The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
(Matthew 21:33–46; Luke 20:9–18)

1And He began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and placed a hedge round it, and dug a wine-trough; and built a tower, and he gave it out to husbandmen, and went away. 2And he sent a servant to the husbandmen in the season, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard: 3and they taking him, beat him, and sent him away empty. 4And again he sent to them another servant; and stoning him they wounded him in the head, and sent him away dishonored. 5And again he sent another; and they slew him, and many others beating some, killing others. 6Then having still one son, his own beloved, he sent him also to them last, saying; That they will reverence my son. 7And those husbandmen said to one another; This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. 8And taking him they slew him, and cast him out of the vineyard. 9What then shall the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the husbandmen, and give the vineyard to others.

10Have you not read the Scripture; The stone which the builders rejected, the same has come to be the head of the corner:

11this was with the Lord, and is wonderful in our eyes?

12And they were seeking to arrest Him; and they feared the multitude; for they knew that He spoke the parable against them. And leaving Him they went away.

Paying Taxes to Caesar
(Matthew 22:15–22; Luke 20:19–26)

13And they send to Him certain ones of the Pharisees and Herodians, that they may catch Him with speech. 14And they having come, say to Him, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and there is not a care to thee for any one: for thou dost not look into the face of men, but thou dost teach the way of God in truth: is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? must we give, or must we not give? 15And knowing their hypocrisy, He said to them, Why tempt ye me? Bring to me the denarion, that I may see it. 16And they brought it. And He says to them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they say to Him, Caesar's. 17And Jesus responding said to them, Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things which are God's. And they were astonished at Him.

The Sadducees and the Resurrection
(Matthew 22:23–33; Luke 20:27–40)

18And the Sadducees come to Him, who say there is no resurrection; and asked Him, saying; 19Teacher, Moses wrote to us, That if the brother of any man may die, and leave a wife and have no children, that his brother must take his wife and raise up seed to his brother. 20There were seven brothers, and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed. 21And the second received her and died, and he left no seed; and the third likewise. 22And the seven received her and left no seed. Last of all the woman also died. 23Then in the resurrection, when they may rise, of which one of them shall she be the wife? for the seven had her a wife. 24And Jesus responding, said to them; Therefore do you not err, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God? 25For when they may rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage; but they are as angels in the heavens. 26But concerning the dead, that they are raised, have you not read in the book of Moses at the Bush, how God spoke to him saying; I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? 27He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You do err much.

The Greatest Commandment
(Matthew 22:34–40)

28And a certain one of the scribes, hearing them propounding questions, knowing that He answered them beautifully, asked Him, What is the first commandment of all? 29And Jesus responded to him, The first commandment of all; Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, is one Lord: 30and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. This is the first commandment. 31And the second is like unto it; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these. 32And the scribes said to Him, Truly, Teacher; thou hast spoken in truth that He is One; and there is no other besides Him. 33And love Him with all the heart, and with all the mind, and with all the strength, and to love thy neighbor as thyself is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. 34And Jesus seeing that he answered intelligently, said to him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no one dared to ask Him any more,

Whose Son Is the Christ?
(Matthew 22:41–46; Luke 20:41–44)

35And Jesus responding spoke, teaching in the temple, How do the scribes say that Christ is the son of David?

36For David himself said in the Holy Spirit, the Lord said unto my Lord; Sit thou on my right hand, until I may make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet!

37Then David himself calls Him Lord; and whence is He his son? And the great multitude were hearing Him delightfully.

Beware of the Scribes
(Luke 20:45–47)

38And He said to them in His teaching, Beware of the scribes, wishing to walk about in robes, and salutations in the forums, 39and the first seats in the synagogues, and the first couches at the suppers. 40They are those devouring the houses of widows, and making long prayers through pretext; they shall receive the greater judgment.

The Widow’s Offering
(Luke 21:1–4)

41And He sitting in front of the treasury, was seeing how the multitudes are casting their money into the treasury. And many rich people were casting in much. 42And one poor widow was casting in two mites, which is a farthing. 43And calling His disciples to Him, He says to them, Truly I say unto you, That this poor widow has cast in more than all those casting into the treasury. 44For all they of that which abounds unto them cast in; but she of her scarcity cast in all things so many as she had, all her living.