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.

1 And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, 2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, 3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would 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 killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. 5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: 6 And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. 7 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, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. 9 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, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.

11 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 was speechless. 13 Then 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. 14 For many are called, but few are chosen.

15 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 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. 17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? 18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? 19 Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny. 20 And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? 21 They say unto him, Cæsar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things which are Cæsar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s. 22 When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

23 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 no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 25 Now 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: 26 Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh. 27 And last of all the woman died also. 28 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her. 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do 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 the angels of God in heaven. 31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, 32 I 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. 33 And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.

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

41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David. 43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, 44 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? 45 If David then call him Lord, how is he his son? 46 And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.