1 και αποκριθεις ο ιησους παλιν ειπεν αυτοις εν παραβολαις λεγων· 2 ωμοιωθη η βασιλεια των ουρανων ανθρωπω βασιλει, οστις εποιησεν γαμους τω υιω αυτου. 3 και απεστειλεν τους δουλους αυτου καλεσαι τους κεκλημενους εις τους γαμους, και ουκ ηθελον ελθειν. 4 παλιν απεστειλεν αλλους δουλους λεγων· ειπατε τοις κεκλημενοις· ιδου το αριστον μου ητοιμασα, οι ταυροι μου και τα σιτιστα τεθυμενα, και παντα ετοιμα· δευτε εις τους γαμους. 5 οι δε αμελησαντες απηλθον, ο μεν εις τον ιδιον αγρον, ο δε εις την εμποριαν αυτου· 6 οι δε λοιποι κρατησαντες τους δουλους αυτου υβρισαν και απεκτειναν. 7 ακουσας δε ο βασιλευς εκεινος ωργισθη, και πεμψας τα στρατευματα αυτου απωλεσεν τους φονεις εκεινους και την πολιν αυτων ενεπρησεν. 8 τοτε λεγει τοις δουλοις αυτου· ο μεν γαμος ετοιμος εστιν, οι δε κεκλημενοι ουκ ησαν αξιοι· 9 πορευεσθε ουν επι τας διεξοδους των οδων, και οσους εαν ευρητε καλεσατε εις τους γαμους. 10 και εξελθοντες οι δουλοι εκεινοι εις τας οδους συνηγαγον παντας οσους ευρον, πονηρους τε και αγαθους· και επλησθη ο γαμος ανακειμενων. 11 εισελθων δε ο βασιλευς θεασασθαι τους ανακειμενους ειδεν εκει ανθρωπον ουκ ενδεδυμενον ενδυμα γαμου, 12 και λεγει αυτω· εταιρε, πως εισηλθες ωδε μη εχων ενδυμα γαμου; ο δε εφιμωθη. 13 τοτε ειπεν ο βασιλευς τοις διακονοις· δησαντες αυτου ποδας και χειρας αρατε αυτον και εκβαλετε εις το σκοτος το εξωτερον· εκει εσται ο κλαυθμος και ο βρυγμος των οδοντων. 14 πολλοι γαρ εισιν κλητοι, ολιγοι δε εκλεκτοι. 15 τοτε πορευθεντες οι φαρισαιοι συμβουλιον ελαβον οπως αυτον παγιδευσωσιν εν λογω. 16 και αποστελλουσιν αυτω τους μαθητας αυτων μετα των ηρωδιανων λεγοντες· διδασκαλε, οιδαμεν οτι αληθης ει και την οδον του θεου εν αληθεια διδασκεις, και ου μελει σοι περι ουδενος· ου γαρ βλεπεις εις προσωπον ανθρωπων· 17 ειπε ουν ημιν, τι σοι δοκει; εξεστιν δουναι κηνσον καισαρι η ου; 18 γνους δε ο ιησους την πονηριαν αυτων ειπεν· τι με πειραζετε, υποκριται; 19 επιδειξατε μοι το νομισμα του κηνσου. οι δε προσηνεγκαν αυτω δηναριον. 20 και λεγει αυτοις· τινος η εικων αυτη και η επιγραφη; 21 λεγουσιν αυτω· καισαρος. τοτε λεγει αυτοις· αποδοτε ουν τα καισαρος καισαρι και τα του θεου τω θεω. 22 και ακουσαντες εθαυμασαν, και αφεντες αυτον απηλθον. 23 εν εκεινη τη ημερα προσηλθον αυτω σαδδουκαιοι, οι λεγοντες μη ειναι αναστασιν, και επηρωτησαν αυτον 24 λεγοντες· διδασκαλε, μωσης ειπεν, εαν τις αποθανη μη εχων τεκνα, επιγαμβρευσει ο αδελφος αυτου την γυναικα αυτου και αναστησει σπερμα τω αδελφω αυτου. 25 ησαν δε παρ ημιν επτα αδελφοι· και ο πρωτος γαμησας ετελευτησεν, και μη εχων σπερμα αφηκεν την γυναικα αυτου τω αδελφω αυτου· 26 ομοιως και ο δευτερος και ο τριτος, εως των επτα. 27 υστερον δε παντων απεθανεν και η γυνη. 28 εν τη ουν αναστασει τινος των επτα εσται η γυνη; παντες γαρ εσχον αυτην. 29 αποκριθεις δε ο ιησους ειπεν αυτοις· πλανασθε μη ειδοτες τας γραφας μηδε την δυναμιν του θεου. 30 εν γαρ τη αναστασει ουτε γαμουσιν ουτε εκγαμιζονται, αλλ ως αγγελοι θεου εν ουρανω εισιν. 31 περι δε της αναστασεως των νεκρων ουκ ανεγνωτε το ρηθεν υμιν υπο του θεου λεγοντος, 32 εγω ειμι ο θεος αβρααμ και ο θεος ισαακ και ο θεος ιακωβ; ουκ εστιν ο θεος θεος νεκρων, αλλα ζωντων. 33 και ακουσαντες οι οχλοι εξεπλησσοντο επι τη διδαχη αυτου. 34 οι δε φαρισαιοι ακουσαντες οτι εφιμωσεν τους σαδδουκαιους, συνηχθησαν επι το αυτο, 35 και επηρωτησεν εις εξ αυτων, νομικος, πειραζων αυτον και λεγων· 36 διδασκαλε, ποια εντολη μεγαλη εν τω νομω; 37 ο δε ιησους εφη αυτω· αγαπησεις κυριον τον θεον σου εν ολη τη καρδια σου και εν ολη τη ψυχη σου και εν ολη τη διανοια σου. 38 αυτη εστιν πρωτη και μεγαλη εντολη. 39 δευτερα δε ομοια αυτη· αγαπησεις τον πλησιον σου ως σεαυτον. 40 εν ταυταις ταις δυσιν εντολαις ολος ο νομος και οι προφηται κρεμανται. 41 συνηγμενων δε των φαρισαιων επηρωτησεν αυτους ο ιησους 42 λεγων· τι υμιν δοκει περι του χριστου; τινος υιος εστιν; λεγουσιν αυτω· του δαυιδ. 43 λεγει αυτοις· πως ουν δαυιδ εν πνευματι κυριον αυτον καλει λεγων, 44 ειπεν ο κυριος τω κυριω μου, καθου εκ δεξιων μου εως αν θω τους εχθρους σου υποποδιον των ποδων σου; 45 ει ουν δαυιδ καλει αυτον κυριον, πως υιος αυτου εστιν; 46 και ουδεις εδυνατο αυτω αποκριθηναι λογον, ουδε ετολμησεν τις απ εκεινης της ημερας επερωτησαι αυτον ουκετι.
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- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
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
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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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.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
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.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
… 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, …
To those, therefore, who are ignorant of these matters, and on this account imagine that they have discovered another Father, justly does one say, "Ye do err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God."
Can it at any time or place be an unrighteous thing for a man to love God with all his heart, with all his soul, and with all his mind, and his neighbour as himself? Therefore those offences which be contrary to nature are everywhere and at all times to be held in detestation and punished; such were those of …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)