{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/drb/matthew/22","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-09T23:20:46.467Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Matthew","bookSlug":"matthew","chapter":22,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":21,"nextChapter":23,"totalChapters":28,"totalVerses":46},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"AND Jesus answering, spoke again in parables to them, saying: "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"The kingdom of heaven is likened to a king, who made a marriage for his son. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And he sent his servants, to call them that were invited to the marriage; and they would not come. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Again he sent other servants, saying: Tell them that were invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my beeves and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come ye to the marriage. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"But they neglected, and went their own ways, one to his farm, and another to his merchandise. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And the rest laid hands on his servants, and having treated them contumeliously, put them to death. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"But when the king had heard of it, he was angry, and sending his armies, he destroyed those murderers, and burnt their city. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Then he saith to his servants: The marriage indeed is ready; but they that were invited were not worthy. "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Go ye therefore into the highways; and as many as you shall find, call to the marriage. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And his servants going forth into the ways, gathered together all that they found, both bad and good: and the marriage was filled with guests. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And the king went in to see the guests: and he saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment. "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And he saith to him: Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? But he was silent. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Then the king said to the waiters: Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the exterior darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"For many are called, but few are chosen. "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Then the Pharisees going, consulted among themselves how to insnare him in his speech. "},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And they sent to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying: Master, we know that thou art a true speaker, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou dost not regard the person of men. "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Tell us therefore what dost thou think, is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? "},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"But Jesus knowing their wickedness, said: Why do you tempt me, ye hypocrites? "},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Shew me the coin of the tribute. And they offered him a penny. "},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And Jesus saith to them: Whose image and inscription is this? "},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"They say to him: Caesar's. Then he saith to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's; and to God, the things that are God's. "},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"And hearing this they wondered, and leaving him, went their ways. "},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"That day there came to him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; and asked him, "},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"Saying: Master, Moses said: If a man die having no son, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up issue to his brother. "},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first having married a wife, died; and not having issue, left his wife to his brother. "},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"In like manner the second, and the third, and so on to the seventh. "},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"And last of all the woman died also. "},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"At the resurrection therefore whose wife of the seven shall she be? for they all had her. "},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"And Jesus answering, said to them: You err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God. "},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"For in the resurrection they shall neither marry nor be married; but shall be as the angels of God in heaven. "},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"And concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken by God, saying to you: "},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. "},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"And the multitudes hearing it, were in admiration at his doctrine. "},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"But the Pharisees hearing that he had silenced the Sadducees, came together: "},{"verseNumber":35,"text":"And one of them, a doctor of the law, asking him, tempting him: "},{"verseNumber":36,"text":"Master, which is the greatest commandment in the law? "},{"verseNumber":37,"text":"Jesus said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind. "},{"verseNumber":38,"text":"This is the greatest and the first commandment. "},{"verseNumber":39,"text":"And the second is like to this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. "},{"verseNumber":40,"text":"On these two commandments dependeth the whole law and the prophets. "},{"verseNumber":41,"text":"And the Pharisees being gathered together, Jesus asked them, "},{"verseNumber":42,"text":"Saying: What think you of Christ? whose son is he? They say to him: David's. "},{"verseNumber":43,"text":"He saith to them: How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying: "},{"verseNumber":44,"text":"The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool? "},{"verseNumber":45,"text":"If David then call him Lord, how is he his son? "},{"verseNumber":46,"text":"And no man was able to answer him a word; neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Matthew 22 (DRB)","markdown":"[Matthew 22](https://primebible.com/drb/matthew/22)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/matthew/22 (accessed 2026-06-09)."}}