Matthew 22:3, 8 - Prayer Tents

Matthew 22

Parable of the Great Feast

22Jesus also told them other parables. He said,G2532G2424G611G2036G846G3825G1722G3850G30042"The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a king who prepared a great wedding feast for his son.G932G3772G3666G444G935G3748G4160G1062G846G52073When the banquet was ready, he sent his servants to notify those who were invited. But they all refused to come!G2532G649G846G1401G2564G2564G1519G1062G2532G2309G3756G20644"So he sent other servants to tell them, 'The feast has been prepared. The bulls and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the banquet!'G3825G649G243G1401G3004G2036G2564G2400G2090G3450G712G3450G5022G2532G4619G2380G2532G3956G2092G1205G1519G10625But the guests he had invited ignored them and went their own way, one to his farm, another to his business.G1161G272G565G3303G1519G2398G68G1161G1519G846G17116Others seized his messengers and insulted them and killed them.G1161G3062G2902G846G1401G5195G2532G6157"The king was furious, and he sent out his army to destroy the murderers and burn their town.G1161G935G191G3710G2532G3992G846G4753G622G1565G5406G2532G1714G846G41728And he said to his servants, 'The wedding feast is ready, and the guests I invited aren't worthy of the honor.G5119G3004G846G1401G3303G1062G2076G2092G1161G2564G2258G3756G5149Now go out to the street corners and invite everyone you see.'G4198G3767G1909G1327G3598G2532G3745G302G2147G2564G1519G106210So the servants brought in everyone they could find, good and bad alike, and the banquet hall was filled with guests.G2532G1565G1401G1831G1519G3598G4863G3956G3745G2147G5037G4190G2532G18G2532G1062G4130G34511"But when the king came in to meet the guests, he noticed a man who wasn't wearing the proper clothes for a wedding.G1161G1525G935G1525G2300G345G1492G1563G444G1746G3756G1746G1062G174212'Friend,' he asked, 'how is it that you are here without wedding clothes?' But the man had no reply.G2532G3004G846G2083G4459G1525G5602G3361G2192G1062G1742G1161G539213Then the king said to his aides, 'Bind his hands and feet and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'G5119G2036G935G1249G1210G846G5495G2532G4228G142G846G142G2532G1544G1519G1857G4655G1563G2071G2805G2532G1030G359914"For many are called, but few are chosen."G1063G4183G1526G2822G1161G3641G1588

Taxes for Caesar

15Then the Pharisees met together to plot how to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested.G5119G4198G5330G2983G4824G3704G3802G846G1722G305616They sent some of their disciples, along with the supporters of Herod, to meet with him. "Teacher," they said, "we know how honest you are. You teach the way of God truthfully. You are impartial and don't play favorites.G2532G649G846G846G3101G3326G2265G3004G1320G1492G3754G1488G227G2532G1321G3598G2316G1722G225G2532G3756G3199G4671G4012G3762G1063G991G1519G3756G4383G44417Now tell us what you think about this: Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"G2036G2254G3767G5101G1380G4671G1832G1325G2778G2541G2228G375618But Jesus knew their evil motives. "You hypocrites!" he said. "Why are you trying to trap me?G1161G2424G1097G846G4189G2036G5101G3985G3165G527319Here, show me the coin used for the tax." When they handed him a Roman coin

,G1925G3427G2778G3546G1161G4374G846G122020he asked, "Whose picture and title are stamped on it?"G2532G3004G846G5101G3778G1504G2532G192321"Caesar's," they replied. "Well, then," he said, "give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God."G3004G846G2541G5119G3004G846G591G3767G2541G3588G2541G2532G2316G3588G231622His reply amazed them, and they went away.G2532G191G2296G2532G863G846G565

Discussion about Resurrection

23That same day Jesus was approached by some Sadducees—religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead. They posed this question.G1722G1565G2250G4334G846G4523G3588G3004G1511G3361G386G2532G1905G84624"Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies without children, his brother should marry the widow and have a child who will carry on the brother's name.'

G3004G1320G3475G2036G1437G5100G599G2192G3361G5043G846G80G1918G846G1135G2532G450G4690G846G8025Well, suppose there were seven brothers. The oldest one married and then died without children, so his brother married the widow.G1161G2258G3844G2254G2033G80G2532G4413G1060G5053G2532G2192G3361G4690G863G846G1135G846G8026But the second brother also died, and the third brother married her. This continued with all seven of them.G3668G1208G2532G2532G5154G2193G203327Last of all, the woman also died.G1161G5305G3956G1135G599G253228So tell us, whose wife will she be in the resurrection? For all seven were married to her."G3767G1722G386G5101G1135G2071G2033G1063G3956G2192G84629Jesus replied, "Your mistake is that you don't know the Scriptures, and you don't know the power of God.G2424G611G1161G2036G846G4105G3361G1492G1124G3366G1411G231630For when the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. In this respect they will be like the angels in heaven.G1063G1722G386G3777G1060G3777G1547G235G1526G5613G32G2316G1722G377231"But now, as to whether there will be a resurrection of the dead—haven't you ever read about this in the Scriptures? Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said

,G1161G4012G386G3498G314G3756G314G3588G4483G5213G5259G2316G300432'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'

So he is the God of the living, not the dead."G1473G1510G2316G11G2532G2316G2464G2532G2316G2384G2316G2076G3756G2316G3498G235G219833When the crowds heard him, they were astounded at his teaching.G2532G3793G191G1605G1909G846G1322

The Most Important Commandment

34But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees with his reply, they met together to question him again.G1161G5330G191G3754G5392G4523G5392G4863G1909G84635One of them, an expert in religious law, tried to trap him with this question.G2532G1520G1537G846G3544G1905G3985G846G2532G300436"Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?"G1320G4169G3173G1785G1722G355137Jesus replied, "'You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.'

G1161G2424G2036G846G25G2962G4675G2316G1722G3650G4675G2588G2532G1722G3650G4675G5590G2532G1722G3650G4675G127138This is the first and greatest commandment.G3778G2076G4413G2532G3173G178539A second is equally important: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'

G1161G1208G3664G846G3778G25G4675G4139G5613G457240The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments."G1722G5025G1417G1785G2910G3650G3551G2532G4396

Whose Son Is the Messiah?

41Then, surrounded by the Pharisees, Jesus asked them a question.G1161G5330G4863G2424G1905G84642"What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?" They replied, "He is the son of David."G3004G5101G1380G5213G4012G5547G5101G5207G2076G3004G846G113843Jesus responded, "Then why does David, speaking under the inspiration of the Spirit, call the Messiah 'my Lord'? For David said,G3004G846G4459G3767G1138G1722G4151G2564G846G2962G300444'The LORD said to my Lord, Sit in the place of honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies beneath your feet.'

G2962G2036G3450G2962G2521G1537G3450G1188G2193G302G5087G4675G2190G4675G5286G422845Since David called the Messiah 'my Lord,' how can the Messiah be his son?"G1487G1138G3767G2564G846G2962G4459G2076G846G520746No one could answer him. And after that, no one dared to ask him any more questions.G2532G3762G1410G611G846G3056G3761G5111G5100G575G1565G2250G1905G846G3765