Matthew 22:34–40 At that time, when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. One of them, an expert in the Law, asked Him a question to test Him: “Teacher, which commandment in the Law is the greatest?” Jesus replied: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. The whole La

Matthew 22:15–21 At that time, the Pharisees went off and plotted how they might trap Jesus in His own words. They sent their disciples to Him, along with some supporters of Herod, saying: “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You are not concerned with anyone's opinion, for You do not judge people by their status. Tell us, then, what do You think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” But Jesus, aware o

Matthew 22:1–14 At that time, Jesus once again spoke in parables to the chief priests and the elders of the people: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, but they refused to come. Again, he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited: I have prepared my banquet, my oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is

Matthew 21:33–43 At that time, Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people: “Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, built a watchtower, leased it to some tenant farmers, and went away on a journey. When the time for the harvest came, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect the fruits that were due to him. But the tenants seized the servants, beat one, killed another, and st

Matthew 21:28–32 At that time, Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people: “What do you think? A man had two sons. He approached the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ He answered, ‘I will not.’ But afterward, he reconsidered and went. Then the father approached the second son and said the same thing. He answered, ‘Yes, sir, I will go.’ But he did not go. Which of the two did his father's will?” They answered, “The first.” Jesus said t

Matthew 20:1–16 At that time, Jesus told His disciples this parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with them on a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard. Going out again in the middle of the morning, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace and said to them, ‘You too, go into my vineyard, and I will pay you what is fair.’ So they went. He went out again around noon and in t

Matthew 18:21–35 At that time, Peter approached Jesus and asked Him: “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how many times must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered him: “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven. For this reason, the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. As he began the settlement, a servant was brought before him who owed him ten thousand talents. Since he had no means of

Matthew 18:15–20 At that time, Jesus said to His disciples: “If your brother sins, go and correct him privately, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother back. If he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, so that the entire matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell the community; and if he refuses to listen even to the community, treat him as a Gentile or a t