1 And Jesus answering spoke to them again in parables, saying, 2 The kingdom of the heavens has become like a king who made a wedding feast for his son, 3 and sent his bondmen to call the persons invited to the wedding feast, and they would not come. 4 Again he sent other bondmen, saying, Say to the persons invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fatted beasts are killed, and all things ready; come to the wedding feast. 5 But they made light of it, and went, one to his own land, and another to his commerce. 6 And the rest, laying hold of his bondmen, ill-treated and slew them. 7 And when the king heard of it he was wroth, and having sent his forces, destroyed those murderers and burned their city. 8 Then he says to his bondmen, The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy; 9 go therefore into the thoroughfares of the highways, and as many as ye shall find invite to the wedding feast. 10 And those bondmen went out into the highways, and brought together all as many as they found, both evil and good; and the wedding feast was furnished with guests. 11 And the king, having gone in to see the guests, beheld there a man not clothed with a wedding garment. 12 And he says to him, My friend, how camest thou in here not having on a wedding garment? But he was speechless. 13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him feet and hands, and take him away, and cast him out into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. 14 For many are called ones, but few chosen ones.

15 Then went the Pharisees and held a council how they might ensnare him in speaking. 16 And they send out to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one, for thou regardest not men’s person; 17 tell us therefore what thou thinkest: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? 18 But Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said, Why tempt ye me, hypocrites? 19 Shew me the money of the tribute. And they presented to him a denarius. 20 And he says to them, Whose is this image and superscription? 21 They say to him, Caesar’s. Then he says to them, Pay then what is Caesar’s to Caesar, and what is God’s to God. 22 And when they heard him, they wondered, and left him, and went away.

23 On that day came to him Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; and they demanded of him, 24 saying, Teacher, Moses said, If any one die, not having children, his brother shall marry his wife and shall raise up seed to his brother. 25 Now there were with us seven brethren; and the first having married died, and not having seed, left his wife to his brother. 26 In like manner also the second and the third, unto the seven. 27 And last of all the woman also died. 28 In the resurrection therefore of which of the seven shall she be wife, for all had her? 29 And Jesus answering said to them, Ye err, 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 angels of God in heaven. 31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read what was spoken to you by God, saying, 32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not God of the dead, but of the living. 33 And when the crowds heard it they were astonished at his doctrine.

34 But the Pharisees, having heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, were gathered together. 35 And one of them, a lawyer, demanded, tempting him, and saying, 36 Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law? 37 And he said to him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy understanding. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And the second is like it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two commandments the whole law and the prophets hang.

41 And the Pharisees being gathered together, Jesus demanded of them, 42 saying, What think ye concerning the Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, David’s. 43 He says to them, How then does David in Spirit call him Lord, saying, 44 The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand until I put thine enemies under thy feet? 45 If therefore David call him Lord, how is he his son? 46 And no one was able to answer him a word, nor did any one dare from that day to question him any more.

1 Jeesus rääkis neile veel tähendamissõnades ja ütles: 2 „Taevariik on kui kuningas, kes korraldas oma pojale pulmapeo. 3 Ta läkitas oma sulased juba kutsutuid pulmapeole paluma, aga nemad keeldusid.

4 Taas ta läkitas teisi sulaseid ja käskis kutsutuile öelda: „Ma olen pidusöögi valmistanud. Mu härjad ja nuumvasikad on tapetud ja kõik on valmis. Tulge pulma!"

5 Nemad aga ei teinud sellest väljagi ja läksid, kes põllule, kes äriasju ajama. 6 Mõned aga võtsid sulased kinni, mõnitasid neid jõhkralt ja tapsid nad ära. 7 Kuningas sai väga vihaseks. Ta saatis oma sõjaväe, hukkas need mõrtsukad ja põletas maha nende linna.

8 Siis ta ütles oma sulastele: „Pulmapidu on ette valmistatud, aga kutsutud ei olnud väärt tulema. 9 Seepärast minge tänavanurkadele ja kutsuge pulma, keda te iganes leiate!" 10 Ja sulased läksid välja teedele ja tõid kokku kõik, keda leidsid, nii häid kui halbu, ning pulmasaal sai täis külalisi.

11 Aga kui kuningas astus sisse külalisi vaatama, märkas ta meest, kellel ei olnud pulmariideid seljas. 12 „Sõber," ütles ta temale, „kuidas sina oled tulnud siia ilma pulmariieteta?" See aga ei suutnud midagi vastata.

13 Siis kuningas ütles oma teenritele:

„Siduge kinni tema jalad ja käed ning visake ta välja pimedusse, kus on ulgumine ja hammaste kiristamine!"

14 Sest paljud on kutsutud, aga vähesed valitud."

15 Siis variserid läksid ja pidasid nõu, kuidas Jeesus tema sõnadest lõksu püüda. 16 Nad läkitasid ta juurde oma jüngreid koos heroodeslastega. „Õpetaja," ütlesid nad, „me teame, et sina oled aus ja otsekohene ning õpetad Jumala teed tões ega lase end mõjutada kellestki, sest sa ei tee inimestel vahet. 17 Seepärast ütle meile oma arvamus. Kas on õige maksta keisrile maksu või mitte?"

18 Kuid Jeesus, teades nende alatust, ütles: „Miks te mind kiusate, silmakirjatsejad? 19 Näidake mulle maksumünti!" Nad tõid talle teenari, 20 ja ta küsis neilt: „Kelle pilt ja nimi sellel on?"

21 „Keisri," vastasid nad.

Siis Jeesus ütles neile: „Andke siis keisrile, mis kuulub keisrile, ja Jumalale, mis kuulub Jumalale!"

22 Seda kuuldes nad hämmastusid, jätsid ta rahule ja lahkusid.

23 Samal päeval tulid Jeesuse juurde saduserid, kes eitavad surnuist ülestõusmist, ja küsisid temalt: 24 „Õpetaja, Mooses on meile öelnud, et kui mees sureb lapsi saamata, siis peab tema vend abielluma lesega ja talle järglasi kasvatama. 25 Meie hulgas oli seitse venda. Esimene võttis naise ja suri. Kuna tal ei olnud järglasi, jättis ta naise oma vennale. 26 Samuti juhtus teise ja kolmandaga, kuni kõik seitse venda olid surnud. 27 Kõige viimasena suri naine. 28 Kui nüüd tuleb ülestõusmine, kelle naine neist seitsmest ta siis on? Ta on ju olnud abielus nende kõikidega."

29 Jeesus vastas neile: „Te eksite, kuna ei tunne Pühakirja ega Jumala väge. 30 Ülestõusmises ei võeta naisi ega minda mehele, vaid ollakse nagu inglid taevas. 31 Aga mis puutub surnute ülestõusmisse – kas te ei ole lugenud, mida Jumal teile on rääkinud: 32 „Mina olen Aabrahami Jumal ja Iisaki Jumal ja Jaakobi Jumal!" Jumal ei ole surnute, vaid elavate Jumal."

33 Seda kuuldes rahvas hämmastus tema õpetusest.

34 Kui variserid kuulsid, et Jeesus oli sulgenud saduseridel suu, kogunesid nad sinna 35 ning üks kirjatundja nende seast küsis Jeesuselt teda proovile pannes: 36 „Õpetaja, milline käsk Seaduses on suurim?"

37 Jeesus vastas: „ „Armasta Issandat, oma Jumalat, kogu oma südamest, kogu oma hingest ja kogu oma mõistusest!" 38 See on suurim ja ülim käsk. 39 Ja teine on selle sarnane: „Armasta oma ligimest nagu iseennast!" 40 Neis kahes käsus on koos kogu Seadus ja Prohvetid."

41 Pöördudes kokku tulnud variseride poole, küsis Jeesus neilt: 42 „Mida te arvate Messia kohta: kelle poeg ta on?"

„Taaveti poeg," vastasid nad.

43 „Miks siis Taavet nimetab teda Pühas Vaimus rääkides Issandaks?" küsis Jeesus. „Ta ütleb ju:

44 „Issand ütles minu Issandale:

„Istu mu paremale käele,

kuni ma panen sinu vaenlased

su jalge alla." "

45 Kui nüüd Taavet hüüab teda Issandaks, kuidas ta siis on tema poeg?" 46 Ja ükski ei suutnud Jeesusele vastata sõnagi ning keegi ei söandanud sellest päevast alates temalt midagi rohkem küsida.