1 Once again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying,
15 Then the Pharisees went and took counsel as to how they might ensnare Jesus in what he said.
16 They sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, who said to him, “Teacher, we know that yoʋ are true and teach the way of God in truth and defer to no one, for yoʋ do not show partiality.
17 Tell us then, what do yoʋ think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
18 But Jesus knew their evil intent and said,
19 So they brought him a denarius.
20 Then he said to them,
21 They saidto him, “Caesar's.” So he said to them,
22 When they heard this, they were amazed. Then they left him and went away.
23 On that day some Sadducees(who say there is no resurrection) came to Jesus and asked him,
24 “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.’
25 Now there were seven brothers among us. The first married and died, and having no offspring, he left his wife to his brother.
26 The same thing happened to the second and to the third, down to the seventh.
27 Last of all, the womanalso died.
28 In the resurrection, therefore, which of the seven will she be the wife of? For they all had her.”
29 Jesus answered them,
33 And when the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.
34 Now when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.
35 And one of them, a lawyer, asked Jesus a question to test him:
36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?”
37 Jesus said to him,
41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
42 They said to him, “David's.”
43 He said to them,
46 No one was able to say anything in reply, nor did anyone dare to ask him questions anymore from that day forward.