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1. Jesus again used stories to teach the people. He said,
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1. And G2532 Jesus G2424 answered G611 and spake G2036 unto them G846 again G3825 by G1722 parables G3850 , and said G3004 ,
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2. The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding feast for his son.
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2. The G3588 kingdom G932 of heaven G3772 is like unto G3666 a certain king G444 G935 , which G3748 made G4160 a marriage G1062 for his G848 son G5207 .
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3. The king invited some people to the feast. When the feast was ready, the king sent his servants to tell the people, but they refused to come.
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3. And G2532 sent forth G649 his G848 servants G1401 to call G2564 them that were bidden G2564 to G1519 the G3588 wedding G1062 : and G2532 they would G2309 not G3756 come G2064 .
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4. "Then the king sent other servants, saying, 'Tell those who have been invited that my feast is ready. I have killed my best bulls and calves for the dinner, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.'
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4. Again G3825 , he sent forth G649 other G243 servants G1401 , saying G3004 , Tell G2036 them which are bidden G2564 , Behold G2400 , I have prepared G2090 my G3450 dinner G712 : my G3450 oxen G5022 and G2532 my fatlings G4619 are killed G2380 , and G2532 all things G3956 are ready G2092 : come G1205 unto G1519 the G3588 marriage G1062 .
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5. "But the people refused to listen to the servants and left to do other things. One went to work in his field, and another went to his business.
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5. But G1161 they G3588 made light of G272 it, and went their ways G565 , one G3588 G3303 to G1519 his G2398 farm G68 G1161 , another G3588 G3303 to G1519 his G848 merchandise G1711 :
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6. Some of the other people grabbed the servants, beat them, and killed them.
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6. And G1161 the G3588 remnant G3062 took G2902 his G846 servants G1401 , and entreated them G5195 spitefully, and G2532 slew G615 them.
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7. The king was furious and sent his army to kill the murderers and burn their city.
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7. But G1161 when the G3588 king G935 heard G191 thereof, he was wroth G3710 : and G2532 he sent forth G3992 his G848 armies G4753 , and destroyed G622 those G1565 murderers G5406 , and G2532 burned up G1714 their G846 city G4172 .
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8. "After that, the king said to his servants, 'The wedding feast is ready. I invited those people, but they were not worthy to come.
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8. Then G5119 saith G3004 he to his G848 servants G1401 , The G3588 wedding G1062 G3303 is G2076 ready G2092 , but G1161 they which were bidden G2564 were G2258 not G3756 worthy G514 .
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9. So go to the street corners and invite everyone you find to come to my feast.'
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9. Go G4198 ye therefore G3767 into G1909 the G3588 highways G1327 G3598 , and G2532 as many as G3745 G302 ye shall find G2147 , bid G2564 to G1519 the G3588 marriage G1062 .
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10. So the servants went into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, both good and bad. And the wedding hall was filled with guests.
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10. So G2532 those G1565 servants G1401 went out G1831 into G1519 the G3588 highways G3598 , and gathered together G4863 all G3956 as many as G3745 they found G2147 , both G5037 bad G4190 and G2532 good G18 : and G2532 the G3588 wedding G1062 was furnished G4130 with guests G345 .
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11. "When the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man who was not dressed for a wedding.
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11. And G1161 when the G3588 king G935 came in G1525 to see G2300 the G3588 guests G345 , he saw G1492 there G1563 a man G444 which had not on G1746 G3756 a wedding G1062 garment G1742 :
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12. The king said, 'Friend, how were you allowed to come in here? You are not dressed for a wedding.' But the man said nothing.
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12. And G2532 he saith G3004 unto him G846 , Friend G2083 , how G4459 camest G1525 thou in hither G5602 not G3361 having G2192 a wedding G1062 garment G1742 ? And G1161 he G3588 was speechless G5392 .
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13. So the king told some servants, 'Tie this man's hands and feet. Throw him out into the darkness, where people will cry and grind their teeth with pain.'
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13. Then G5119 said G2036 the G3588 king G935 to the G3588 servants G1249 , Bind G1210 him G846 hand G5495 and G2532 foot G4228 , and take him away G142 G846 , and G2532 cast G1544 him into G1519 outer G1857 darkness G4655 ; there G1563 shall be G2071 weeping G2805 and G2532 gnashing G1030 of teeth G3599 .
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14. "Yes, many people are invited, but only a few are chosen."
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14. For G1063 many G4183 are G1526 called G2822 , but G1161 few G3641 are chosen G1588 .
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15. Then the Pharisees left that place and made plans to trap Jesus in saying something wrong.
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15. Then G5119 went G4198 the G3588 Pharisees G5330 , and G2532 took G2983 counsel G4824 how G3704 they might entangle G3802 him G846 in G1722 his talk G3056 .
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16. They sent some of their own followers and some people from the group called Herodians. They said, "Teacher, we know that you are an honest man and that you teach the truth about God's way. You are not afraid of what other people think about you, because you pay no attention to who they are.
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16. And G2532 they sent out G649 unto him G846 their G848 disciples G3101 with G3326 the G3588 Herodians G2265 , saying G3004 , Master G1320 , we know G1492 that G3754 thou art G1488 true G227 , and G2532 teachest G1321 the G3588 way G3598 of God G2316 in G1722 truth G225 , neither G2532 G3756 carest G3199 thou G4671 for G4012 any G3762 man : for G1063 thou regardest G991 not G3756 the G1519 person G4383 of men G444 .
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17. So tell us what you think. Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"
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17. Tell G2036 us G2254 therefore G3767 , What G5101 thinkest G1380 thou G4671 ? Is it lawful G1832 to give G1325 tribute G2778 unto Caesar G2541 , or G2228 not G3756 ?
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18. But knowing that these leaders were trying to trick him, Jesus said, "You hypocrites! Why are you trying to trap me?
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18. But G1161 Jesus G2424 perceived G1097 their G846 wickedness G4189 , and said G2036 , Why G5101 tempt G3985 ye me G3165 , ye hypocrites G5273 ?
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19. Show me a coin used for paying the tax." So the men showed him a coin.
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19. Show G1925 me G3427 the G3588 tribute G2778 money G3546 . And G1161 they G3588 brought G4374 unto him G846 a penny G1220 .
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20. Then Jesus asked, "Whose image and name are on the coin?"
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20. And G2532 he saith G3004 unto them G846 , Whose G5101 is this G3778 image G1504 and G2532 superscription G1923 ?
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21. The men answered, "Caesar's." Then Jesus said to them, "Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and give to God the things that are God's."
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21. They say G3004 unto him G846 , Caesar G2541 's. Then G5119 saith G3004 he unto them G846 , Render G591 therefore G3767 unto Caesar G2541 the things G3588 which are Caesar G2541 's; and G2532 unto God G2316 the things G3588 that are God G2316 's.
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22. When the men heard what Jesus said, they were amazed and left him and went away.
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22. G2532 When they had heard G191 these words, they marveled G2296 , and G2532 left G863 him G846 , and went their way G565 .
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23. That same day some Sadducees came to Jesus and asked him a question. (Sadducees believed that people would not rise from the dead.)
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23. The same G1565 day G2250 came G4334 to him G846 the Sadducees G4523 , which say G3004 that there is G1511 no G3361 resurrection G386 , and G2532 asked G1905 him G846 ,
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24. They said, "Teacher, Moses said if a married man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and have children for him.
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24. Saying G3004 , Master G1320 , Moses G3475 said G2036 , If G1437 a man G5100 die G599 , having G2192 no G3361 children G5043 , his G848 brother G80 shall marry G1918 his G846 wife G1135 , and G2532 raise up G450 seed G4690 unto his G848 brother G80 .
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25. Once there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died. Since he had no children, his brother married the widow.
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25. Now G1161 there were G2258 with G3844 us G2254 seven G2033 brethren G80 : and G2532 the G3588 first G4413 , when he had married a wife G1060 , deceased G5053 , and G2532 , having G2192 no G3361 issue G4690 , left G863 his G848 wife G1135 unto his G848 brother G80 :
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26. Then the second brother also died. The same thing happened to the third brother and all the other brothers.
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26. Likewise G3668 the G3588 second G1208 also G2532 , and G2532 the G3588 third G5154 , unto G2193 the G3588 seventh G2033 .
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27. Finally, the woman died.
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27. And G1161 last G5305 of all G3956 the G3588 woman G1135 died G599 also G2532 .
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28. Since all seven men had married her, when people rise from the dead, whose wife will she be?"
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28. Therefore G3767 in G1722 the G3588 resurrection G386 whose G5101 wife G1135 shall she be G2071 of the G3588 seven G2033 ? for G1063 they all G3956 had G2192 her G846 .
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29. Jesus answered, "You don't understand, because you don't know what the Scriptures say, and you don't know about the power of God.
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29. G1161 Jesus G2424 answered G611 and said G2036 unto them G846 , Ye do err G4105 , not G3361 knowing G1492 the G3588 Scriptures G1124 , nor G3366 the G3588 power G1411 of God G2316 .
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30. When people rise from the dead, they will not marry, nor will they be given to someone to marry. They will be like the angels in heaven.
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30. For G1063 in G1722 the G3588 resurrection G386 they neither G3777 marry G1060 , nor G3777 are given in marriage G1547 , but G235 are G1526 as G5613 the angels G32 of God G2316 in G1722 heaven G3772 .
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31. Surely you have read what God said to you about rising from the dead.
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31. But G1161 as touching G4012 the G3588 resurrection G386 of the G3588 dead G3498 , have ye not G3756 read G314 that which was spoken G4483 unto you G5213 by G5259 God G2316 , saying G3004 ,
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32. God said, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' God is the God of the living, not the dead."
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32. I G1473 am G1510 the G3588 God G2316 of Abraham G11 , and G2532 the G3588 God G2316 of Isaac G2464 , and G2532 the G3588 God G2316 of Jacob G2384 God G2316 is G2076 not G3756 the God G2316 of the dead G3498 , but G235 of the living G2198 .
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33. When the people heard this, they were amazed at Jesus' teaching.
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33. And G2532 when the G3588 multitude G3793 heard G191 this, they were astonished G1605 at G1909 his G846 doctrine G1322 .
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34. When the Pharisees learned that the Sadducees could not argue with Jesus' answers to them, the Pharisees met together.
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34. But G1161 when the G3588 Pharisees G5330 had heard G191 that G3754 he had put the Sadducees to silence G5392 G3588 G4523 , they were gathered G4863 together G1909 G846 .
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35. One Pharisee, who was an expert on the law of Moses, asked Jesus this question to test him:
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35. Then G2532 one G1520 of G1537 them G846 , which was a lawyer G3544 , asked G1905 him a question, tempting G3985 him G846 , and G2532 saying G3004 ,
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36. "Teacher, which command in the law is the most important?"
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36. Master G1320 , which G4169 is the great G3173 commandment G1785 in G1722 the G3588 law G3551 ?
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37. Jesus answered, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.'
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37. G1161 Jesus G2424 said G2036 unto him G846 , Thou shalt love G25 the Lord G2962 thy G4675 God G2316 with G1722 all G3650 thy G4675 heart G2588 , and G2532 with G1722 all G3650 thy G4675 soul G5590 , and G2532 with G1722 all G3650 thy G4675 mind G1271 .
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38. This is the first and most important command.
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38. This G3778 is G2076 the first G4413 and G2532 great G3173 commandment G1785 .
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39. And the second command is like the first: 'Love your neighbor as you love yourself.'
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39. And G1161 the second G1208 is like unto G3664 it G846 , Thou shalt love G25 thy G4675 neighbor G4139 as G5613 thyself G4572 .
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40. All the law and the writings of the prophets depend on these two commands."
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40. On G1722 these G5025 two G1417 commandments G1785 hang G2910 all G3650 the G3588 law G3551 and G2532 the G3588 prophets G4396 .
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41. While the Pharisees were together, Jesus asked them,
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41. While G1161 the G3588 Pharisees G5330 were gathered together G4863 , Jesus G2424 asked G1905 them G846 ,
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42. What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" They answered, "The Christ is the Son of David."
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42. Saying G3004 , What G5101 think G1380 ye G5213 of G4012 Christ G5547 ? whose G5101 son G5207 is G2076 he? They say G3004 unto him G846 , The son of David G1138 .
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43. Then Jesus said to them, "Then why did David call him 'Lord'? David, speaking by the power of the Holy Spirit, said,
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43. He saith G3004 unto them G846 , How G4459 then G3767 doth David G1138 in G1722 spirit G4151 call G2564 him G846 Lord G2962 , saying G3004 ,
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44. 'The Lord said to my Lord: Sit by me at my right side, until I put your enemies under your control.'
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44. The G3588 LORD G2962 said G2036 unto my G3450 Lord G2962 , Sit G2521 thou on G1537 my G3450 right hand G1188 , till G2193 I make G5087 thine G4675 enemies G2190 thy G4675 footstool G5286 G4228 ?
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45. David calls the Christ 'Lord,' so how can the Christ be his son?"
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45. If G1487 David G1138 then G3767 call G2564 him G846 , Lord G2962 , how G4459 is G2076 he his G846 son G5207 ?
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46. None of the Pharisees could answer Jesus' question, and after that day no one was brave enough to ask him any more questions.
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46. And G2532 no man G3762 was able G1410 to answer G611 him G846 a word G3056 , neither G3761 durst G5111 any G5100 man from G575 that G1565 day G2250 forth ask G1905 him G846 any more G3765 questions.
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