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 butchered, 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, mistreated 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 Imperial 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 imperial tax⚓ 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.” 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.’⚓38This is the first and greatest commandment.39And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’⚓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.” ’⚓ 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.
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Vajntxwv Yuav Nyab rau Nws Tus Tub
(Lukas 14.15-24)
1Yexus hais dua ob peb zaj lus pivtxwv rau sawvdaws mloog hais tias, 2“Ntuj Ceebtsheej piv ib yam li ib tug vajntxwv yuav nyab rau nws tus tub thiab noj tshoob. 3Vajntxwv txawm txib nws cov tubtxib mus hu cov qhua uas nws twb caw lawm kom tuaj nrog nws noj tshoob, tiamsis tsis muaj leejtwg tuaj li. 4Nws thiaj txib dua ib pab tubtxib mus hais rau cov qhua uas nws twb caw lawm hais tias, ‘Kuv rooj tshoob, kuv twb npaj txhij lawm. Kuv tej sam nyuj thiab kuv tej menyuam nyuj rog rog, kuv twb tua thiab ua siav tas lawm, nej cia li tuaj noj!’ 5Tiamsis cov qhua ntawd tsis muaj leejtwg quavntsej li, nyias txawm mus ua nyias haujlwm tas lawm: Tus mus ua teb los muaj, tus mus ua luam los muaj, 6dua li tej tseem ntes cov tubtxib ntawd, muab lawv ntaus thiab muab tua povtseg. 7Vajntxwv chim heev; nws txawm txhij nws cov tubrog mus muab cov neeg tua neeg ntawd tua povtseg, thiab muab lawv lub nroog hlawv tas huv tibsi. 8Vajntxwv txawm hu nws cov tubtxib los thiab hais rau lawv hais tias, ‘Kuv rooj tshoob, kuv twb npaj txhij lawm, tiamsis cov neeg uas kuv caw ntawd, lawv tsis tsimnyog tuaj noj. 9Nej cia li mus rau tom tej kev loj, nej ntsib leejtwg los hu kom lawv cia li tuaj noj kuv rooj tshoob no.’ 10Ces cov tubtxib txawm tawm mus rau tom tej kev, tej neeg uas lawv ntsib, tsis hais tus zoo tus phem los lawv hu kom tuaj huv tibsi; sawvdaws tuaj nyob puv nkaus vajntxwv tsev. 11“Thaum vajntxwv los saib cov qhua uas tuaj, nws pom ib tug txivneej uas hnav ris tsho tsis phim rooj tshoob. 12Vajntxwv nug hais tias, ‘Phoojywg, koj twb tsis hnav cev ris tsho ua tshoob, ua li cas koj ho tuaj hauv no?’ Tiamsis tus ntawd hais tsis taus ib los li. 13Vajntxwv txawm hais rau vajntxwv cov tubtxib hais tias, ‘Nej cia li muab tus ntawd pav tes pav taw, thiab muab nws pov rau sab nraud qhov uas tsaus ntuj nti. Nyob qhov ntawd nws yuav quaj qw tom hniav qawv.’ ” 14Yexus xaus lus hais tias, “Cov neeg uas tau hu lawm muaj coob, tiamsis cov uas xaiv tau muaj tsawg.”
Them Se Rau Xixas Puas Txhaum
(Malakaus 12.13-17; Lukas 20.20-26)
15Cov Falixais txawm tawm mus sablaj hais tias, lawv yuav nug li cas, Yexus thiaj hais txhaum. 16Lawv txib lawv cov thawj qee leej thiab Helauj cov qee leej tuaj cuag Yexus thiab nug hais tias, “Xibhwb, peb paub hais tias koj yog tus ncaj ncees, thiab qhia Vajtswv Txojlus tseeb rau neeg, koj tsis xaiv leejtwg ntsejmuag li, txawm yog lawv yuav nyiam thiab tsis nyiam los xij. 17Koj qhia rau peb saib, koj xav li cas? Yog peb them se rau Xixas puas txhaum peb txoj kevcai los tsis txhaum?” 18Yexus twb paub lawv lub siab xav phem lawm, nws thiaj hais rau lawv hais tias, “Cov niag neeg ntsejmuag ncaj siab nkhaus! Nej tuaj sim kuv ua dabtsi? 19Cia li muab lub nyiaj uas yuav coj mus them se ntawd los rau kuv saib!” Lawv txawm muab lub nyiaj rau Yexus, 20Yexus nug lawv hais tias, “Lub ntsejmuag thiab lub npe uas sau rau ntawm lub nyiaj no yog leejtwg lub?” 21Lawv teb hais tias, “Yog Xixas lub.” Yexus hais rau lawv hais tias, “Yam uas yog Xixas li, cia li muab rau Xixas thiab yam uas yog Vajtswv li, cia li muab rau Vajtswv.” 22Thaum lawv hnov li ntawd, lawv xav tsis thoob li; ces lawv txawm tso Yexus tseg thiab khiav lawm.
Nug Txog Cov Neeg uas Tuag Sawv Rov Qab Los
(Malakaus 12.18-27; Lukas 20.27-40)
23Tib hnub ntawd cov Xadukais qee leej tuaj cuag Yexus. Lawv yog cov uas tsis ntseeg hais tias, neeg yuav sawv hauv qhov tuag rov qab los. 24Lawv nug Yexus hais tias, “Xibhwb, Mauxes hais tias yog tus txiv tuag thaum nws tus pojniam tsis tau muaj menyuam, nws tus kwv yuav tsum yuav tus niamtij, tus tijlaug thiaj muaj xeebntxwv. 25Yav tas los hauv peb lub zos no muaj xya leej kwvtij. Tus tijlaug yuav pojniam, tiamsis tseem tsis tau muaj menyuam, nws txawm tuag lawm, tso tus pojniam rau tus kwv yuav. 26Thaum tseem tsis tau muaj menyuam tus kwv txawm tuag lawm thiab. Tus kwv peb mus txog tus kwv xya, lawv puavleej ua ib yam nkaus li ntawd, thiab lawv tuag tas huv tibsi. 27Thaum kawg los tus pojniam ntawd tuag lawm thiab. 28Yog li ntawd, hnub uas cov neeg tuag sawv rov qab los, tus pojniam ntawd yuav yog tus twg tus pojniam? Rau qhov lawv puavleej tau yuav nws huv tibsi lawm.” 29Yexus teb lawv hais tias, “Nej xav yuam kev lawm! Rau qhov nej tsis totaub Vajtswv Txojlus thiab tsis paub Vajtswv lub hwjchim. 30Thaum cov neeg uas tuag lawm sawv rov qab los, lawv yuav zoo ib yam li cov timtswv uas nyob saum ntuj ceebtsheej, lawv tsis yuav pojniam tsis yuav txiv lawm. 31Nej tsis tau nyeem zaj uas Vajtswv tsa cov neeg tuag sawv rov qab los los? Vajtswv twb qhia rau nej lawm hais tias, 32‘Kuv yog Anplahas tus Vajtswv, Ixaj tus Vajtswv thiab Yakhauj tus Vajtswv.’ Vajtswv tsis yog cov neeg tuag tus Vajtswv, tiamsis yog cov neeg ciaj tus Vajtswv.” 33Thaum cov neeg coob coob hnov tej uas Yexus qhia ntawd, lawv xav tsis thoob li.
Nqe Kevcai uas Tseemceeb Dua Ntais
(Malakaus 12.28-34; Lukas 20.25-28)
34Thaum cov Falixais hnov hais tias cov Xadukais tsis muaj lus teb tau Yexus li, lawv txawm tuaj ua ke sablaj, 35muaj ib tug xibhwb qhia Vajtswv txoj Kevcai uas nyob hauv lawv pab ntawd, nws xaub Yexus hais tias, 36“Xibhwb, Vajtswv txoj Kevcai nqe twg yog nqe uas tseemceeb dua ntais huv tibsi?” 37Yexus teb hais tias, “ ‘Hlub tus Tswv uas yog nej tus Vajtswv kom kawg siab kawg ntsws, kawg plab kawg plawv thiab kawg nej lub dag lub zog.’ 38Nqe no thiaj yog nqe uas tseemceeb dua ntais. 39Thiab nqe ob uas tseemceeb hais li no hais tias: ‘Hlub koj tej kwvtij zejzog ib yam li koj hlub koj lub cev.’ 40Mauxes txoj Kevcai thiab cov cev Vajtswv lus tej lus qhia puavleej nyob tagnrho hauv ob nqe no.”
Hais Txog Tus Mexiyas Yog Leejtwg Tus Tub
(Malakaus 12.35-37; Lukas 20.41-44)
41Thaum cov Falixais tabtom sablaj ua ke, Yexus nug lawv hais tias, 42“Nej xav li cas txog tus Mexiyas? Nws yog leejtwg tus tub?” Lawv teb hais tias, “Nws yog Daviv tus tub.” 43Yexus rov nug lawv hais tias, “Yog li cas Vaj Ntsujplig tshoov Daviv siab, kom Daviv hu nws hais tias, ‘Tus Tswv’? Daviv hais tias, 44‘Tus Tswv hais rau kuv tus Tswv hais tias, koj cia li los zaum ntawm kuv sab xis mus txog thaum kuv muab koj cov yeebncuab los rau koj tsuj.’ 45Daviv twb hu nws hais tias, ‘Tus Tswv,’ yuav ua li cas hais tau tias, tus Mexiyas yog Daviv tus tub?” 46Tsis muaj leejtwg teb taus Yexus ib los li. Txij li hnub ntawd los, tsis muaj leejtwg kam nug Yexus li lawm.