1 Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, saying, 2 "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a wedding feast for his son, 3 and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come. 4 Again he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, "Behold, I have prepared my dinner. My cattle and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding feast!"’ 5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise; 6 and the rest grabbed his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them. 7 When the king heard that, he was angry, and sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

8 "Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited weren’t worthy. 9 Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the wedding feast.’ 10 Those servants went out into the highways and gathered together as many as they found, both bad and good. The wedding was filled with guests.

11 "But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who didn’t have on wedding clothing, 12 and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?’ He was speechless. 13 Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and throw him into the outer darkness. That is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.’ 14 For many are called, but few chosen."

15 Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might entrap him in his talk. 16 They sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are honest, and teach the way of God in truth, no matter whom you teach; for you aren’t partial to anyone. 17 Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"

18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, "Why do you test me, you hypocrites? 19 Show me the tax money."

They brought to him a denarius.

20 He asked them, "Whose is this image and inscription?"

21 They said to him, "Caesar’s."

Then he said to them, "Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s."

22 When they heard it, they marveled, and left him and went away.

23 On that day Sadducees (those who say that there is no resurrection) came to him. They asked him, 24 saying, "Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.’ 25 Now there were with us seven brothers. The first married and died, and having no offspring left his wife to his brother. 26 In the same way, the second also, and the third, to the seventh. 27 After them all, the woman died. 28 In the resurrection therefore, whose wife will she be of the seven? For they all had her."

29 But Jesus answered them, "You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God. 30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like God’s angels in heaven. 31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read that which 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 the God of the dead, but of the living."

33 When the multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.

34 But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, gathered themselves together. 35 One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him. 36 "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?"

37 Jesus said to him, "‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments."

41 Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question, 42 saying, "What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?"

They said to him, "Of David."

43 He said to them, "How then does David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,

44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord,

sit on my right hand,

until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet’?

45 "If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?"

46 No one was able to answer him a word, neither did any man dare ask him any more questions from that day forward.

1 Ja Jeesus algas kõnet ja rääkis neile jälle tähendamissõnadega ning ütles:

2 „Taevariik on kuninga sarnane, kes oma pojale pulmad tegi.

3 Ja ta läkitas oma sulased kutsutuid pulma kutsuma. Ja need ei tahtnud tulla.

4 Taas läkitas ta teisi sulaseid ja ütles: Ūtelge kutsutuile: Vaata, oma söömaaja ma olen valmistanud, mu härjad ja nuumveised on

5 Aga nad ei hoolinud sellest, vaid läksid ära, kes oma põllule, kes oma kaubale;

6 veel teised võtsid tema sulased kinni, kohtlesid neid ülbesti ja tapsid nad ära.

7 Aga kuningas vihastus ja läkitas oma sõjaväed välja, hukkas need tapjad ja süütas nende linna põlema.

8 Siis ta ütles oma sulastele: Pulmad on küll valmis, aga need, kes olid kutsutud, ei olnud seda väärt.

9 Minge nüüd teelahkmetele ja kutsuge pulma, keda te iganes leiate!

10 Ja need sulased läksid välja teedele ja kogusid kokku kõik, keda nad leidsid, kurjad ja head. Ja pulmakoda sai täis lauasistujaid.

11 Siis kuningas läks sisse lauavõõraid vaatama ja nägi seal inimest, kellel ei olnud pulmariiet seljas.

12 Ja ta ütles temale: Sõber, kuidas sa siia oled sisse tulnud, ilma et sul pulmariiet oleks? Aga too ei saanud sõnagi suust.

13 Siis kuningas ütles teenijaile: Siduge tema jalad ja käed ja heitke ta kõige äärmisemasse pimedusse, seal on ulumine ja hammastekiristamine!

14 Sest paljud on kutsutud, kuid vähesed on valitud!"

15 Siis läksid variserid ja pidasid nõu, kuidas nad Teda Ta kõnest saaksid võrgutada.

16 Ja nad läkitavad Tema juure oma jüngrid ühes Heroodese seltsiga ja lasevad ütelda: „Õpetaja, me teame, et Sa oled tõemeelne ja õpetad Jumala teed tões ega hooli ühestki, sest Sa ei vaata inimese isikule.

17 Ūtle nüüd meile, mida Sa arvad: Kas on tarvis anda maksu keisrile või mitte?"

18 Aga Jeesus mõistis nende tigedust ja ütles: „Te silmakirjatsejad, miks te Mind kiusate?

19 Näidake Mulle maksuraha!" Ja nad tõid Tema kätte ühe teenari.

20 Tema ütles neile: „Kelle kuju ja pealkiri see on?"

21 Nad vastasid Temale: „Keisri." Siis Ta ütles neile: „Andke siis keisrile, mis kuulub keisrile, ja Jumalale, mis kutsub Jumalale!"

22 Kui nad seda kuulsid, imestasid nad ja jätsid Tema ning läksid ära.

23 Sel päeval tuli Tema juure sadusere, kes ütlevad, et ülestõusmist ei olegi, ja küsisid Talt:

24 „Õpetaja, Mooses on ütelnud: Kui keegi sureb lasteta, peab ta vend abielluma ta naisega ja soetama oma vennale järglase.

25 Meie juures oli seitse venda. Esimene abiellus ja suri, ja et tal ei olnud järglast, jättis ta oma naise oma vennale.

26 Nõndasamuti ka teine ja kolmas kuni seitsmendani.

27 Kõige viimaks suri ka naine.

28 Ent ülestõusmises, kelle naiseks ta jääb nende seitsme seast, sest ta on kõikidel olnud?"

29 Aga Jeesus kostis ning ütles neile: „Eksite, sest te ei mõista Kirja ega Jumala väge!

30 Sest ülestõusmises ei võeta naisi ega minda mehele, vaid ollakse kui Jumala Inglid taevas.

31 Aga kas te ei ole surnute ülestõusmisest lugenud, mis Jumal teile on ütelnud:

32 Mina olen Aabrahami Jumal ja Iisaki Jumal ja Jaakobi Jumal. Jumal ei ole mitte surnute, vaid on elavate Jumal!"

33 Ja kui rahvas seda kuulis, hämmastus ta Tema õpetusest.

34 Aga kui variserid said kuulda, et Ta saduseride suu oli sulgenud, tulid nad ühel meelel kokku;

35 ja üks käsutundja nende seast küsis Talt Teda kiusates:

36 „Õpetaja, missugune käsk on suur käsuõpetuses?"

37 Aga Jeesus ütles temale: „Armasta Issandat, oma Jumalat, kõigest oma südamest ja kõigest oma hingest ja kõigest oma meelest.

38 See on suur ja esimene käsk.

39 Aga teine on selle sarnane: Armasta oma ligimest nagu iseennast.

40 Neis kahes käsus on kogu käsuõpetus ja prohvetid koos!"

41 Aga kui variserid üheskoos olid, küsis neilt Jeesus

42 ning ütles: „Mis teie arvate Kristusest, kelle Poeg Ta on?" Nad ütlesid Temale: „Taaveti!"

43 Tema ütles neile: „Kuidas siis Taavet hüüab Teda vaimus Issandaks, kui ta ütleb:

44 Issand on ütelnud minu Issandale: Istu Mu paremale käele, kuni Ma Sinu vaenlased panen Su jalge alla?

45 Kui nüüd Taavet Teda nimetab Issandaks, kuidas Ta siis on tema poeg?"

46 Ja ükski ei võinud Temale sõnagi vastata, ja ükski ei julgenud sellest päevast peale Temalt midagi enam küsida.