w and puzzles the Pharisees.

22:1. And Jesus answering, spoke again in parables to them, saying:

22:2. The kingdom of heaven is likened to a king who made a marriage for
his son.

22:3. And he sent his servants to call them that were invited to the
marriage: and they would not come.

22:4. Again he sent other servants, saying: Tell them that were invited,
Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my beeves and fatlings are killed,
and all things are ready. Come ye to the marriage.

22:5. But they neglected and went their ways, one to his farm and
another to his merchandise.

22:6. And the rest laid hands on his servants and, having treated them
contumeliously, put them to death.

22:7. But when the king had heard of it, he was angry: and sending his
armies, he destroyed those murderers and burnt their city.

22:8. Then he saith to his servants: The marriage indeed is ready; but
they that were invited were not worthy.

22:9. Go ye therefore into the highways; and as many as you shall find,
call to the marriage.

22:10. And his servants going forth into the ways, gathered together all
that they found, both bad and good: and the marriage was filled with
guests.

22:11. And the king went in to see the guests: and he saw there a man
who had not on a wedding garment.

22:12. And he saith to him: Friend, how camest thou in hither not having
on a wedding garment? But he was silent.

22:13. Then the king said to the waiters: Bind his hands and feet, and
cast him into the exterior darkness. There shall be weeping and gnashing
of teeth.

22:14. For many are called, but few are chosen.

22:15. Then the Pharisees going, consulted among themselves how to
insnare him in his speech.

22:16. And they sent to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying:
Master, we know that thou art a true speaker and teachest the way of God
in truth. Neither carest thou for any man: for thou dost not regard the
person of men.

The Herodians... That is, some that belonged to Herod, and that joined
with him in standing up for the necessity of paying tribute to Caesar,
that is, to the Roman emperor. Some are of opinion that there was a sect
among the Jews called Herodians, from their maintaining that Herod was
the Messias.

22:17. Tell us therefore what dost thou think? Is it lawful to give
tribute to Caesar, or not?

22:18. But Jesus knowing their wickedness, said: Why do you tempt me, ye
hypocrites?

22:19. Shew me the coin of t