Matthew 22:14-16

EasyEnglish Bible

¹⁴ God asks many people to come to him. But he only chooses a few people to be there with him.’

The Pharisees ask Jesus about taxes

¹⁵ After the Pharisees heard this, they thought about what they could do. They wanted to ask Jesus difficult questions. They wanted to make him say something wrong about the Roman ruler. ¹⁶ So the Pharisees sent their own disciples to Jesus. They also sent people who were friends of King Herod. They said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, we know that you only say true things. You teach us what God wants us to do. It does not matter to you what other people think. If someone is important, you do not change your answers to make them happy.