6. Some of the other people grabbed the servants, beat them, and killed them.
7. The king was very angry. He sent his army to kill those who murdered his servants. And the army burned their city.
8. “After that the king said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready. I invited those people, but they were not good enough to come to my feast.
9. So go to the street corners and invite everyone you see. Tell them to come to my feast.’
10. So the servants went into the streets. They gathered all the people they could find, good and bad alike, and brought them to where the wedding feast was ready. And the place was filled with guests.
11. “When the king came in to meet the guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in the right clothes for a wedding.
12. The king said, ‘Friend, how were you allowed to come in here? You are not wearing the right clothes.’ But the man said nothing.
13. So the king told some servants, ‘Tie this man’s hands and feet. Throw him out into the darkness, where people are crying and grinding their teeth with pain.’
14. “Yes, many people are invited. But only a few are chosen.”
15. Then the Pharisees left the place where Jesus was teaching. They made plans to catch him saying something wrong.
16. They sent some men to Jesus. They were some of their own followers and some from the group called Herodians. They said, “Teacher, we know you are an honest man. We know you teach the truth about God’s way. You are not afraid of what others think about you. All people are the same to you.
17. So tell us what you think. Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
18. But Jesus knew that these men were trying to trick him. So he said, “You hypocrites! Why are you trying to catch me saying something wrong?
19. Show me a coin used for paying the tax.” They showed Jesus a silver coin.
20. Then he asked, “Whose picture is on the coin? And whose name is written on the coin?”
21. They answered, “It is Caesar’s picture and Caesar’s name.” Then Jesus said to them, “Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God.”