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Jeremiah 30

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1 ο- A--DSF *ιδουμαια-N1A-DSF οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S ετι-D σοφια-N1A-NSF εν-P *θαιμαν-N---DS αποολλυω-VBI-AMI3S βουλη-N1--NSF εκ-P συνετος-A1--GPM ωχεω-V2--PMI3S σοφια-N1A-NSF αυτος- D--GPM

2 απαταω-VCI-API3S ο- A--NSM τοπος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GPM βαθυνω-VA--AAD2P εις-P καθισις-N3I-ASF ο- A--NPM καταοικεω-V2--PAPNPM εν-P *δαιδαν-N---DS οτι-C δυσκολος-A1B-APN ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S αγω-VBI-AAI3P επι-P αυτος- D--ASM εν-P χρονος-N2--DSM ος- --DSM επισκεπτομαι-VAI-AMI1S επι-P αυτος- D--ASM

3 οτι-C τρυγητης-N1M-NPM ερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P συ- P--DS ου-D καταλειπω-VF--FAI3P συ- P--DS καταλειμμα-N3M-APN ως-C κλεπτης-N1M-NPM εν-P νυξ-N3--DSF επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3P χειρ-N3--ASF αυτος- D--GPM

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5 υπολειπω-V1--PMN ορφανος-A1--ASM συ- P--GS ινα-C ζαω-VA--AMS3S και-C εγω- P--NS ζαω-VF--FMI1S και-C χηρα-N1A-NPF επι-P εγω- P--AS πειθω-VX--XAI3P

6 οτι-C οδε- D--APN ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ος- --DPM ου-D ειμι-V9--IAI3S νομος-N2--NSM πινω-VB--AAN ο- A--ASN ποτηριον-N2N-ASN πινω-VBI-AAI3P και-C συ- P--NS αθωοω-V4--PMPNSF ου-D μη-D αθωοω-VC--APS2S οτι-C πινω-V1--PAPNSM πινω-VA--AMD2S

7 οτι-C κατα-P εμαυτου- D--GSM ομνυμι-VAI-AAI1S λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM οτι-C εις-P αβατος-A1B-ASM και-C εις-P ονειδισμος-N2--ASM και-C εις-P καταρασις-N3I-ASF ειμι-VF--FMI2S εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM αυτος- D--GSF και-C πας-A1S-NPF ο- A--NPF πολις-N3I-NPF αυτος- D--GSF ειμι-VF--FMI3P ερημος-N2--NPF εις-P αιων-N3W-ASM

8 ακοη-N1--ASF ακουω-VAI-AAI1S παρα-P κυριος-N2--GSM και-C αγγελος-N2--APM εις-P εθνος-N3E-APN αποστελλω-VAI-AAI3S συναγω-VC--APD2P και-C παραγιγνομαι-VB--AMD2P εις-P αυτος- D--ASF αναιστημι-VH--AAS2P εις-P πολεμος-N2--ASM

9 μικρος-A1A-ASM διδωμι-VAI-AAI1S συ- P--AS εν-P εθνος-N3E-DPN ευκαταφρονητος-A1B-ASM εν-P ανθρωπος-N2--DPM

10 ο- A--NSF παιγνια-N1A-NSF συ- P--GS ενχειρεω-VAI-AAI3S συ- P--DS ιταμια-N1A-NSF καρδια-N1A-GSF συ- P--GS καταλυω-VAI-AAI3S τρυμαλια-N1A-APF πετρος-N2--GPM συνλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S ισχυς-N3--ASF βουνος-N2--GSM υψηλος-A1--GSM οτι-C υψοω-VAI-AAI3S ωσπερ-D αετος-N2--NSM νοσσια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSM εκειθεν-D κατααιρεω-VF2-FAI1S συ- P--AS

11 και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSF *ιδουμαια-N1A-NSF εις-P αβατος-A1B-ASM πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM παραπορευομαι-V1--PMPNSM επι-P αυτος- D--ASF συριζω-VF2-FAI3S

12 ωσπερ-D καταστρεφω-VDI-API3S *σοδομα-N---NSF και-C *γομορρα-N---NSF και-C ο- A--NPF παροικος-A1B-NPF αυτος- D--GSF ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM παντοκρατωρ-N3 -NSM ου-D μη-D καταιζω-VF--FMI2S εκει-D ανθρωπος-N2--NSM και-C ου-D μη-D ενοικεω-VF--FMI2S εκει-D υιος-N2--NSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM

13 ιδου-I ωσπερ-D λεων-N3W-NSM αναβαινω-VF--FMI3S εκ-P μεσος-A1--GSM ο- A--GSM *ιορδανης-N1M-GSM εις-P τοπος-N2--ASM *αιθαμ-N---GS οτι-C ταχυς-A3U-ASN εκδιωκω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APM απο-P αυτος- D--GSF και-C ο- A--APM νεανισκος-N2--APM επι-P αυτος- D--ASF επιιστημι-VA--AAD2P οτι-C τις- I--NSM ωσπερ-D εγω- P--NS και-C τις- I--NSM αντιιστημι-VF--FMI3S εγω- P--DS και-C τις- I--NSM ουτος- D--NSM ποιμην-N3--NSF ος- --NSM ιστημι-VF--FMI3S κατα-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN εγω- P--GS

14 δια-P ουτος- D--ASN ακουω-VA--AAD2P βουλη-N1--ASF κυριος-N2--GSM ος- --ASF βουλευω-VAI-AMI3S επι-P ο- A--ASF *ιδουμαια-N1A-ASF και-C λογισμος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM ος- --ASM λογιζομαι-VAI-AMI3S επι-P ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM *θαιμαν-N---AS εαν-C μη-D συνψαω-VC--APS3P ο- A--APN ελαχυς-A1--APNS ο- A--GPN προβατον-N2N-GPN εαν-C μη-D αβατοω-VC--APS3S επι-P αυτος- D--ASF καταλυσις-N3I-NSF αυτος- D--GPM

15 οτι-C απο-P φωνη-N1--GSF πτωσις-N3I-GSF αυτος- D--GPM σειω-VCI-API3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF και-C κραυγη-N1--NSF συ- P--GS εν-P θαλασσα-N1S-DSF ακουω-VCI-API3S

16 ιδου-I ωσπερ-D αετος-N2--NSM οραω-VF--FMI3S και-C εκτεινω-VF2-FAI3S ο- A--APF πτερυξ-N3G-APF επι-P οχυρωμα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GSF και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSF καρδια-N1A-NSF ο- A--GPM ισχυρος-A1A-GPM ο- A--GSF *ιδουμαια-N1A-GSF εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF εκεινος- D--DSF ως-C καρδια-N1A-NSF γυνη-N3K-GSF ωδινω-V1--PAPGSF

17 ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *αμμων-N---GSM ουτως-D ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM μη-D υιος-N2--NPM ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3P εν-P *ισραηλ-N---DSM η-C παραλαμβανω-VF--FMPNSM ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S αυτος- D--DPM δια-P τις- I--ASN παραλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S *μελχομ-N---NSM ο- A--ASM *γαδ-N---ASM και-C ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GPM εν-P πολις-N3I-DPF αυτος- D--GPM ενοικεω-VF--FAI3S

18 δια-P ουτος- D--ASN ιδου-I ημερα-N1A-NPF ερχομαι-V1--PMI3P φημι-V6--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM και-C ακουτιζω-VF2-FAI1S επι-P *ραββαθ-N---ASM θορυβος-N2--ASM πολεμος-N2--GPM και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3P εις-P αβατος-A1B-ASM και-C εις-P απωλεια-N1A-ASF και-C βωμος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSF εν-P πυρ-N3--DSN κατακαιω-VC--FPI3P και-C παραλαμβανω-VF--FMI3S *ισραηλ-N---NSM ο- A--ASF αρχη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSM

19 αλαλαζω-VA--AAD2S *εσεβων-N---VS οτι-C ολλυμι-VBI-AMI3S *γαι-N---NS κραζω-VAI-AAD2P θυγατηρ-N3--VPF *ραββαθ-N---GSM περιζωννυμι-VA--AMD2P σακκος-N2--APM και-C επιληπτευομαι-VA--AMD2P και-C κοπτω-VA--AMD2P επι-P *μελχομ-N---ASM οτι-C εν-P αποικια-N1A-DSF βαδιζω-VF2-FMI3S ο- A--NPM ιερευς-N3V-NPM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--NPM αρχων-N3--NPM αυτος- D--GSM αμα-D

20 τις- I--ASN αγαλλιαομαι-VF--FMI2S εν-P ο- A--DPN πεδιον-N2N-DPN *ενακιμ-N---GSM θυγατηρ-N3--VSF ιταμια-N1A-GSF ο- A--NSF πειθω-VX--XAPNSF επι-P θησαυρος-N2--DPM αυτος- D--GSF ο- A--NSF λεγω-V1--PAPNSF τις- I--NSM ειςερχομαι-VF--FMI3S επι-P εγω- P--AS

21 ιδου-I εγω- P--NS φερω-V1--PAI1S φοβος-N2--ASM επι-P συ- P--AS ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM απο-P πας-A1S-GSF ο- A--GSF περιοικος-A1B-GSF συ- P--GS και-C διασπειρω-VD--FPI2P εκαστος-A1--NSM εις-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN αυτος- D--GSM και-C ου-D ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSM συναγω-V1--PAPNSM

23 ο- A--DSF *κηδαρ-N---DSF βασιλισσα-N1S-DSF ο- A--GSF αυλη-N1--GSF ος- --ASF πατασσω-VAI-AAI3S *ναβουχοδονοσορ-N---NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *βαβυλων-N3W-GSF ουτως-D ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM αναιστημι-VH--AAD2P και-C αναβαινω-VZ--AAD2P επι-P *κηδαρ-N---ASF και-C πιμπλημι-VA--AAD2P ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM *κεδεμ-N---GSM

24 σκηνη-N1--APF αυτος- D--GPM και-C προβατον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GPM λαμβανω-VF--FMI3P ιματιον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GPM και-C πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN σκευος-N3E-APN αυτος- D--GPM και-C καμηλος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GPM λαμβανω-VF--FMI3P εαυτου- D--DPM και-C καλεω-VA--AAD2P επι-P αυτος- D--APM απωλεια-N1A-ASF κυκλοθεν-D

25 φευγω-V1--PAI2P λιαν-D βαθυνω-VA--AAD2P εις-P καθισις-N3I-ASF καταημαι-V5--PMPNPM εν-P ο- A--DSF αυλη-N1--DSF οτι-C βουλευω-VAI-AMI3S επι-P συ- P--AP βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *βαβυλων-N3W-GSF βουλη-N1--ASF και-C λογιζομαι-VAI-AMI3S επι-P συ- P--AP λογισμος-N2--ASM

26 αναιστημι-VH--AAD2S και-C αναβαινω-VZ--AAD2S επι-P εθνος-N3E-ASN ευσταθης-A3H-ASN καταημαι-V5--PMPASM εις-P αναψυχη-N1--ASF ος- --DPM ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3P θυρα-N1A-NPF ου-D βαλανος-N2--NPF ου-D μοχλος-N2--NPM μονος-A1--NPM καταλυω-V1--PAI3P

27 και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3P καμηλος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GPM εις-P προνομη-N1--ASF και-C πληθος-N3E-ASN κτηνος-N3E-GPN αυτος- D--GPM εις-P απωλεια-N1A-ASF και-C λικμαω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APM πας-A3--DSN πνευμα-N3M-DSN κειρω-VM--XMPAPM προ-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN αυτος- D--GPM εκ-P πας-A3--GSM περαν-D αυτος- D--GPM φερω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF τροπη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GPM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM

28 και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSF αυλη-N1--NSF διατριβη-N1--NSF στρουθος-N2--GPM και-C αβατος-A1B-NSM εως-P αιων-N3W-GSM ου-D μη-D καταιζω-VF2-FMI2S εκει-D ανθρωπος-N2--NSM και-C ου-D μη-D καταοικεω-VF--FMI2S εκει-D υιος-N2--NSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM

29 ο- A--DSF *δαμασκος-N---DSF κατααισχυνω-VCI-API3S *ημαθ-N---NS και-C *αρφαδ-N---NS οτι-C ακουω-VAI-AAI3P ακοη-N1--ASF πονηρος-A1A-ASF εκιστημι-VHI-AAI3P θυμοω-VCI-API3P αναπαυω-VA--AMN ου-D μη-D δυναμαι-V6--PMS3P

30 εκλυω-VCI-API3S *δαμασκος-N---NSF αποστρεφω-VDI-API3S εις-P φυγη-N1--ASF τρομος-N2--NSM επιλαμβανω-VBI-AMI3S αυτος- D--GSF

31 πως-D ου-D εν καταλειπω-VBI-AAI3S πολις-N3I-ASF εμος-A1--ASF κωμη-N1--ASF αγαπαω-VAI-AAI3P

32 δια-P ουτος- D--ASN πιπτω-VF2-FMI3P νεανισκος-N2--NPM εν-P πλατυς-A3U-DPF συ- P--GS και-C πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM ανηρ-N3--NPM ο- A--NPM πολεμιστης-N1--NPM συ- P--GS πιπτω-VF2-FMI3P φημι-V6--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM

33 και-C καιω-VF--FAI1S πυρ-N3--ASN εν-P τειχος-N3E-DSN *δαμασκος-N---GSF και-C καταεσθιω-VF--FMI3S αμφοδον-N2N-APN υιος-N2--GSM *αδερ-N---GSM

   

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Apocalypse Revealed # 166

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166. "'Who have not defiled their garments.'" This symbolically means, who possess truths, and have not soiled their worship by evil practices and the falsities attendant on these.

Garments in the Word symbolize truths that clothe good, and in an opposite sense, falsities that clothe evil. For a person embodies either his goodness or his evilness. Truths or falsities are therefore his garments.

Angels and spirits all appear dressed in clothing that reflects the truths of their goodness or the falsities of their evilness - on which subject, see the book Heaven and Hell, published in London, nos. 177-182. It is apparent from this that not defiling their garments symbolizes their possessing truths and not soiling their worship by evil practices and the falsities attendant on these.

[2] It is apparent from the following passages that garments in the Word symbolize truths, and in an opposite sense, falsities:

Awake, awake! Put on your strength, O Zion; put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem... (Isaiah 52:1)

(Jerusalem), I clothed you in embroidered cloth, gave you sandals of badger skin, clothed you with fine linen..., and adorned you with ornaments... You were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth..., (so that) you became exceedingly beautiful... But you took some of your garments and made for yourself multicolored high places, so as to play the harlot on them... You took your embroidered garments... and made for yourself male images with which you played the harlot. 1 (Ezekiel 16:10-18)

The Jewish Church is described here, as having been given truths, because they had the Word, but that they falsified them. To play the harlot means to falsify (no. 134).

[3] The king's daughter is all glorious within, (and) her clothing is woven with gold. She shall be brought to the King in embroidered garments. (Psalms 45:13-14)

The king's daughter is the church in relation to its affection for truth.

O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet elegantly, and put ornamentation of gold on your apparel. (2 Samuel 1:24)

This is said of Saul because as a king he symbolized Divine truth (no. 20).

...I will visit judgment on the princes and the king's children, and on all clothed with foreign apparel. (Zephaniah 1:8)

(Your enemies) shall also strip you of your garments, and take away your adornments. (Ezekiel 23:26)

Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing (thus) before the Angel, (who said) "Take away the filthy garments from him (and clothe him with other garments). (Zechariah 3:3-5)

...the king came in and saw the guests, and he saw a man... who did not have on a wedding garment. So he said to him, "Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?" (Matthew 22:11-13)

A wedding garment is Divine truth from the Word.

[4] Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing... (Matthew 7:15)

No one puts a piece of cloth from a new garment on an old garment; otherwise the new one tears (the old), and the piece from the new one does not match the old. (Luke 5:36-37)

Because a garment symbolizes truth, therefore the Lord compares the truths of the previous church, which were external and representative of spiritual ones, to a piece of cloth belonging to an old garment, while comparing the truths of the new church, which were internal and spiritual, to a piece of cloth from a new garment.

...on the thrones... twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white garments. (Revelation 4:4)

(Those who stood) before the throne... in the presence of the Lamb (were) clothed with white robes..., and they washed their robes and made their robes white in the blood of the Lamb. (Revelation 7:9, 13-14)

...white robes were given to each (of those who were under the altar). (Revelation 6:11)

...the armies (of Him who sat on the white horse) followed Him..., clothed in fine linen, white and clean. (Revelation 19:14)

[5] Because angels symbolize Divine truths, therefore angels seen in the Lord's sepulchre appeared in white and shining garments (Matthew 28:3, Luke 24:4).

Because the Lord is Divine good and Divine truth, and truths are meant by garments, therefore when He was transfigured "His face shone like the sun, and His garments became [as white] as the light" (Matthew 17:2), or "blazing white (Luke 9:29), or "shining white, like snow, such that no launderer on earth can whiten them" (Mark 9:3).

Of the Ancient of Days, which also is the Lord, it is said that "His garment was as white as snow" (Daniel 7:9).

Moreover we find the following, too, said of the Lord:

He has anointed... all your garments with myrrh, aloes and cassia. (Psalms 45:7-8)

...He washed his clothing in wine, and his vesture in the blood of grapes. (Genesis 49:11)

Who is this who comes from Edom, having sprinkled his garments from Bozrah? This One honorable in His apparel...? ...Why are You red in Your apparel? Your garments as though of one who treads in the winepress...? Their victory is sprinkled upon My garments, and I have polluted all My vesture. (Isaiah 63:1-3)

This also is said of the Lord. His garments there are the Word's truths.

...He who sat on (the white horse)...was clothed with a garment dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. (Revelation 19:11, 13)

[6] From the symbolic meaning of garments it can be seen why the Lord's disciples put their garments upon the donkey and its colt when the Lord was ready to enter Jerusalem, and why the people spread their garments on the road (Matthew 21:7-9, Mark 11:7-8), thus what is symbolically meant by this verse in the Psalms,

They divided My garments..., and over My vesture they cast lots. (Psalms 22:18)

[7] The symbolism of garments makes it apparent moreover why the people rent their garments whenever someone spoke against the Divine truth of the Word (Isaiah 37:1 and elsewhere). Also why they washed their garments in order to purify themselves (Exodus 19:14, Leviticus 11:25, 40; 14:8-9).

Someone who knows what garments symbolize in general and in particular can know what the vestments of Aaron and his sons symbolized - the ephod, the robe, the lace tunic, the girdle, the breeches, and the turban.

Since light symbolizes Divine truth, and a garment likewise, therefore we find it said in the Psalms that Jehovah covers Himself "with light as a with garment" (Psalms 104:2).

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1. The last two clauses are reversed from the order in which they appear in the original Hebrew.

  
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Many thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.

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Matthew 22

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1 Jesus answered and spoke again in parables to them, saying,

2 "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,

3 and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast, but they would not come.

4 Again he sent out other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, "Behold, I have prepared my dinner. My cattle and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the marriage feast!"'

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

6 and the rest grabbed his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them.

7 When the king heard that, he was angry, and sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

8 "Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding is ready, but those who were invited weren't worthy.

9 Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the marriage feast.'

10 Those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together as many as they found, both bad and good. The wedding was filled with guests.

11 But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who didn't have on wedding clothing,

12 and he said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?' He was speechless.

13 Then the king said to the servants, 'Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and throw him into the outer darkness; there is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.'

14 For many are called, but few chosen."

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

16 They sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are honest, and teach the way of God in truth, no matter who you teach, for you aren't partial to anyone.

17 Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"

18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, "Why do you test me, you hypocrites?

19 Show me the tax money." They brought to him a denarius.

20 He asked them, "Whose is this image and inscription?"

21 They said to him, "Caesar's." Then he said to them, "Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."

22 When they heard it, they marveled, and left him, and went away.

23 On that day Sadducees (those who say that there is no resurrection) came to him. They asked him,

24 saying, "Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed for his brother.'

25 Now there were with us seven brothers. The first married and died, and having no seed left his wife to his brother.

26 In the same way, the second also, and the third, to the seventh.

27 After them all, the woman died.

28 In the resurrection therefore, whose wife will she be of the seven? For they all had her."

29 But Jesus answered them, "You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.

30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like God's angels in heaven.

31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven't you read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,

32 'I 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."

33 When the multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.

34 But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, gathered themselves together.

35 One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him.

36 "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?"

37 Jesus said to him, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'

38 This is the first and great commandment.

39 A second likewise is this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'

40 The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments."

41 Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,

42 saying, "What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?" They said to him, "A Psalm of David."

43 He said to them, "How then does David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,

44 'The Lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand, until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet?'

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

46 No one was able to answer him a word, neither did any man dare ask him any more questions from that day forth.