14. Many are invited, but only a few are chosen.
15. The Pharisees got together and planned how they could trick Jesus into saying something wrong.
16. They sent some of their followers and some of Herod's followers to say to him, “Teacher, we know that you are honest. You teach the truth about what God wants people to do. And you treat everyone with the same respect, no matter who they are.
17. Tell us what you think! Should we pay taxes to the Emperor or not?”
18. Jesus knew their evil thoughts and said, “Why are you trying to test me? You show-offs!
19. Let me see one of the coins used for paying taxes.” They brought him a silver coin,
20. and he asked, “Whose picture and name are on it?”
21. “The Emperor's,” they answered.Then Jesus told them, “Give the Emperor what belongs to him and give God what belongs to God.”
22. His answer surprised them so much that they walked away.
23. The Sadducees did not believe that people would rise to life after death. So that same day some of the Sadducees came to Jesus and said:
24. Teacher, Moses wrote that if a married man dies and has no children, his brother should marry the widow. Their first son would then be thought of as the son of the dead brother.
25. Once there were seven brothers who lived here. The first one married, but died without having any children. So his wife was left to his brother.
26. The same thing happened to the second and third brothers and finally to all seven of them.
27. At last the woman died.
28. When God raises people from death, whose wife will this woman be? She had been married to all seven brothers.
29. Jesus answered:You are completely wrong! You don't know what the Scriptures teach. And you don't know anything about the power of God.