’29Jesus replied, ‘You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.30At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.31But about the resurrection of the dead – have you not read what God said to you,32“I 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.’ (2.Mos 3,6)33When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.
The greatest commandment
34Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together.35One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question:36‘Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?’37Jesus replied: ‘ “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” (5.Mos 6,5)38This is the first and greatest commandment.39And the second is like it: “Love your neighbour as yourself.” (3.Mos 19,18)40All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.’
Whose son is the Messiah?
41While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,42‘What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?’ ‘The son of David,’ they replied.43He said to them, ‘How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him “Lord”? For he says,44‘ “The Lord said to my Lord: ‘Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet.’ ” (Salm 110,1)45If then David calls him “Lord”, how can he be his son?’46No-one could say a word in reply, and from that day on no-one dared to ask him any more questions.
1Jesus told them more stories. He said,2‘Here is what the kingdom of heaven is like. A king prepared a wedding dinner for his son.3He sent his slaves to those who had been invited to the dinner. The slaves told them to come. But they refused.4‘Then he sent some more slaves. He said, “Tell those who were invited that I have prepared my dinner. I have killed my oxen and my fattest cattle. Everything is ready. Come to the wedding dinner.”5‘But the people paid no attention. One went away to his field. Another went away to his business.6The rest grabbed his slaves. They treated them badly and then killed them.7The king became very angry. He sent his army to destroy them. They killed those murderers and burned their city.8‘Then the king said to his slaves, “The wedding dinner is ready. But those I invited were not fit to come.9So go to the street corners. Invite to the dinner anyone you can find.”10So the slaves went out into the streets. They gathered all the people they could find, the bad as well as the good. Soon the wedding hall was filled with guests.11‘The king came in to see the guests. He noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.12“Friend”, he asked, “how did you get in here without wedding clothes?” The man couldn’t think of anything to say.13‘Then the king told his slaves, “Tie up his hands and feet. Throw him outside into the darkness. Out there people will weep and grind their teeth.”14‘Many are invited, but few are chosen.’
Is it right to pay the royal tax to Caesar?
15The Pharisees went out. They made plans to trap Jesus with his own words.16They sent their followers to him. They sent the Herodians with them. ‘Teacher’, they said, ‘we know that you are a man of honour. You teach the way of God truthfully. You don’t let others tell you what to do or say. You don’t care how important they are.17Tell us then, what do you think? Is it right to pay the royal tax to Caesar or not?’18But Jesus knew their evil plans. He said, ‘You pretenders! Why are you trying to trap me?19Show me the coin people use for paying the tax.’ They brought him a silver coin.20He asked them, ‘Whose picture is this? And whose words?’21‘Caesar’s,’ they replied. Then he said to them, ‘So give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar. And give back to God what belongs to God.’22When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away.
Marriage when the dead rise
23That same day the Sadducees came to Jesus with a question. They do not believe that people rise from the dead.24‘Teacher’, they said, ‘here is what Moses told us. If a man dies without having children, his brother must get married to the widow. He must provide children to carry on his brother’s name.25There were seven brothers among us. The first one got married and died. Since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother.26The same thing happened to the second and third brothers. It happened right on down to the seventh brother.27Finally, the woman died.28Now then, when the dead rise, whose wife will she be? All seven of them were married to her.’29Jesus replied, ‘You are mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures. And you do not know the power of God.30When the dead rise, they won’t get married. And their parents won’t give them to be married. They will be like the angels in heaven.31What about the dead rising? Haven’t you read what God said to you?32He said, “I am the God of Abraham. I am the God of Isaac. And I am the God of Jacob.” He is not the God of the dead. He is the God of the living.’ (2.Mos 3,6)33When the crowds heard this, they were amazed by what he taught.
The most important commandment
34The Pharisees heard that the Sadducees weren’t able to answer Jesus. So the Pharisees got together.35One of them was an authority on the law. So he tested Jesus with a question.36‘Teacher’, he asked, ‘which is the most important commandment in the Law?’37Jesus replied, ‘ “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love him with all your mind.” (5.Mos 6,5)38This is the first and most important commandment.39And the second is like it. “Love your neighbour as you love yourself.” (3.Mos 19,18)40Everything that is written in the Law and the Prophets is based on these two commandments.’
Whose son is the Messiah?
41The Pharisees were gathered together. Jesus asked them,42‘What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?’ ‘The son of David,’ they replied.43He said to them, ‘Then why does David call him “Lord”? The Holy Spirit spoke through David himself. David said,44‘ “The Lord said to my Lord, ‘Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your control.’ ” (Salm 110,1)45So if David calls him “Lord”, how can he be David’s son?’46No one could give any answer to him. From that day on, no one dared to ask him any more questions.
1And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, (Matt 13,34)2“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son, (Luk 14,16; Åb 19,7)3and sent his servants[1] to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come. (Ester 6,14; Ord 9,3; Ord 9,5)4Again he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.”’ (Ord 9,2; Matt 21,36; Luk 11,38; Joh 21,12; Joh 21,15)5But they paid no attention and went off, one to his farm, another to his business, (Heb 2,3)6while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them. (Matt 21,35; Luk 18,32; Ap G 14,5; 1.Thess 2,2)7The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. (Matt 21,41; Luk 19,27)8Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy. (Matt 10,11; Luk 20,35; Ap G 13,46; Åb 3,4)9Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.’10And those servants went out into the roads and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good. So the wedding hall was filled with guests. (Matt 13,47)11“But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment. (Åb 19,8; Åb 22,14)12And he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. (Matt 20,13; Matt 26,50)13Then the king said to the attendants, ‘Bind him hand and foot and cast him into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ (Matt 8,12)14For many are called, but few are chosen.” (Åb 17,14)
Paying Taxes to Caesar
15Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words. (Mark 12,13; Luk 11,54; Luk 20,20)16And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone’s opinion, for you are not swayed by appearances.[2] (Mark 2,18; Mark 3,6; Mark 8,15; Joh 3,2; Ap G 10,34; Ap G 13,10; Ap G 18,26)17Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” (Matt 17,25; Luk 2,1; Luk 3,1)18But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why put me to the test, you hypocrites? (Joh 8,6)19Show me the coin for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius.[3]20And Jesus said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?”21They said, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” (Rom 13,7)22When they heard it, they marveled. And they left him and went away. (Mark 12,12)
Sadducees Ask About the Resurrection
23The same day Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection, and they asked him a question, (Matt 3,7; Matt 16,1; Matt 22,34; Ap G 4,1; Ap G 4,2; Ap G 5,17; Ap G 23,6; Ap G 23,8)24saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies having no children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.’ (5.Mos 25,5)25Now there were seven brothers among us. The first married and died, and having no offspring left his wife to his brother.26So too the second and third, down to the seventh.27After them all, the woman died.28In the resurrection, therefore, of the seven, whose wife will she be? For they all had her.”29But Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God. (Joh 20,9; 1.Kor 6,14)30For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. (Matt 24,38; Luk 17,27)31And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God: (Matt 21,16)32‘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.” (2.Mos 3,6; Ap G 7,32)33And when the crowd heard it, they were astonished at his teaching. (Matt 7,28)
The Great Commandment
34But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. (Matt 22,23; Mark 12,28)35And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. (Matt 22,18; Luk 7,30; Luk 10,25)36“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?”37And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. (5.Mos 6,5; Luk 10,27)38This is the great and first commandment.39And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. (3.Mos 19,18; Matt 19,19; 1.Joh 4,21)40On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” (Matt 7,12; Rom 13,8; Rom 13,10; Gal 5,14)
Whose Son Is the Christ?
41Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question, (Matt 22,34; Mark 12,35; Luk 20,41)42saying, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “The son of David.” (Matt 1,1; Matt 1,17)43He said to them, “How is it then that David, in the Spirit, calls him Lord, saying, (2.Sam 23,2; Åb 1,10; Åb 4,2)44“‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet”’? (Salm 110,1; Ap G 2,34; 1.Kor 15,25; Heb 1,13; Heb 10,13)45If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?” (Rom 1,3)46And no one was able to answer him a word, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions. (Mark 12,34; Luk 14,6; Luk 20,40)