Matthew 22 Free Bible Version
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1 Jesus spoke to them using more illustrated stories.
1 Y RESPONDIENDO Jesús, les volvió á hablar en parábolas, diciendo:
1 Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, saying,
2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who organized a wedding celebration for his son,” Jesus explained.
2 El reino de los cielos es semejante á un hombre rey, que hizo bodas á su hijo;
2 “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a wedding feast for his son,
3 “He sent out his servants to everyone who was invited to the wedding to tell them to come, but they refused.
3 Y envió sus siervos para que llamasen los llamados á las bodas; mas no quisieron venir.
3 and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come.
4 So he sent out more servants, with the instructions, ‘Tell those who are invited that I've prepared the wedding banquet. The bulls and fattened calves have been killed—everything's ready. So come to the wedding!’
4 Volvió á enviar otros siervos, diciendo: Decid á los llamados: He aquí, mi comida he aparejado; mis toros y animales engordados son muertos, y todo está prevenido: venid á las bodas.
4 Again he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner. My cattle and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding feast!”’
5 But they ignored the invitation and left. One went to his fields; another to take care of his business.
5 Mas ellos no se cuidaron, y se fueron, uno á su labranza, y otro á sus negocios;
5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise;
6 The rest grabbed the king's servants, mistreated them, and killed them.
6 Y otros, tomando á sus siervos, los afrentaron y los mataron.
6 and the rest grabbed his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.
7 The king became furious. He sent his soldiers to destroy those murderers and burn down their town.
7 Y el rey, oyendo [esto], se enojó; y enviando sus ejércitos, destruyó á aquellos homicidas, y puso fuego á su ciudad.
7 When the king heard that, he was angry, and sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.
8 Then the king said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those who were invited didn't deserve to attend.
8 Entonces dice á sus siervos: Las bodas á la verdad están aparejadas; mas los que eran llamados no eran dignos.
8 “Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited weren’t worthy.
9 Go into the streets and invite everyone you find to come to the wedding.’
9 Id pues á las salidas de los caminos, y llamad á las bodas á cuantos hallareis.
9 Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the wedding feast.’
10 So the servants went out into the streets and brought back everyone they could find, both the good and the bad. The wedding hall was full.
10 Y saliendo los siervos por los caminos, juntaron á todos los que hallaron, juntamente malos y buenos: y las bodas fueron llenas de convidados.
10 Those servants went out into the highways and gathered together as many as they found, both bad and good. The wedding was filled with guests.
11 But when the king came in to meet the guests, he noticed a man who didn't have a wedding robe on.
11 Y entró el rey para ver los convidados, y vió allí un hombre no vestido de boda.
11 “But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who didn’t have on wedding clothing,
12 He asked him, ‘My friend, how did you get in here without a wedding robe?’ The man had nothing to say.
12 Y le dijo: Amigo, ¿cómo entraste aquí no teniendo vestido de boda? Mas él cerró la boca.
12 and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?’ He was speechless.
13 Then the king told his servants, ‘Bind his hands and feet, and throw him out into the dark, where there'll be crying and grinding of teeth.’
13 Entonces el rey dijo á los que servían: Atado de pies y de manos tomadle, y echadle en las tinieblas de afuera: allí será el lloro y el crujir de dientes.
13 Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and throw him into the outer darkness. That is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.’
14 For many are invited, but few are chosen.”
14 Porque muchos son llamados, y pocos escogidos.
14 For many are called, but few chosen.”
15 Then the Pharisees left and met together to plot how they could trap him by what he said.
15 Entonces, idos los Fariseos, consultaron cómo le tomarían en [alguna] palabra.
15 Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might entrap him in his talk.
16 They sent their disciples to him, together with some of Herod's supporters. “Teacher, we know you are a honest man, and that you teach God's way is the truth,” they began. “You don't allow yourself to be influenced by anyone, and you don't care about rank or status.
16 Y envían á él los discípulos de ellos, con los Herodianos, diciendo: Maestro, sabemos que eres amador de la verdad, y [que] enseñas con verdad el camino de Dios, y [que] no te curas de nadie, porque no tienes acepción de persona de hombres.
16 They sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are honest, and teach the way of God in truth, no matter whom you teach; for you aren’t partial to anyone.
17 So let us know your opinion. Is it right to pay Caesar's taxes, or not?”
17 Dinos pues, ¿qué te parece? ¿es lícito dar tributo á César, ó no?
17 Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
18 Jesus knew their motives were evil. He asked them, “Why are you trying to trap me, you hypocrites?
18 Mas Jesús, entendida la malicia de ellos, [les] dice: ¿Por qué me tentáis, hipócritas?
18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test me, you hypocrites?
19 Show me the coin that is used to pay the tax.” They brought a denarius coin to him.
19 Mostradme la moneda del tributo. Y ellos le presentaron un denario.
19 Show me the tax money.” They brought to him a denarius.
20 “Whose image and whose title is inscribed here?” he asked them.
20 Entonces les dice: ¿Cúya es esta figura, y lo que está encima escrito?
20 He asked them, “Whose is this image and inscription?”
21 “Caesar's,” they replied. “You should give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and to God what belongs to God,” he told them.
21 Dícenle: De César. Y díceles: Pagad pues á César lo que es de César, y á Dios lo que es de Dios.
21 They said to him, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
22 When they heard Jesus' answer they were stunned. They went away and left him.
22 Y oyendo esto, se maravillaron; y dejándole se fueron.
22 When they heard it, they marveled, and left him and went away.
23 Later the same day some Sadducees came to see him. (They are the ones who say there's no resurrection.)
23 Aquel día llegaron á él los Saduceos, que dicen no haber resurrección, y le preguntaron,
23 On that day Sadducees (those who say that there is no resurrection) came to him. They asked him,
24 They asked him, “Teacher, Moses said that if a married man dies without having children, his brother should marry his widow and have children on behalf of his brother.
24 Diciendo: Maestro, Moisés dijo: Si alguno muriere sin hijos, su hermano se casará con su mujer, y despertará simiente á su hermano.
24 saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.’
25 Well, once there were seven brothers here with us. The first married, and died, and since he had no children he left his widow to his brother.
25 Fueron pues, entre nosotros siete hermanos: y el primero tomó mujer, y murió; y no teniendo generación, dejó su mujer á su hermano.
25 Now there were with us seven brothers. The first married and died, and having no offspring left his wife to his brother.
26 The same thing happened to the second and third husband, right up to the seventh.
26 De la misma manera también el segundo, y el tercero, hasta los siete.
26 In the same way, the second also, and the third, to the seventh.
27 In the end the woman died too.
27 Y después de todos murió también la mujer.
27 After them all, the woman died.
28 So when the resurrection takes place, whose wife of the seven brothers will she be, for she married all of them?”
28 En la resurrección pues, ¿de cuál de los siete será ella mujer? porque todos la tuvieron.
28 In the resurrection therefore, whose wife will she be of the seven? For they all had her.”
29 Jesus replied, “Your mistake is you don't know Scripture or what God can do.
29 Entonces respondiendo Jesús, les dijo: Erráis ignorando las Escrituras, y el poder de Dios.
29 But Jesus answered them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
30 For in the resurrection people don't marry, and they aren't given in marriage either—they're like the angels in heaven.
30 Porque en la resurrección, ni los hombres tomarán mujeres, ni las mujeres maridos; mas son como los ángeles de Dios en el cielo.
30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like God’s angels in heaven.
31 As for the resurrection of the dead—haven't you read what God said to you,
31 Y de la resurrección de los muertos, ¿no habéis leído lo que os es dicho por Dios, que dice:
31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,
32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He's not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
32 Yo soy el Dios de Abraham, y el Dios de Isaac, y el Dios de Jacob? Dios no es Dios de muertos, sino de vivos.
32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
33 When the crowds heard what he said, they were amazed at his teaching.
33 Y oyendo esto las gentes, estaban atónitas de su doctrina.
33 When the multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.
34 When the Pharisees heard that he'd left the Sadducees speechless, they got together and went to ask some more questions.
34 Entonces los Fariseos, oyendo que había cerrado la boca á los Saduceos, se juntaron á una.
34 But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, gathered themselves together.
35 One of them, who was a legal expert, asked him a question to try to trap him:
35 Y preguntó uno de ellos, intérprete de la ley, tentándole y diciendo:
35 One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him.
36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?”
36 Maestro, ¿cuál es el mandamiento grande en la ley?
36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?”
37 Jesus told them, “‘Love the Lord your God in all you think, in all you feel, and in all you do.’
37 Y Jesús le dijo: Amarás al Señor tu Dios de todo tu corazón, y de toda tu alma, y de toda tu mente.
37 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
38 This is the greatest commandment, the first commandment.
38 Este es el primero y el grande mandamiento.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 The second is just like it, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
39 Y el segundo es semejante á éste: Amarás á tu prójimo como á ti mismo.
39 A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
40 All biblical law and the writings of the prophets depend on these two commandments.”
40 De estos dos mandamientos depende toda la ley y los profetas.
40 The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”
41 While the Pharisees were gathered there, Jesus asked them a question.
41 Y estando juntos los Fariseos, Jesús les preguntó,
41 Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,
42 “What do you think about the Messiah?” he asked. “Whose son is he?” “The son of David,” they replied.
42 Diciendo: ¿Qué os parece del Cristo? ¿de quién es Hijo? Dícenle: De David.
42 saying, “What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “Of David.”
43 “But how can David under inspiration call him ‘Lord’?” Jesus asked them. “He says,
43 El les dice: ¿Pues cómo David en Espíritu le llama Señor, diciendo:
43 He said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,
44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord, Sit down at my right hand until I defeat all your enemies.’
44 Dijo el Señor á mi Señor: Siéntate á mi diestra, entre tanto que pongo tus enemigos por estrado de tus pies?
44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand, until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet’?
45 If David called him Lord, how can he be his son?”
45 Pues si David le llama Señor, ¿cómo es su Hijo?
45 “If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?”
46 Nobody could answer him, and from then on nobody dared to ask him any more questions.
46 Y nadie le podía responder palabra; ni osó alguno desde aquel día preguntarle más.
46 No one was able to answer him a word, neither did any man dare ask him any more questions from that day forward.
Cross references (42)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Matthew 20:1–16; Matthew 12:43–45; Luke 8:10; Mark 4:33–34; Matthew 13:3–11
- 2 Revelation 19:7–9; Matthew 13:24; Ephesians 5:24–32; Psalm 45:10–16; 2 Corinthians 11:2
- 3 Revelation 22:17; Luke 14:15–17; John 5:40; Psalm 81:10–12; Hosea 11:7
- 4 Acts 13:46; John 6:50–57; Matthew 21:36; Psalm 86:5; Nehemiah 9:17
- 5 Luke 14:18–20; Hebrews 2:3; 1 John 2:15–16; Matthew 24:38–39; Luke 17:26–32
- 6 John 15:19–20; Matthew 10:22–25; Matthew 5:10–12; Acts 8:1; John 16:2–3
- 7 Luke 19:27; 1 Peter 4:17–18; Luke 21:24; Joel 2:25; Luke 21:21
- 8 2 Thessalonians 1:5; Revelation 3:4; Acts 13:46; Luke 20:35; Revelation 22:14
- 9 Luke 14:21–24; Mark 16:15–16; Proverbs 1:20–23; Proverbs 9:4–6; Isaiah 55:1–3
- 10 1 John 2:19; 1 Corinthians 6:9–11; 2 Corinthians 12:21; Matthew 13:47–48; Revelation 7:9
- 11 Revelation 3:4–5; Revelation 19:8; Zechariah 3:3–4; Hebrews 4:12–13; Revelation 16:15
- 12 Job 5:16; Matthew 20:13; 1 Samuel 2:9; Acts 5:2–11; Jeremiah 2:23
- 13 Matthew 8:12; Matthew 25:30; Matthew 24:51; 2 Peter 2:4; Revelation 21:27
- 14 2 Peter 1:10; Luke 13:23–24; Revelation 17:14; Matthew 7:13–14; Matthew 20:16
- 15 Luke 20:20–26; Mark 12:13–17; Psalm 2:2; Psalm 56:5–7; Psalm 59:3
- 16 Mark 3:6; Luke 20:21; Mark 8:15; Mark 12:14; John 7:18
- 17 Luke 2:1; Romans 13:6–7; Matthew 17:25; Acts 28:22; Acts 5:37
- 18 John 8:6; Luke 5:22; John 2:25; Acts 5:9; Revelation 2:23
- 19 Matthew 20:2; Matthew 18:28; Revelation 6:6
- 20 Luke 20:24
- 21 Romans 13:7; Proverbs 24:21; Acts 4:19; Malachi 1:6–8; Matthew 22:37
- 22 Mark 12:12; Matthew 22:46; Matthew 10:16; Proverbs 26:4–5; Matthew 22:33
- 23 Acts 4:1; Acts 23:6–8; Matthew 3:7; Luke 20:27–40; Mark 12:18–27
- 24 Deuteronomy 25:5–10; Luke 20:28; Matthew 7:21; Mark 12:19; Matthew 22:16
- 25 Hebrews 9:27; Mark 12:19–23; Luke 20:29–33
- 29 John 20:9; Romans 15:4; Luke 1:37; Jeremiah 32:17; Daniel 12:2–3
- 30 Luke 20:34–36; Mark 12:24–25; John 5:28–29; 1 Corinthians 7:29–31; Matthew 24:38
- 31 Matthew 21:16; Matthew 12:3
- 32 Exodus 3:6; Mark 12:26–27; Acts 7:32; Luke 20:37–38; Exodus 3:15–16
- 33 Luke 20:39–40; Matthew 7:28–29; John 7:46; Matthew 22:22; Mark 6:2
- 34 Mark 12:28–31; Matthew 25:3–5
- 35 Luke 7:30; Luke 10:25–37; Luke 11:52; Luke 11:45–46; Luke 14:3
- 36 Mark 12:28–33; Matthew 5:19–20; Luke 11:42; Matthew 23:23–24; Hosea 8:12
- 37 Mark 12:29–30; Luke 10:27; Deuteronomy 6:5; Deuteronomy 10:12; Mark 12:33
- 39 Mark 12:31; Luke 10:27–37; Leviticus 19:18; Romans 13:9–10; Galatians 5:14
- 40 Romans 13:9; Matthew 7:12; 1 John 4:19–21; James 2:8; John 1:17
- 41 Mark 12:35–37; Luke 20:41–44; Matthew 22:34; Matthew 22:15
- 42 Jeremiah 23:5–6; John 6:68–69; Amos 9:11; Ezekiel 34:23–24; Matthew 16:13–17
- 43 2 Samuel 23:2; Revelation 4:2; Mark 12:36; Hebrews 3:7; 2 Peter 1:21
- 44 Psalm 110:1; Hebrews 1:13; Acts 2:34–35; 1 Corinthians 15:25; Hebrews 10:12–13
- 45 Revelation 22:16; Romans 1:3–4; John 8:58; 1 Timothy 3:16; Philippians 2:6–8
- 46 Mark 12:34; Luke 20:40; Luke 14:6; Acts 4:14; Matthew 21:27
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What the Fathers said
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
All the faithful know the marriage of the king's son, and his feast, and the spreading of the Lord's Table is open to them all who will. But it is of importance to each one to see how he approaches, even when he is not forbidden to approach It.
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Seest thou both in the former parable and in this the difference between the Son and the servants? Seest thou at once the great affinity between both parables, and the great difference also? For this also indicates God's long-suffering, and His great providential care, and the Jews' ingratitude. But this parable hath something also more than the other.
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… if one ought to pay tribute to Cæsar; and He answered, "Tell Me, whose image does the coin bear?" And they said, "Cæsar's." And again He answered them, "Render therefore to Cæsar the things that are Cæsar's, and to God the things that are God's." Whence to God alone we render worship, but in other things we gladly serve you, …
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Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)