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| | |And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, | | |And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, |
| − | | | + | |In answer, Jesus spoke to them again by means of parables, and said, |
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| | |The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, | | |The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, |
| − | | | + | |"The Kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who arranged a marriage for his son, |
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| | |And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. | | |And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. |
| − | | | + | |"and sent out his slaves to call the invitees to the wedding, and they didn't want to come. |
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| | |Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. | | |Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. |
| − | | | + | |"He sent his slaves out again, saying, "Tell the invitees, 'I have gotten my dinner ready; my oxen and my fatted calves have been slaughtered; everything is ready. Come to the wedding.'" |
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| | |But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: | | |But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: |
| − | | | + | |"But they blew it off, and went their ways. One went to his farm, and another to his merchandise. |
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| | |And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. | | |And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. |
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| − | | | + | |"And the rest of them took his slaves, treated them disgracefully, and killed them. |
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| | |But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. | | |But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. |
| − | | | + | |"The king was furious, as a magistrate might be, and he sent out his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned down their city. |
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| | |Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. | | |Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. |
| − | | | + | |"Then he told his slaves, 'The wedding is ready, but the original invitees didn't deserve to come. |
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| | |Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. | | |Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. |
| − | | | + | |"'So go into the roads, and invite as many people as you can find to the wedding.' |
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| | |So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests. | | |So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests. |
| − | | | + | |"So those slaves went out into the roads, and gathered together everyone they could find, good or bad, and the wedding had plenty of guests. |
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| | |And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: | | |And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: |
| − | | | + | |"But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who was not properly dressed for a wedding. |
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| | |And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. | | |And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. |
| − | | | + | |"And he said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without the proper clothes for a wedding?' And he couldn't say a word. |
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| | |Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. | | |Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. |
| − | | | + | |"Then the king told his slaves, 'Tie him hand and foot, take him away, and throw him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.' |
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| | |For many are called, but few are chosen. | | |For many are called, but few are chosen. |
| − | | | + | |"For many are called, but few chosen." |
| − | | | + | |This is the proper place for a verse that had been interpolated earlier. |
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| | |Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk. | | |Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk. |
| − | | | + | |"Then the Pharisees went away and held a meeting about how they might trap Him into saying something embarrassing. |
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| | |And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men. | | |And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men. |
| − | | | + | |And they send out to Him their own students with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of God in truth, and that You don't care about any man, because You are no Respecter of persons. |
| − | | | + | |The Herodians were partisans of [[Herod Antipas]] and the royal family of the Herods. |
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| | |Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? | | |Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? |
| − | | | + | |"So tell us what you think? Is it proper to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?" |
| − | | | + | |The particular tax is called '''κηνσος'''or ''kensos'' in Greek. |
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| | |But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? | | |But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? |
| − | | | + | |But Jesus knew exactly the sort of wicked people He was dealing with. So He said, "Why are you always testing Me, you hypocrites? |
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| | |Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny. | | |Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny. |
| − | | | + | |"Show me the coin that you use to pay the tax." And they brought him a Roman shilling. |
| − | | | + | |Specifically, the denarius, or dinar. |
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| | |And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? | | |And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? |
| − | | | + | |And He said to them, "Whose face and epigram is this?" |
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| | |They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's. | | |They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's. |
| − | | | + | |They told Him, "Caesar's." So He told them, "So give Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and to God what belongs to God." |
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| | |When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way. | | |When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way. |
| − | | | + | |When they heard these words, they were stupefied, and left Him, and went on their way. |
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| | |The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him, | | |The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him, |
| − | | | + | |On the same day the Sadducees came to Him. (The Sadducees say that there is no such thing as a resurrection of the dead.) They asked Him, |
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| | |Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. | | |Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. |
| − | | | + | |"Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies and leaves no children, his brother must marry his wife.' |
| − | | | + | |The Sadducees quote the Levirate Law from Deuteronomy. |
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| | |Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother: | | |Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother: |
| − | | | + | |"Now there were seven brothers with us. The first brother married, then died and left no issue, so his wife married his brother. |
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| | |Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh. | | |Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh. |
| − | | | + | |"And the second brother did the same, and the third, and so on to the seventh. |
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| | |And last of all the woman died also. | | |And last of all the woman died also. |
| − | | | + | |"Finally the woman died as well. |
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| | |Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her. | | |Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her. |
| − | | | + | |"Now: in the resurrection, whom is she married to? All seven had married her!" |
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| | |Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. | | |Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. |
| − | | | + | |In answer, Jesus said, "You are mistaken. You don't know either the Scriptures or the power of God. |
| − | | | + | |In other words, the Sadducees haven't done their homework. |
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| | |For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. | | |For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. |
| − | | | + | |"People in the resurrection neither marry nor are given away in marriage. To the contrary, they are like God's Messengers in heaven. |
| − | | | + | |This does not mean that Resurrected people will actually ''be'' angels. But it does say that angels do not marry. Angels are a company, not a race. |
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| | |But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, | | |But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, |
| − | | | + | |"But while we're on the subject of the resurrection of the dead: haven't you read what God Himself said? He said, |
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| | |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. | | |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. |
| − | | | + | |"'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' He is not the God of dead people, but of live people." |
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| | |And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine. | | |And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine. |
| − | | | + | |When the crowd heard this, they were amazed at His teaching. |
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| | |But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. | | |But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. |
| − | | | + | |When the Pharisees heard that He had shut the Sadducees up, they held a meeting. |
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| | |Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, | | |Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, |
| − | | | + | |Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question to test Him, and said, |
| − | | | + | |This "lawyer" was a teacher of Jewish law. Rome had no dedicated lawyers. |
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| | |Master, which is the great commandment in the law? | | |Master, which is the great commandment in the law? |
| − | | | + | |"'Teacher, what is the greatest commandment in the Law?'" |
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| | |Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. | | |Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. |
| − | | | + | |Jesus said to Him, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and all your soul, and all your mind.' |
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| | |This is the first and great commandment. | | |This is the first and great commandment. |
| − | | | + | |"This is the first and great commandment. |
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| | |And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. | | |And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. |
| − | | | + | |"The second is just like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as you love yourself.' |
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| | |On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. | | |On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. |
| − | | | + | |"On these two commandments, the entire law depends, and the prophets." |
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| | |While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, | | |While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, |
| − | | | + | |While the Pharisees were still meeting, Jesus asked them, |
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| | |Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David. | | |Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David. |
| − | | | + | |"What do you think about the Anointed One? Whose son is He?" They said to him, "The son of David." |
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| | |He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, | | |He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, |
| − | | | + | |He said to them, "So how does David in spirit call Him Lord, when he said, |
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| | |The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? | | |The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? |
| − | | | + | |"'The L<small>ORD</small> said to my Lord, "Sit on My right hand, until I make Your enemies Your footstool?"' |
| − | | | + | |The expression "L<small>ORD</small>" is actually the [[Tetragrammaton]], which in Hebrew is '''יהוה''' or ''YHWH''. |
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| | |If David then call him Lord, how is he his son? | | |If David then call him Lord, how is he his son? |
| − | | | + | |"So if David calls Him Lord, how can He be his son?" |
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| | |And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions. | | |And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions. |
| − | | | + | |And no one could say a word to Him in answer, and neither did any man dare ask Him any more questions from that day forward. |
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