The Parable of the Wedding Feast
(Luke 14.15-24)1 Jesus again used parables in talking to the people. 2 “The Kingdom of heaven is like this. Once there was a king who prepared a wedding feast for his son. 3 He sent his servants to tell the invited guests to come to the feast, but they did not want to come. 4 So he sent other servants with this message for the guests: ‘My feast is ready now; my steers and prize calves have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast!’ 5 But the invited guests paid no attention and went about their business: one went to his farm, another to his store, 6 while others grabbed the servants, beat them, and killed them. 7 The king was very angry; so he sent his soldiers, who killed those murderers and burned down their city. 8 Then he called his servants and said to them, ‘My wedding feast is ready, but the people I invited did not deserve it. 9 Now go to the main streets and invite to the feast as many people as you find.’ 10 So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, good and bad alike; and the wedding hall was filled with people.
11 “The king went in to look at the guests and saw a man who was not wearing wedding clothes. 12 ‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ the king asked him. But the man said nothing. 13 Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him up hand and foot, and throw him outside in the dark. There he will cry and gnash his teeth.’”
14 And Jesus concluded, “Many are invited, but few are chosen.”
The Question about Paying Taxes
(Mark 12.13-17Luke 20.20-26)15 The Pharisees went off and made a plan to trap Jesus with questions. 16 Then they sent to him some of their disciples and some members of Herod's party. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you tell the truth. You teach the truth about God's will for people, without worrying about what others think, because you pay no attention to anyone's status. 17 Tell us, then, what do you think? Is it against our Law to pay taxes to the Roman Emperor, or not?”
18 Jesus, however, was aware of their evil plan, and so he said, “You hypocrites! Why are you trying to trap me? 19 Show me the coin for paying the tax!”
They brought him the coin, 20 and he asked them, “Whose face and name are these?”
21 “The Emperor's,” they answered.
So Jesus said to them, “Well, then, pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and pay to God what belongs to God.”
22 When they heard this, they were amazed; and they left him and went away.
The Question about Rising from Death
(Mark 12.18-27Luke 20.27-40)23 That same day some Sadducees came to Jesus and claimed that people will not rise from death. 24 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses said that if a man who has no children dies, his brother must marry the widow so that they can have children who will be considered the dead man's children. 25 Now, there were seven brothers who used to live here. The oldest got married and died without having children, so he left his widow to his brother. 26 The same thing happened to the second brother, to the third, and finally to all seven. 27 Last of all, the woman died. 28 Now, on the day when the dead rise to life, whose wife will she be? All of them had married her.”
29 Jesus answered them, “How wrong you are! It is because you don't know the Scriptures or God's power. 30 For when the dead rise to life, they will be like the angels in heaven and will not marry. 31 Now, as for the dead rising to life: haven't you ever read what God has told you? He said, 32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ He is the God of the living, not of the dead.”
33 When the crowds heard this, they were amazed at his teaching.
The Great Commandment
(Mark 12.28-34Luke 10.25-28)34 When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they came together, 35 and one of them, a teacher of the Law, tried to trap him with a question. 36 “Teacher,” he asked, “which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
37 Jesus answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the greatest and the most important commandment. 39 The second most important commandment is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ 40 The whole Law of Moses and the teachings of the prophets depend on these two commandments.”
The Question about the Messiah
(Mark 12.35-37Luke 20.41-44)41 When some Pharisees gathered together, Jesus asked them, 42 “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose descendant is he?”
“He is David's descendant,” they answered.
43 “Why, then,” Jesus asked, “did the Spirit inspire David to call him ‘Lord’? David said,
44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord:
Sit here at my right side
until I put your enemies under your feet.’
45 If, then, David called him ‘Lord,’ how can the Messiah be David's descendant?”
46 No one was able to give Jesus any answer, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions.
Līdzība par ķēniņa dēla kāzām
(Lk 14:15–24)1 Jēzus tiem atkal runāja līdzībās: 2 “Debesu valstība ir līdzīga ķēniņam, kas rīkoja savam dēlam kāzas. 3 Viņš sūtīja savus kalpus paziņot aicinātajiem par kāzām, bet tie negribēja nākt. 4 Viņš sūtīja vēl citus kalpus, likdams teikt aicinātajiem: redzi, mans mielasts ir sagatavots, mani vērši un nobaroti teļi jau ir nokauti, un viss ir gatavs, nāciet uz kāzām! 5 Taču tie nelikās ne zinis un aizgāja – cits uz savu lauku, cits savās veikala darīšanās. 6 Bet pārējie, satvēruši viņa kalpus, par tiem ņirgājās un tos nonāvēja. 7 Ķēniņš sadusmojās un nosūtīja savu karaspēku iznīcināt šos slepkavas un nodedzināt viņu pilsētu. 8 Tad viņš sacīja saviem kalpiem: kāzām viss ir sagatavots, bet aicinātie nebija cienīgi; 9 ejiet pa apkārtējiem ceļiem un aiciniet kāzās visus, ko vien sastopat! 10 Kalpi izgāja uz ceļiem un atveda visus, ko vien sastapa, gan ļaunus, gan labus; un kāzu nams bija pilns mielasta viesiem. 11 Tad ķēniņš iegāja savus viesus aplūkot un ieraudzīja tur kādu cilvēku, kas nebija tērpies kāzu drēbēs. 12 Ķēniņš tam jautāja: mans draugs, kā tu esi šeit ieradies bez kāzu drēbēm? – Bet tas klusēja. 13 Tad ķēniņš sacīja kalpiem: sasieniet viņam kājas un rokas un izmetiet viņu ārā tumsā; tur būs vaimanas un zobu griešana. 14 Jo daudz ir aicināto, bet maz izredzēto.”
Par nodevu maksāšanu cēzaram
(Mk 12:13–17Lk 20:20–26)15 Tad farizeji aizgāja un apspriedās, ka Jēzu vajadzētu pieķert kādā vārdā. 16 Tie sūtīja pie viņa savus mācekļus kopā ar Hēroda piekritējiem, un tie jautāja: “Skolotāj, mēs zinām, ka tu esi patiess, tu Dieva ceļus māci patiesībā un nelokies neviena priekšā, jo tu neuzlūko cilvēka ārieni; 17 saki mums – kā tu domā, vai ir atļauts dot cēzaram nodevas vai ne?” 18 Jēzus, noprazdams viņu ļaunprātību, sacīja: “Ko jūs mani izaicināt, jūs liekuļi? 19 Parādiet man naudu, ko maksājat nodevās.” Tie atnesa viņam denāriju. 20 Tad viņš tiem jautāja: “Kā attēls šis un uzraksts?” 21 Tie viņam atbildēja: “Cēzara.” Tad Jēzus tiem sacīja: “Tad dodiet cēzaram, kas cēzaram pieder, un Dievam, kas Dievam pieder.” 22 Tie izbrīnījās par dzirdēto un, viņu atstājuši, aizgāja.
Saduķeji izjautā Jēzu par augšāmcelšanos
(Mk 12:18–27Lk 20:27–40)23 Tajā pašā dienā atnāca pie viņa saduķeji, kas apgalvoja, ka augšāmcelšanās neesot. Tie viņu izjautāja: 24 “Skolotāj, Mozus ir sacījis: ja kāds nomirst, būdams bez bērniem, lai viņa brālis apprec viņa sievu un dod savam brālim pēcnācējus. – 25 Pie mums, redzi, bija septiņi brāļi, pirmais apprecējās un nomira, neatstājis pēcnācējus, un viņa sieva palika viņa brālim. 26 Tāpat notika arī otrajam un trešajam – un tā līdz pat septītajam. 27 Visbeidzot nomira arī sieva. 28 Tad nu kuram no septiņiem viņa piederēs pēc augšāmcelšanās, jo tā taču tiem visiem bijusi sieva?” 29 Jēzus tiem atbildēja: “Jūs maldāties, nesaprazdami ne Rakstus, ne Dieva spēku. 30 Jo tie, kas augšāmcēlušies, nedz prec, nedz tiek precēti, bet ir kā eņģeļi debesīs. 31 Vai tad jūs neesat lasījuši, ko Dievs jums teicis par mirušo augšāmcelšanos? 32 – Es esmu Ābrahāma Dievs, Īzaka Dievs un Jēkaba Dievs! – Dievs nav mirušo, bet dzīvo Dievs.” 33 Ļaužu pūlis, to dzirdot, bija pārsteigts par viņa mācību.
Lielākais bauslis
(Mk 12:28–34Lk 10:25–28)34 Bet farizeji, padzirdējuši, ka viņš saduķejus apklusinājis, sapulcējās vienkopus. 35 Tad viens no viņiem, likuma zinātājs, Jēzu izaicinādams, jautāja: 36 “Skolotāj, kurš ir pats nozīmīgākais bauslis bauslībā?” 37 Jēzus atbildēja: “Mīli Kungu, savu Dievu, ar visu savu sirdi, ar visu savu dvēseli un visu savu prātu. – 38 Šis ir pats lielākais un pirmais bauslis. 39 Bet otrs ir tam līdzīgs: mīli savu tuvāko kā sevi pašu. – 40 Šie divi baušļi ir pamatā visai bauslībai un praviešu mācībai.”
Par Kristu – Dāvida dēlu un Kungu
(Mk 12:35–37Lk 20:41–44)41 Un Jēzus jautāja farizejiem, kas bija sapulcējušies: 42 “Ko jūs domājat par Kristu, kā dēls viņš ir?” Tie viņam atbildēja: “Dāvida.” 43 Viņš tiem jautāja: “Kā tad Dāvids viņu Garā sauc par Kungu, sacīdams:
44 Kungs sacīja manam Kungam:
sēdies pie manas labās rokas,
līdz es tavus ienaidniekus nolieku tev par kājsolu. –
45 Ja Dāvids sauc viņu par Kungu, kā tad viņš var būt tā dēls?” 46 Un neviens nevarēja viņam nekā atbildēt, nedz arī uzdrīkstējās kopš šīs dienas viņam ko jautāt.
