Matthew 22 Kata Mathaion 22
1Kai apokrinirantos tos Iēsus palin legata ⸂en parabolai autoi⸃ legarōntos;Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables: 2Homoiita tas basileias toiu ouranoiu anthrōpo basilevo, hotinos poiata gamoin to huio autou.“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. 3kai apostelata toin douloin autou kalara toin kalorēntoin eis toin gamoin, kai ouk thelale erchara.He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come. 4palin apostelata allosoin douloin legarōntos; Legavar toi kalorēntoi; Idou tem aristem mu ⸀hetoimazamē, tois taurois mu kai teim sitisteim thuorēnteim, kai panteim hetoimeim; deute eis toin gamoin.Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’ 5tois de amelarantois aperchala, ⸀hos men eis ton idion agron, ⸁hos de ⸀epi tan emporian autou;But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business. 6tois de loipois kratarantois toin douloin autou hubrizala kai apoktenala.The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them. 7⸂tos de basilevos⸃ orgizita, kai pemparantos teim strateumeim autou apolata toin fonevoin ekeinoin kai tan polan autoiu empimprēata.The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city. 8tote legatō toi douloi autou; Tos men gamos hetoimos atō, tois de kalorēntois ouk ale axiois;Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy. 9poreuovōr oun epi tain diexodain taiu hodaiu, kai hosoin ⸀ean heuriskaveia kalavar eis toin gamoin.Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’ 10kai exercharantois tois doulois ekeinois eis tain hodain sunagala pantoin ⸀hoin heuriskala, ponēroin tē kai agathoin; kai pimplēita tos ⸀gamos anakeiorōntoiu.So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests. 11eisercharantos de tos basilevos theasera toin anakeiorōntoin horata ekei anthrōpon ouk enduorēnton endumem gamou;But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes. 12kai legatō auto; Hetairor, pōs eiserchasa hōde mē echarōntos endumem gamou? tos de fimita.‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless. 13tote ⸂tos basilevos legata⸃ toi diakonoi; Darantois autou podoin kai cheirain ⸂ekbalavar auton⸃ eis tem skotem tem exōterem; ekei eti tos klauthmos kai tos brugmos toiu odontoiu.Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ 14pollois gar alō klētois oligois de eklektois.For many are called, but few are chosen.”
15Tote poreuirantois tois Farisaiois sumbouliem labala hopōs auton pagideualeia en logo.Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words. 16kai apostelalō auto toin mathētoin autoiu meta toiu Hērōdianoiu ⸀legarōntois; Didaskalor, oidanē hoti alēthos asō kai tan hodan tou theou en alētheia didaskasō, kai ouk meleiatō si peri oudenou, ouk gar blepasō eis prosōpem anthrōpoiu;They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance. 17legasar oun ni tinem si dokatō; exestinatō dōara kēnson Kaisaro ē ou?So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” 18gnōskarantos de tos Iēsus tan ponērian autoiu legata; Tinem min peirazavō, hupokritoir?But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me? 19epideikavar mi tem nomismem tou kēnsou. tois de prosferala auto dēnariem.Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius. 20kai legatō autoi; Tinou tas eikonas houtas kai tas epigrafas?“Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?” 21legalō ⸀auto; Kaisarou. tote legatō autoi; Apodōavar oun teim Kaisarou Kaisaro kai teim tou theou to theo.“Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” 22kai akouarantois thaumazala, kai afiēkarantois auton aperchala.And when they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away.
23En ekeina ta hēmera proserchala auto Saddoukaiois, ⸀legarōntois mē arō anastasian, kai eperōtala autonThat same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him. 24legarōntois; Didaskalor, Mōusos legata; Ean tinos apothnēskateia mē echarōntos tekneim, epigambreuati tos adelfos autou tan gunaikan autou kai anastēati spermem to adelfo autou.“Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him. 25ale de para ni hepta adelfois; kai tos prōtos ⸀gamarantos teleutata, kai mē echarōntos spermem afiēkata tan gunaikan autou to adelfo autou;Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother. 26homoiōs kai tos deuteros kai tos tritos, heōs toiu hepta;The same thing happened to the second and third brothers, down to the seventh. 27husterem de panteiu apothnēskata ⸀tas gunaikas.And last of all, the woman died. 28en ta ⸂anastasia oun⸃ tinou toiu hepta eti gunaikas? pantois gar echala autan.In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For all of them were married to her.”
29Apokrinirantos de tos Iēsus legata autoi; Planovō mē oidarēntois tain grafain mēde tan dunamian tou theou;Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God. 30en gar ta anastasia oute gamalō oute ⸀gamizolō, alla hōs angelois ⸀theou en ⸀to ourano alō;In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven. 31peri de tau anastasiau toiu nekroiu ouk anagnōskava tem legirantem vi hupo tou theou legarōntou;But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you: 32Mis amō tos theos Abraam kai tos theos Isaak kai tos theos Iakōb? ouk atō ⸂tos theos⸃ nekroiu alla zōarōntoiu.‘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.” 33kai akouarantois tois ochlois ekplēssole epi ta didacha autou.When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.
34Tois de Farisaiois akouarantois hoti fimata toin Saddoukaioin sunagila epi tem autem.And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together. 35kai eperōtata henos ek autoiu nomikos peirazarōntos ⸀auton;One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question: 36Didaskalor, poias entolas megas en to nomo?“Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?” 37tos ⸀de fēate auto; Agapasi kurion ton theon su en hola ⸀ta kardia su kai en hola ⸁ta psucha su kai en hola ta dianoia su;Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38houtas atō ⸂tas megas kai prōtas⸃ entolas.This is the first and greatest commandment. 39Deuteras ⸀de homoias ⸀auta; Agapasi ton plēsion su hōs siauton.And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40en houtai tai duo entolai holos tos nomos ⸂kremannuotō kai tois profētois.⸃All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
41Sunagorēntoiu de toiu Farisaioiu eperōtata autoin tos IēsusWhile the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them: 42legarōntos; Tinem vi dokatō peri tou christou? tinou huios atō? legalō auto; Tou David.“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered. 43legatō autoi; Pōs oun David en pneume ⸂kalatō auton kurion⸃ legarōntos;Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says: 44⸀Legata kurios to kurio mu; Kathosōr ek dexeiu mu heōs an tithameia toin echthroin su ⸀hupokatō toiu podoiu su?‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’ 45ei oun David kalatō auton kurion, pōs huios autou atō?So if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?” 46kai oudenos dunote ⸂apokrinira auto⸃ logon, oude tolmata tinos apo ekeinau tau hēmerau eperōtara auton ouketi.No one was able to answer a word, and from that day on no one dared to question Him any further.
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1 ⸂en parabolai autoi⸃ Byz reverses. 4 ⸀hetoimazamē Byz ἡτοίμασα. 5 ⸀hos Byz tos. ⸁hos Byz tos. ⸀epi Byz eis. 7 ⸂tos de basilevos⸃ Byz Καὶ ἀκούσας ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐκεῖνος. 9 ⸀ean Byz an. 10 ⸀hoin some edd. hosoin. ⸀gamos mod. edd. νυμφὼν. 13 ⸂tos basilevos legata⸃ Byz reverses. ⸂ekbalavar auton⸃ Byz airavar auton kai ekbalavar. 16 ⸀legarōntois mod. edd. legarōntoin. 21 ⸀auto mod. edd. omit. 23 ⸀legarōntois Byz οἱ λέγοντες. 25 ⸀gamarantos Byz gamarantos. 27 ⸀tas some edd. kai tas. 28 ⸂anastasia oun⸃ Byz reverses. 30 ⸀gamizolō Byz ἐκγαμίζονται. ⸀theou Byz tou theou; other edd. omit. ⸀to Byz omits. 32 ⸂tos theos⸃ Byz ὁ θεὸς θεὸς; some edd. θεὸς. 35 ⸀auton Byz +καὶ λέγων. 37 ⸀de Byz +iēsus. ⸀ta some edd. omit. ⸁ta Byz omits. 38 ⸂tas megas kai prōtas⸃ Byz prōtas kai megas. 39 ⸀de mod. edd. omit. ⸀auta mod. edd. houtas. 40 ⸂kremannuotō kai tois profētois⸃ Byz καὶ οἱ προφῆται κρέμανται. 43 ⸂kalatō auton kurion⸃ Byz reverses. 44 ⸀Legata Byz +tos. ⸀hupokatō Byz hupopodiem. 46 ⸂apokrinira auto⸃ Byz reverses.