Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision 1752

St Matthew 22:6-23 Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision 1752 (DRC1752)

6. And the rest laid hands on his servants, and having treated them contumeliously, put them to death.

7. But when the king had heard of it, he was angry, and sending his armies, he destroyed those murderers, and burnt their city.

8. Then he saith to his servants: The marriage indeed is ready; but they that were invited were not worthy.

9. Go ye therefore into the highways; and as many as you shall find, call to the marriage.

10. And his servants going forth into the ways, gathered together all that they found, both bad and good: and the marriage was filled with guests.

11. And the king went in to see the guests: and he saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment.

12. And he saith to him: Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? But he was silent.

13. Then the king said to the waiters: Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the exterior darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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

15. Then the Pharisees going, consulted among themselves how to insnare him in his speech.

16. And they sent to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying: Master, we know that thou art a true speaker, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou dost not regard the person of men.

17. Tell us therefore what dost thou think, is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

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

19. Shew me the coin of the tribute. And they offered him a penny.

20. And Jesus saith to them: Whose image and inscription is this?

21. They say to him: Caesar's. Then he saith to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's; and to God, the things that are God's.

22. And hearing this they wondered, and leaving him, went their ways.

23. That day there came to him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; and asked him,