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Matthew 22:14-16
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Matthew 22:14-16
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14 Many are invited, but few are chosen.”
Paying Taxes to the Emperor.[a] 15 (A)Then the Pharisees[b] went off and plotted how they might entrap him in speech. 16 They sent their disciples to him, with the Herodians,[c] saying, “Teacher, we know that you are a truthful man and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. And you are not concerned with anyone’s opinion, for you do not regard a person’s status.
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- 22:15–22 The series of controversies between Jesus and the representatives of Judaism (see note on Mt 21:23–27) is resumed. As in the first (Mt 21:23–27), here and in the following disputes Matthew follows his Marcan source with few modifications.
- 22:15 The Pharisees: while Matthew retains the Marcan union of Pharisees and Herodians in this account, he clearly emphasizes the Pharisees’ part. They alone are mentioned here, and the Herodians are joined with them only in a prepositional phrase of Mt 22:16. Entrap him in speech: the question that they will pose is intended to force Jesus to take either a position contrary to that held by the majority of the people or one that will bring him into conflict with the Roman authorities.
- 22:16 Herodians: see note on Mk 3:6. They would favor payment of the tax; the Pharisees did not.
Matthew 22:14-16
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Matthew 22:14-16
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14 “For many are invited, but few are chosen.”(A)
Paying the Imperial Tax to Caesar(B)
15 Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words. 16 They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians.(C) “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are.
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