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And Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, saying,

And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,

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The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who prepared a wedding for his son,

The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,

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And sent out his servants to call those who were invited 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.

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Again, he sent out other servants, saying, Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and fattened cattle are slaughtered, and everything is ready: come to the wedding.

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.

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But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his business:

But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:

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And the rest seized his servants, mistreated them spitefully, and killed them.

And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.

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But when the king heard about it, he was angry: and he sent out his armies, 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.

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Then he said to his servants, The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.

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Go therefore into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.

Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.

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So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was filled 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.

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And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have 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:

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And he said to him, Friend, how did you get in here without 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.

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Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there will 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.

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For many are called, but few are chosen.

For many are called, but few are chosen.

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Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle him in his talk.

Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.

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And they sent out to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that you are true, and teach the way of God in truth, nor do you care about anyone, for you do not regard 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.

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Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?

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But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why do you test me, you hypocrites?

But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?

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Show me the tribute money. And they brought to him a denarius.

Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.

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And he said to them, Whose image and inscription is this?

And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?

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They said to him, Caesar's. Then he said to them, Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to 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.

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When they heard these words, they marveled, and left him, and went their way.

When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

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The same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him and asked him,

The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,

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Saying, Teacher, Moses said that if a man dies without having children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for 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.

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Now there were with us seven brothers. The first married and died, and having no offspring, left his wife to 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:

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Likewise the second also, and the third, to the seventh.

Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.

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And last of all the woman died also.

And last of all the woman died also.

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Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had her.

Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.

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Jesus answered and said to them, You 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.

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For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like 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.

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But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to 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,

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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.

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And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.

And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.

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But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.

But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.

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Then one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him, and saying,

Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

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Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?

Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

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Jesus said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your 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.

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This is the first and great commandment.

This is the first and great commandment.

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And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

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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.

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While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

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Saying, What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he? They said to him, The Son of David.

Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.

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He said to them, How then does David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,

He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,

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The LORD said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, till I make your enemies your footstool?

The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?

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If David then calls him Lord, how is he his son?

If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?

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And no one was able to answer him a word, nor did anyone dare from that day on to 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.