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Matthew 22:5-22 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

5. But they ignored this and they went away: one to his country estate, and another to his business.

6. Yet truly, the rest took hold of his servants and, having treated them with contempt, killed them.

7. But when the king heard this, he was angry. And sending out his armies, he destroyed those murderers, and he burned their city.

8. Then he said to his servants: 'The wedding, indeed, has been prepared. But those who were invited were not worthy.

9. Therefore, go out to the ways, and call whomever you will find to the wedding.'

10. And his servants, departing into the ways, gathered all those whom they found, bad and good, and the wedding was filled with guests.

11. Then the king entered to see the guests. And he saw a man there who was not clothed in a wedding garment.

12. And he said to him, 'Friend, how is it that you have entered here without having a wedding garment?' But he was dumbstruck.

13. Then the king said to the ministers: 'Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

14. For many are called, but few are chosen.' "

15. Then the Pharisees, going out, took counsel as to how they might entrap him in speech.

16. And they sent their disciples to him, with the Herodians, saying: "Teacher, we know that you are truthful, and that you teach the way of God in truth, and that the influence of others is nothing to you. For you do not consider the reputation of men.

17. Therefore, tell us, how does it seem to you? Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar, or not?"

18. But Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said: "Why do you test me, you hypocrites?

19. Show me the coin of the census tax." And they offered him a denarius.

20. And Jesus said to them, "Whose image is this, and whose inscription?"

21. They said to him, "Caesar's." Then he said to them, "Then render to Caesar what is of Caesar; and to God what is of God."

22. And hearing this, they wondered. And having left him behind, they went away.

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