¹And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,

¹¶ A ka oho ake a Ihu, ka korero kupu whakarite ano ki a ratou, ka mea,

²The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,

²Ka rite te rangatiratanga o te rangi ki tetahi kingi, i whakatakoto marena mo tana tama,

³And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.

³A tonoa ana ana pononga, hei karanga i te hunga i korerotia ki te marena: heoi kihai ratou i pai ki te haere.

⁴Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.

⁴Ka tono ano ia i era atu pononga, ka mea, Mea atu ki te hunga i korerotia, Na kua rite taku hakari; kua oti aku puru, aku mea momona te patu, a kua rite katoa nga mea: haere mai ki te marena.

⁵But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:

⁵Otira i paopaongia e ratou, haere ana ko tetahi ki tana mara, ko tetahi ki tana hokohoko.

⁶And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.

⁶Na hopukina ana ana pononga e nga mea i mahue, tukinotia ana ratou, a whakamatea iho.

⁷But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

⁷Otiia i riri te kingi: a tonoa atu ana ana taua, whakangaromia ana taua hunga kohuru, tahuna iho to ratou pa.

⁸Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.

⁸Katahi ia ka mea ki ana pononga, E rite ana te marena, ko te hunga ia i karangatia kihai i pai.

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

⁹Na haere koutou ki nga pekanga o nga ara, a tonoa mai ki te marena te hunga katoa e kite ai koutou.

¹⁰So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.

¹⁰Na ka haere aua pononga ki nga ara, a huihuia katoatia ana te hunga i kitea e ratou, ana pai, ana kino: na kiki ana te marena i nga manuhiri.

¹¹And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:

¹¹Otiia, no te tapokoranga, o te kingi kia kite i nga manuhiri, ka kitea e ia i reira he tangata kahore nei ona kakahu marena:

¹²And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

¹²A ka mea ki a ia, E hoa, he aha koe i tomo mai ai ki konei kahore nei ou kahu marena? Heoi kihai ia i kuihi.

¹³Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

¹³Na ka mea te kingi ki nga kaimahi, Herea ona ringa, ona waewae, kawea atu, maka ki te pouri i waho rawa; ko te wahi tera o te tangi, o te tetea o nga niho.

¹⁴For many are called, but few are chosen.

¹⁴He tokomaha hoki e karangatia, he ruarua ia e whiriwhiria.

¹⁵Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.

¹⁵¶ Me i reira ka haere nga Parihi, ka runanga ki te pehea e mau ai tetahi kupu ana.

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

¹⁶A ka tonoa ki a ia a ratou akonga me nga tangata piri ki a Herora, hei mea, E te Kaiwhakaako, e matau ana matou he pono koe, e whakaako ana koe i te ara a te Atua i runga i te pono, e kore ano ta te tangata e whakaaroa e koe: e kore nei hoki koe e titiro ki te kanohi tangata.

¹⁷Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?

¹⁷Tena, korerotia ki a matou, E pehea ana tou whakaaro? He mea tika ranei te hoatu takoha ki a Hiha, kahore ranei?

¹⁸But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?

¹⁸Otiia i mohio a Ihu ki to ratou whakaaro kino, a ka mea, He aha ta koutou e whakamatautau na i ahau, e te hunga tinihanga?

¹⁹Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.

¹⁹Tena koa, kia kite ahau i te moni takoha. A mauria mai ana e ratou ki a ia he pene.

²⁰And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?

²⁰Na ka mea ia ki a ratou, No wai tenei ahua me te tuhituhinga?

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

²¹Ka mea ratou ki a ia, No Hiha. Katahi ia ka mea ki a ratou, Hoatu ki a Hiha nga mea a Hiha; ki te Atua ano nga mea a te Atua.

²²When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

²²Ka rongo ratou, ka miharo: a mahue ake ia i a ratou, a haere ana ratou.

²³The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,

²³¶ I taua ra ka haere mai ki a ia nga Haruki, e mea nei kahore he aranga, ka ui ki a ia,

²⁴Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

²⁴Ka mea, E te Kaiwhakaako, i mea a Mohi, Ki te mate te tangata, a kahore ana tamariki, ma tona teina e marena tana wahine, e whakatupu ake he uri mo tona tuakana.

²⁵Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:

²⁵Na tokowhitu tetahi whanau i a matou, he tuakana, he teina: te marenatanga o te tuatahi, ka mate, a hore ona uri, waiho iho tana wahine ma tona teina.

²⁶Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.

²⁶Me te tuarua ano, me te tuatoru, puta noa i te tuawhitu.

²⁷And last of all the woman died also.

²⁷A, muri iho i a ratou katoa, ka mate te wahine.

²⁸Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.

²⁸Na, i te aranga, ma wai o te tokowhitu te wahine? i a ratou katoa nei hoki ia.

²⁹Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

²⁹Na ka whakahoki a Ihu, ka mea ki a ratou, E he ana koutou, te mohio ki nga karaipiture, ki te kaha ano o te Atua.

³⁰For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.

³⁰I te aranga hoki e kore ratou e marena, e kore ano e hoatu kia marenatia, engari ka rite ki nga anahera a te Atua i te rangi.

³¹But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,

³¹Na, ko te aranga o te hunga mate, kahore ano koutou i kite i ta te Atua i korero ai ki a koutou, i mea ai,

³²I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

³²Ko ahau te Atua o Aperahama, te Atua o Ihaka, te Atua o Hakopa? ehara te Atua i te Atua no te hunga mate, engari no te hunga ora.

³³And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.

³³A, no ka rongo te mano, ka miharo ki tana ako.

³⁴But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.

³⁴¶ No te rongonga ia o nga Parihi, kua kapi i a ia te mangai o nga Haruki, ka whakamine tahi ratou.

³⁵Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

³⁵Na ka ui tetahi o ratou, he kaiako i te ture, ka whakamatautau i a ia, ka mea,

³⁶Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

³⁶E te Kaiwhakaako, ko tehea te kupu nui o te ture?

³⁷Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

³⁷Ka mea a Ihu ki a ia, Kia whakapaua tou ngakau, tou wairua, tou hinengaro, ki te aroha ki te Ariki, ki tou Atua.

³⁸This is the first and great commandment.

³⁸Ko te tuatahi tenei, ko te kupu nui.

³⁹And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

³⁹He rite ano te tuarua ki tenei, Kia aroha koe ki tou hoa tata, ano ko koe.

⁴⁰On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

⁴⁰Kei runga i enei kupu e rua e iri ana te ture me nga poropiti.

⁴¹While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

⁴¹¶ A, i nga Parihi e noho huihui ana, ka ui a Ihu ki a ratou,

⁴²Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David.

⁴²Ka mea, He pehea o koutou whakaaro ki a te Karaiti? Na wai ia tama? Ka mea ratou ki a ia, Na Rawiri.

⁴³He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,

⁴³Ka mea ia ki a ratou, He aha ra a Rawiri, i a ia e nohoia ana e te Wairua, i karanga ai i a ia he Ariki? i mea hoki ia,

⁴⁴The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?

⁴⁴I mea te Ariki ki toku Ariki, hei toku matau koe noho ai, kia meinga ra ano e ahau ou hoariri hei turanga waewae mou.

⁴⁵If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?

⁴⁵Na, ka kiia nei ia e Rawiri he Ariki, he pehea i tama ai ki a ia?

⁴⁶And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.

⁴⁶A hore he tangata i ahei te whakahoki kupu ki a ia, kihai rawa ano tetahi i maia ki te ui ki a ia i taua ra iho ano.