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The Book of Jesus Chapter Fifteen: The life of Jesus from the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John in easy-to-read, chronological format.
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Parable of the Wedding Feast
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JESUS.
The Kingdom of Heaven may be compared to a king who gave a feast for his son's wedding. He sent his servants to call those who
had been invited, but they declined the invitation and would not come. Once more he sent some more servants. Tell those who have
been invited; "Look, I have prepared my banquet; my oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered and everything is ready. Come
to the wedding." But they made light of the invitation and went their separate ways. One went off to his farm, another to his business,
and the rest seized his servants, maltreated them and killed them.
When the king heard what had happened, he was furious. Despatching his troops, he destroyed those murderers and burnt their town.
He then said to his servants, "The wedding is ready; but those who were invited were not worthy. Go through the streets of the town
and invite everyone you can find to the wedding." These servants then went into the streets and gathered together everyone they could
find, bad and good alike; and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
When the king came in to look at the guests he noticed one man who was not wearing a wedding garment, and said to him, "My
friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?" The man was speechless. The king then said to the attendants, "Bind
him hand and foot and throw him out into the dark, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth". For many are called, but few
are chosen.'
Matthew 22:2-14
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Paying Taxes
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NARRATOR.
At this point, the scribes and the Pharisees left. The Pharisees went and discussed among themselves how they could use what he said
to entrap him. Watching him, they sent their disciples and the Herodians to Jesus and waited for their opportunity. These men, posed
as devote men of the Law, were to find something in what he said that they could use as cause that would enable them to hand him
over to the jurisdiction and authority of the governor. Going to him, they put this question:
DISCIPLES of the PHARISEES and the HERODIANS.
Master, we know you're an honest man. You say and teach what is right. You're not afraid of anyone, because a man's rank means
nothing to you; you favor no one, but teach the way of God in truth and in all honesty. What is your opinion? Under God's Law, are
we allowed to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay it or not?
NARRATOR.
But Jesus,, aware of their malice and cunning and seeing through their hypocrisy said to them:
JESUS.
You hypocrites! Why are you trying to set this trap for me? Show me the money you pay taxes with, hand me a denarius and let me
see it!
NARRATOR.
They handed him a denarius and he said:
JESUS.
Whose head is this coin and whose name is on it?
DISCIPLES of the PHARISEES and the HERODIANS.
Caesar's?
JESUS.
Very well then, give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.
NARRATOR.
As a result, they were unable to find fault with anything he had to say in public. His answer took them by surprise and they were
silenced. So the Chief Priests and the Scribes left him alone and went away.
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